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OverviewHigher education institutions continue to address an increasingly complex set of issues regarding equity, diversity and inclusion. Many institutions face increasing pressure to find innovative solutions to eliminate access, participation, and achievement barriers as well as practices that impede retention and graduation rates in higher education. This book provides educators with a global understanding of the challenges associated with the growing diversity of student identities in higher education and provides evidence-based strategies for addressing the challenges associated with implementing equity and inclusion at different higher education institutions around the world. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Jaimie Hoffman (Noodle Partners, USA) , Patrick Blessinger (St. John’s University, USA) , Mandla Makhanya (University of South Africa, South Africa)Publisher: Emerald Publishing Limited Imprint: Emerald Publishing Limited Volume: 14 Weight: 0.400kg ISBN: 9781787560536ISBN 10: 1787560538 Pages: 200 Publication Date: 14 December 2018 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of Contents"Introduction to Perspectives on Diverse Student Identities in Higher Education; Patrick Blessinger, Jaimie Hoffman, and Mandla MakhanyaAccessibility and Acceptance for University Students with Diverse Abilities; Naomi Jeffery Petersen and Sandra J. Gruberg Assisting Student-Veterans with Hidden Wounds: Evaluating Student Support in U.S. Higher Education; Christopher Linski The United States Military Veteran: A Look at Their College Experience and Equitable and Inclusionary Practices; Catherine Ward ""They Say They Value Diversity, But I Don't See It"": Academic and Social Experiences of First Generation Latinx Students at a Predominantly White Midwestern Institution; Carla Gonzalez, Jessica Graber, Diana Galvez, and Leslie Ann Locke The Influence of Socioeconomic Status on Perceptions of Persistence among African American Students at Major United States Universities; Shakoor Ward and Keith B. Wilson A Proposed Framework: EYES Theory on Racialization and Racial Identity Developments for International Students of Color in U.S. Higher Institutions; HyeJin Tina Yeo, William Trent, and Malaika McKee Failure Can Lead to Success When Remediation Builds Resiliency: How Struggling International Medical Students Gain Entry into U.S. Graduate Medical Education Programs; Pamela O’Callaghan, Maureen P. M. Hall, Laura N. Cobb, and Melanie Jacobson The End of Lifelong Learning – Where Have All the Mature Undergraduate Students Gone? A Literature Review and Practical Recommendations from a Case Study in England; Anke Twigg-Flesner From Planning to Realization: Who Goes? Who Stops? What Matters? Rashim Wadhwa"ReviewsEducation, psychology, disability studies, and medicine are among the perspectives contributors bring to their studies of key factors in identity development among higher education students, and how student experiences in formal, nonformal, and informal learning activities help shape their identities. Their topics include accessibility and acceptance for university students with diverse abilities, US military veterans: a look at their college experience and equitable and inclusionary practices, the influence of socioeconomic status on perceptions of persistence among African American students at major US universities, and failure leading to success when remediation builds resiliency: how struggling international medical students gain entry into US graduate medical education programs.--Annotation (c)2019 (protoview.com) Author InformationJaimie 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). Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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