Full Description
Engaging undergraduate students in research and creative activities has been advocated as an innovative strategy to promote student learning in higher education. This monograph systematically synthesizes the literature to provide both conceptual and empirical evidence to demonstrate the effects of such engagement on student learning and development from higher education. Student engagement in research and creative activities during the college years is associated with a variety of outcomes in both the cognitive and affective domains. The evidence also points out that colleges and universities can make a difference in undergraduate engagement in research and creative activities. The authors provided various examples of how different types of institutions integrate inquiry-oriented activities in the curriculum, institutionalize research-supportive programs, and foster a campus culture that values inquiry-based undergraduate education. This is the fourth issue in the 33rd volume of the Jossey-Bass series ASHE Higher Education Report .Each monograph in the series is the definitive analysis of a tough higher education problem, based on thorough research of pertinent literature and institutional experiences. Topics are identified by a national survey. Noted practitioners and scholars are then commissioned to write the reports, with experts providing critical reviews of each manuscript before publication.
Contents
Executive Summary viiForeword xiAcknowledgments xiiiDiversity in Higher Education: Perceptions, Opinions, and Views 1Purpose and Organization of the Monograph 2The Diversity Rationale in Higher Education 4Public Perceptions of Diversity Initiatives in Higher Education 8Faculty, Student, and Administrator Perceptions of Diversity 13Summary 18Diversity, Leadership, and Organizational Culture in Higher Education 23Changing Organizational Culture 26Leadership in Higher Education 30Diversity and Organizational Culture 34The Substance of Diversity Leadership in Higher Education 37Summary 42Diversity and Organizational Leadership in Higher Education 47Leadership Models and Frameworks in Higher Education 48Leadership as Contested Terrain in Higher Education 54The Nexus for Diversity Leadership Strategies 60Summary 67Practicing Diversity Leadership in Higher Education 71Higher Education's Response to Diversity Initiatives 72Management, Leadership, and Diversity 75Diversity Readiness and Awareness 78Developing Capacity for Diversity Leadership 81Cultural Proficiency and Practicing Diversity Leadership 86Summary 88References 91Name Index 109Subject Index 115About the Authors 118
