Higher Education For Diversity Social Inclusion And Community

Author : Sjur Bergan,Ira Harkavy
Publisher : Council of Europe
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2018-08-20
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789287188533

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Higher education for diversity, social inclusion and community by Sjur Bergan,Ira Harkavy Pdf

How does the Council of Europe put into practice its commitment to the promotion of a culture of democracy through education? Over the past decade or so, our societies have been facing increasing difficulties in reconciling acceptance of diversity and social inclusion with the need for community. The search for simple solutions to complex problems, the fact that “fake news” and “alternative facts” are no longer seen as nonsensical expressions, our responses to migration and the “refugee crisis”, and the growth of populism in many parts of Europe present challenges to our societies, and not least to education. Authors from Europe, North America and South Africa outline how higher education could respond to these challenges. The first section makes a strong case for the continuing importance of higher education and research to modern society. The second focuses on higher education institutions and the need for inclusive and diverse campuses. The third section considers opportunities to improve the inclusion of refugees and immigrants in higher education. Whereas the focus in Europe is mostly on refugees, in the United States it is largely on immigrants, further accentuated by the debate on the Dreamers.

Author : Basit, Tehmina N,Tomlinson, Sally
Publisher : Policy Press
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2014-04-09
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781447316213

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Social Inclusion and Higher Education by Basit, Tehmina N,Tomlinson, Sally Pdf

As higher education has made deliberate strides in recent decades to become more inclusive and accessible, the number of students from non-traditional backgrounds has increased dramatically. There has been much study of the effects of higher education on previously underserved populations, showing that it can lead to higher lifetime income and higher status. But there has been little research on what happens to those students once they are in a university. This book fills that gap, taking a close look at this issue and drawing on case studies from the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia to illuminate the problems that face non-traditional students, the resources they and their families are able to draw on, and the ways that administrators and staff can help them succeed. This paperback edition is well suited to postgraduate students and practitioners and alike.

Author : Basit, Tehmina N,Tomlinson, Sally
Publisher : Policy Press
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2014-04-09
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781447321644

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Social inclusion and higher education by Basit, Tehmina N,Tomlinson, Sally Pdf

This book is about the experiences of students in institutions of higher education from 'non-traditional' backgrounds. The expansion of Higher Education world-wide shows no signs of slowing down and there is already a large literature on who has access to higher education and to qualifications that offer higher life-time incomes and status. However to date there has been minimal focus on what happens to the students once they are in the institutions and the inequalities that they face. This book aims to fill this gap in the literature. The chapters demonstrate that the students and their families are finding ways of acquiring forms of capital that encourage and sustain their participation in higher education. Contributions from the UK, the USA and Australia reveal that the issues surrounding the inclusion of 'non-traditional' students are broadly similar in different countries. It should be read by all those leading, managing, or teaching in, institutions of higher education and all students or intending students whatever their background.

Author : Daryl G. Smith
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 198 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2014-04-16
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781317754886

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Diversity and Inclusion in Higher Education by Daryl G. Smith Pdf

In addition to many other issues that touch higher education around the world, diversity and equity in higher education is fast becoming a major opportunity and challenge to institutions, countries and regions. The increasing centrality of diversity is fueled in part by changing demographics, immigration, social movements, calls for remedies to historic grievances, and the relationship between identity and access to power. This book will provide an opportunity to look at efforts at institutional change with respect to diversity in several countries where issues of diversity are moving beyond simply access for diverse populations to efforts at institutional transformation. Its purpose is to provide a comparative perspective with the hope that we will be able to see patterns across these contexts from which we might learn. Amongst other subjects it will address: The historic and contemporary context for diversity Established and emerging salient identities How diversity is framed at a national and institutional level The prevailing strategies and policies for engaging diversity, again at the national and institutional level The role of special purpose institutions This critical book is essential for higher education scholars and practitioners with backgrounds in higher education.

Author : Amasa P. Ndofirepi,Martin Musengi
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 433 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2020-07-13
Category : Education
ISBN : 9789004434486

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Inclusion as Social Justice by Amasa P. Ndofirepi,Martin Musengi Pdf

Inclusion as Social Justice: Theory and Practice in African Higher Education unravels the practical dimensions and complexities involved in the implementation of social justice in African higher education systems in the broader theoretical context of epistemological dynamics working for or against diverse student populations in higher education.

Author : SunHee Kim Gertz,Betsy Huang,Lauren Cyr
Publisher : Springer
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2018-01-03
Category : Education
ISBN : 9783319701752

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Diversity and Inclusion in Higher Education and Societal Contexts by SunHee Kim Gertz,Betsy Huang,Lauren Cyr Pdf

Groundbreaking in its international, interdisciplinary, and multi-professional approach to diversity and inclusion in higher education, this volume puts theory in conversation with practice, articulates problems, and suggests deep-structured strategies from multiple perspectives including performed art, education, dis/ability studies, institutional as well as government policy, health humanities, history, jurisprudence, psychology, race and ethnicity studies, and semiotic theory. The authors—originating from Austria, Germany, Luxembourg, Trinidad, Turkey, and the US— invite readers to join the conversation and sustain the work.

Author : Amanda Macht Jantzer,Kyhl Lyndgaard
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 245 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2021-01-08
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781793625656

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Inclusion in Higher Education by Amanda Macht Jantzer,Kyhl Lyndgaard Pdf

Inclusion in Higher Education: Inquiry-Based Approaches to Change presents an inquiry-based approach to inclusion in higher education that embraces scholarly inquiry, collaborative efforts, and data-driven interventions to inform transformative institutional change. Contributors analyze inclusion initiatives that address the experiences of minoritized groups on college campuses and recommend tailored interventions for the needs of underrepresented students in varied fields of study.

Author : Lorraine Stefani,Patrick Blessinger
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2017-07-28
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781315466071

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Inclusive Leadership in Higher Education by Lorraine Stefani,Patrick Blessinger Pdf

Inclusive Leadership in Higher Education examines leadership efforts that move beyond simple diversity programs in the journey towards the institutional transformation necessary to create inclusive educational environments. Chapter contributors from higher education institutions across the globe share how leadership is developed and implemented at all levels to create more inclusive organizational cultures. Diverse chapters address the forces and factors associated with organizational change while examining leadership theory, policy, and practices. This important volume provides a comparative perspective, highlighting common themes across a range of institutional and cultural contexts to help leaders promote an organizational mind-set and culture of inclusion and inclusiveness.

Author : Shawna Patterson-Stephens,Tamara Bertrand Jones
Publisher : IAP
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2023-08-01
Category : Education
ISBN : 9798887303109

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Advancing Inclusive Excellence in Higher Education by Shawna Patterson-Stephens,Tamara Bertrand Jones Pdf

The primary aim of this text is to provide educators with specific strategies for engaging in equity and inclusion work on college campuses. We include the perspectives of faculty and staff with a range of experiences and expertise to address current topics evolving at various levels and functional areas in the academy. Rather than replicate findings and recommendations established in extant literature, we provide faculty, staff, and graduate students with the insight and tools they will require to transform established recommendations into actionable solutions and promising practices. This book offers theoretical and practical approaches to evolving diversity, equity, and inclusion concerns in higher education. The core themes of this volume center on diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging in higher education. While some educators use these terms interchangeably, we define diversity as a concept that envelopes several modes of social identity, including race, ethnicity, gender, ability, sexual orientation, faith/non-faith affiliation, size, veteran’s status, etc. The practice of fortifying representation amongst minoritized populations without making considerations for structure and support has been the primary model for diversifying the academy for the past 40 years. Within the context of higher education and diversity, our conversation shifts beyond ensuring marginalized communities are represented. Within each chapter, the contributing authors address a wide range of diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging topics that are unique to their positionality as educators in the postsecondary sector. As editors, we intentionally identify authors with diverse professional backgrounds who offer a range in their approaches to addressing emergent trends in their respective areas in higher education. In addition to submitting manuscripts that engage critical examinations of diversity, equity, and inclusion in the postsecondary sector, authors were encouraged to design supplemental material for their chapters, such as training modules, study guides, case studies, guides for utilizing critical research approaches and design, and interactive activities that can be replicated in various settings on campus (e.g., the classroom, residence halls, student organization trainings, etc.).

Author : Budd L. Hall,Rajesh Tandon
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 331 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2021-05-03
Category : Education
ISBN : 9789004459076

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Socially Responsible Higher Education by Budd L. Hall,Rajesh Tandon Pdf

Listen to the podcast! Is the university contributing to our global crises or does it offer stories of hope? Much recent debate about higher education has focussed upon rankings, quality, financing and student mobility. The COVID-19 pandemic, the climate crisis, the calls for decolonisation, the persistence of gender violence, the rise of authoritarian nationalism, and the challenge of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals have taken on new urgency and given rise to larger questions about the social relevance of higher education. In this new era of uncertainty, and perhaps opportunity, higher education institutions can play a vital role in a great transition or civilisational shift to a newly imagined world. Socially Responsible Higher Education: International Perspectives on Knowledge Democracy shares the experiences of a broadly representative and globally dispersed set of writers on higher education and social responsibility, broadening perspectives on the democratisation of knowledge. The editors have deliberately sought examples and viewpoints from parts of the world that are seldom heard in the international literature. Importantly, they have intentionally chosen to achieve a gender and diversity balance among the contributors. The stories in this book call us to take back the right to imagine, and ‘reclaim’ the public purposes of higher education.

Author : Nehme Azoury,Georges Yahchouchi
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 329 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2024-01-28
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9783031405860

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Governance in Higher Education by Nehme Azoury,Georges Yahchouchi Pdf

Over the years, the education sector has witnessed substantial transformations and developments, driven primarily by the rapid growth of technology and inventive pedagogical approaches. In the MENA region, these changes have been particularly noteworthy, as educational institutions are striving to keep pace with global advancements while addressing unique regional challenges. Set against this context, this book delves into two pivotal dimensions that have surfaced as vital for thriving in today's educational sphere, with a strong emphasis on the MENA region's distinct characteristics and opportunities. The first dimension explores the evolution and challenges in governance, encompassing the organizational frameworks, decision-making mechanisms, and policies that empower educational institutions in the MENA region to adapt to the shifting environment. The second dimension zeroes in on the metamorphosis of education itself, emphasizing the innovative tools, assignments, and methodologies that are accessible to educators in the region, and discussing the balance between these elements and effective university governance. By offering an exhaustive and up-to-date examination of these two dimensions, this book imparts invaluable insights and pragmatic guidance to educational professionals, policymakers, and students alike, all with a focus on the MENA region. It aims to equip readers with the knowledge and abilities required to successfully navigate the new educational landscape and excel in the world of academia while highlighting the unique potential and prospects of the region's educational institutions.

Author : Jaimie Hoffman,Patrick Blessinger,Mandla Makhanya
Publisher : Emerald Group Publishing
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2018-09-17
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781787560581

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Contexts for Diversity and Gender Identities in Higher Education by Jaimie Hoffman,Patrick Blessinger,Mandla Makhanya Pdf

This volume provides educators with a global understanding of the challenges associated with equity and inclusion in higher education, and it provides evidence-based strategies for addressing the challenges associated with implementing equity and inclusion at higher education institutions around the world.

Author : Sjur Bergan,Ira Harkavy,Ronaldo Munck
Publisher : Council of Europe
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2023-11-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789287193742

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Higher education leadership for democracy, sustainability and social justice by Sjur Bergan,Ira Harkavy,Ronaldo Munck Pdf

Democracy, sustainability and social justice: the leading role that higher education must play in maintaining these three principles This publication, Higher education leadership for democracy, sustainability and social justice, arises from the global forum that the Council of Europe, the International Consortium for Higher Education, Civic Responsibility and Democracy, the Organization of American States and the International Association of Universities organised at Dublin City University in June 2022. It also arises from the challenges of Covid-19, which both highlighted and contributed to the fragility of democracy, with the increasing erosion of democratic participation, the deepening of extreme inequities, the strengthening of identity and nationalistic politics and the promotion of populist anti-intellectualism, involving attacks on science and knowledge itself. In this book, authors from Europe, the United States and Latin America argue that democracy, sustainability and social justice are inextricably linked, and that we can impact none of them unless higher education plays an important role in identifying the issues and helping society devise a viable and robust response. The book argues that higher education must do more than develop and disseminate knowledge and understanding. Higher education must influence the way individuals and societies behave. Higher education must lead. The importance of this leadership is illustrated by the inclusion of the Dublin Global Forum in the programme of the Irish Presidency of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe and will be borne out by the positions and actions of the higher education community.

Author : Elena Sandoval Lucero,Johanna Maes
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2021-03-22
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1792465173

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Case Studies in Equity Diversity and Inclusion in Higher Education by Elena Sandoval Lucero,Johanna Maes Pdf

Author : Rola Ajjawi,Joanna Tai,David Boud,Trina Jorre de St Jorre
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 249 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2022-12-19
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781000842814

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Assessment for Inclusion in Higher Education by Rola Ajjawi,Joanna Tai,David Boud,Trina Jorre de St Jorre Pdf

Bringing together international authors to examine how diversity and inclusion impact assessment in higher education, this book provides educators with the knowledge and understanding required to transform practices so that they are more equitable and inclusive of diverse learners. Assessment drives learning and determines who succeeds. Assessment for Inclusion in Higher Education is written to ensure that no student is unfairly or unnecessarily disadvantaged by the design or delivery of assessment. The chapters are structured according to three themes: 1) macro contexts of assessment for inclusion: societal and cultural perspectives; 2) meso contexts of assessment for inclusion: institutional and community perspectives; and 3) micro contexts of assessment for inclusion: educators, students and interpersonal perspectives. These three levels are used to identify new ways of mobilising the sector towards assessment for inclusion in a systematic and scholarly way. This book is essential reading for those in higher education who design and deliver assessment, as well as researchers and postgraduate students exploring assessment, equity and inclusive pedagogy. Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license