Contexts for Diversity and Gender Identities in Higher Education

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

BN ID:	2940161825037
Publisher:	Emerald Publishing
Publication date:	09/17/2018
Series:	Innovations in Higher Education Teaching and Learning , #12
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	2 MB

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).

Editorial Reviews

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.

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

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.

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