Full Description
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.
Contents
Foreword; Luisa SoaresIntroduction 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 Universities; 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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