Diversity, Equity, and Inclusivity in Contemporary Higher Education: 9781522557241: Education Books

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ISBN13: 9781522557241

ISBN13 Softcover: 9781522587422

EISBN13: 9781522557258

DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-5724-1

Description:

One of the most important issues academic organizations face is how the administration and faculty handle cultural and varied differences in higher education. High racial tensions as well as the ever-increasing need for equality suggest that changes at the highest level are essential to move forward.

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusivity in Contemporary Higher Education is an essential reference source that discusses the need for academic organizations to establish policy that is current, alive, and fluid by design, thereby supporting an ongoing examination of best practices with an overt commitment to continued improvement, as well as an influence for future leaders who will emerge from the ranks. Featuring research on topics such as campus climate, university administration, and academic policy, this book is ideally designed for educators, department chairs, guidance professionals, career counselors, administrators, and policymakers who are seeking coverage on designing curricula that impact college and university admissions readiness and success.

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The many academic areas covered in this publication include, but are not limited to:

Academic Policy
Campus Climate
Cultural Implications
Curriculum Development
Diverse Learners
Faculty Challenges
Gender Performativity
Historically Black Colleges
LGBTQ Competence
Social Justice
Special Needs Education
University Administration

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Rhonda Baynes Jeffries began her career at Alamance Community College assisting adults in GED and basic education. She has served in the capacity of minority recruitment coordinator at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and as assistant professor at the University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee in cultural foundations and urban education. She is associate professor of curriculum studies in the Department of Instruction & Teacher Education and a faculty fellow with the Center for Teaching Excellence at the University of South Carolina. Dr. Jeffries currently teaches in the areas of curriculum and diversity in education, staff development and qualitative research methods. Her research interests include school desegregation and de-tracking, power and equity in schools and communities, culturally appropriate pedagogies, and performance theory in education. She is the author of Performance Traditions among African American Teachers and is co-editor of Black Women in the Field: Experiencing Ourselves and Others through Qualitative Research, as well as numerous other articles and chapters in her area of research.

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