Contexts for Diversity and Gender Identities in Higher Education: International Perspectives on Equity and Inclusion

by Jaimie Hoffman (Editor), Patrick Blessinger (Editor), Mandla Makhanya (Editor)

Overview

This volume provides educators with an understanding of challenges associated with equity and inclusion at higher education institutions globally and with evidence-based strategies for addressing the challenges associated with implementing equity and inclusion. Higher education institutions continue to address an increasingly complex set of issues regarding equity, diversity and inclusion; many face increasing pressure to find innovative solutions for eliminating access and participation barriers and mitigating practices that impede access, persistence, retention, and graduation rates in higher education. Using comparative international perspectives, this volume looks at how different nations and cultures experience power, privilege, identity, and inclusion with respect to participation in tertiary education, with a specific focus on gender identities.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781787560574
Publisher:	Emerald Publishing Limited
Publication date:	09/17/2018
Series:	Innovations in Higher Education Teaching and Learning , #12
Pages:	248
Product dimensions:	5.98(w) x 9.02(h) x 0.75(d)

About the Author

Jaimie Hoffman is a higher education leader with expertise and experience in student affairs, technology, and university teaching. She is the Director of Student Affairs at Noodle Partners, and an Associate Lecturer at the University of Wisconsin at La Crosse, USA.
Patrick Blessinger is the Founder, Executive Director, and Chief Research Scientist of the International Higher Education Teaching and Learning Association (HETL) an adjunct Associate Professor in the School of Education at St. John's University, USA, and an inclusive policy expert with UNESCO’s Inclusive Policy Lab.
Mandla Makhanya is the Principal and Vice Chancellor of the University of South Africa (UNISA) and President of the International Higher Education Teaching and Learning Association (HETL).

Table of Contents

Foreword; Luisa Soares
Introduction to Contexts for Diversity and Gender Identities in Higher Education; Patrick Blessinger, Jaimie Hoffman, and Mandla Makhanya
Access and Permanence Conditions for Students with Special Educational Needs in Brazilian Higher Education; Ana Lúcia Manrique and Geraldo Eustáquio Moreira
Looking on the Bright Side: Pathways, Initiatives and Programs to Widen Arab High School Graduates' Participation in Israeli Higher Education; Khalid Arar and Kussai Haj-Yehia
Perspectives on Access, Equity, and Quality in Jamaica's Community Colleges; Dawn Smith-Henry
Disparity in Higher Education: A Case for Nepal; Jayakrishna Upadhyay, Suresh Tiwari, and Dhruba Ghimire
The Internationalization of Portuguese Higher Education Institutions: The Reasons, the Strategies, and the Challenges; Carla Guerreiro and Teresa Barros
English Education Policy Trends in Puerto Rico and the Implications of the Language of Instruction in Puerto Rican Universityies; Juan G. Rosado
Access and Widening Participation in South African Higher Education; Victor Pitsoe and Moeketsi Letseka
Financial Barriers Affecting Students from Poor Families' Accessibility to Higher Education in Tanzania; Mpoki Mwaikokesya
The Teaching Excellence Framework: Quality, Equality, and Student Engagement in English Higher Education; Jill LeBihan, Christina Hughes, and Carol A. Taylor
Spotlight on Six Marginalized Populations in American Higher Education; Jaimie Hoffman and Sarah Toutant
Motivation Behind Male Students' Decision to Participate in a Study Program Abroad: A Study Conducted in the United States; Dianne Timm, Rachel Lindhart, Kurt Olausen, and Aaron Walk
Advancing and Retaining Underrepresented Faculty in STEM: A Program for Value-Driven Career Success; Valerie Gray Hardcastle, Stacie Furst-Holloway, and Rachel Kallen
We're Not in High School Anymore: Understanding the Academic Transitional Challenges Experienced by U.S. Men of Color in College; Diane Cardenas Elliott and Meghan W. Brenneman
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What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

The editors have effectively presented cases from a global perspective that support inclusive teaching and leadership. Higher education, on a world-scale, is in desperate need of these illuminating cases; each chapter offers what higher education researchers are finding and recommending in various educational settings, including South Africa, Nepal, Puerto Rico, and Israel. The overall message to higher education administrators rests on the UNESCO platform of universal access and equity, and we would do well to take this comprehensive approach in our policies and practices.

- Michele Eodice, Ph.D., Associate Provost & Director, OU Writing Center, University of Oklahoma

This book provides a critical review of how higher education institutions are creating more equitable and inclusive learning environments. It speaks frankly and eloquently about the need for higher education institutions to create a culture of inclusion. Each chapter explores different ways to improve access to and participation in higher education.

- Charlynn Miller, Ph.D., Co-Editor, International HETL Review

Charlynn Miller

This book provides a critical review of how higher education institutions are creating more equitable and inclusive learning environments. It speaks frankly and eloquently about the need for higher education institutions to create a culture of inclusion. Each chapter explores different ways to improve access to and participation in higher education.

Michele Eodice

The editors have effectively presented cases from a global perspective that support inclusive teaching and leadership. Higher education, on a world-scale, is in desperate need of these illuminating cases; each chapter offers what higher education researchers are finding and recommending in various educational settings, including South Africa, Nepal, Puerto Rico, and Israel. The overall message to higher education administrators rests on the UNESCO platform of universal access and equity, and we would do well to take this comprehensive approach in our policies and practices.

Editorial Reviews

Education and other researchers from around the world provide 14 chapters on how higher education can cultivate and promote a more inclusive and equitable environment, particularly in terms of gender diversity and non-conforming, non-heteronormative groups. They address higher education in Brazil and students with special educational needs; higher education access and inclusion policies for the Arab minority in Israel; the development of the community college system in Jamaica and aspects of access, equity, and quality; access and quality disparities in Nepal's higher education system in terms of gender, economic, and geographic dimensions; the internationalization of higher education in Portugal; and English education policy trends in Puerto Rico and the effects of the language of instruction in universities. They also examine access to and widening participation in South African higher education and the potential of open distance learning; financial barriers affecting students from poor families' accessibility to higher education in Tanzania; quality, equality, and student engagement in higher education in England; marginalized populations in American higher education, namely African Americans, students with disabilities, Hispanic students, LGBT students, undocumented students, and student veterans; the gender imbalance in seeking study abroad experiences outside the US; advancing and retaining women faculty in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) fields; and the underrepresentation of men of color in higher education in the US.

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Education and other researchers from around the world provide 14 chapters on how higher education can cultivate and promote a more inclusive and equitable environment, particularly in terms of gender diversity and non-conforming, non-heteronormative groups. They address higher education in Brazil and students with special educational needs; higher education access and inclusion policies for the Arab minority in Israel; the development of the community college system in Jamaica and aspects of access, equity, and quality; access and quality disparities in Nepal's higher education system in terms of gender, economic, and geographic dimensions; the internationalization of higher education in Portugal; and English education policy trends in Puerto Rico and the effects of the language of instruction in universities. They also examine access to and widening participation in South African higher education and the potential of open distance learning; financial barriers affecting students from poor families' accessibility to higher education in Tanzania; quality, equality, and student engagement in higher education in England; marginalized populations in American higher education, namely African Americans, students with disabilities, Hispanic students, LGBT students, undocumented students, and student veterans; the gender imbalance in seeking study abroad experiences outside the US; advancing and retaining women faculty in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) fields; and the underrepresentation of men of color in higher education in the US.

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