Full Description
Higher education institutions continue to encounter an increasingly complex set of issues regarding equity, diversity and inclusion on university campuses. Many institutions are striving to find creative solutions to eliminate access, participation, and achievement barriers as well as practices that impede retention and graduation rates. This volume provides educators with a global understanding of the successes and challenges associated with facilitating inclusive campuses in higher education amidst the growing diversity of students by providing evidence-based strategies and ideas for implementing equity and inclusion at higher education institutions around the world.
By addressing challenges experienced at a cross-cultural level, this book is an invaluable resource for educators and higher education practitioners alike.
Contents
Part I: Concepts And Principles Introduction To Strategies For Facilitating Inclusive Campuses In Higher Education;
Enakshi Sengupta, Patrick Blessinger, Jaimie Hoffman, And Mandla Makhanya Part Ii: Global Practices and Challenges
Chapter 1. Removing the Rose Coloured Glasses Of Exclusivity; Caterina Valentino
Chapter 2. Authentic Caring: An Australian Experience; Joshua Spier
Chapter 3. High-Impact Inclusive Learning Organizations: Evidence-Based Strategies In Higher Education; Katelyn Romsa, Bryan Romsa, Kevin Sackreiter, Jana M. Hanson, Mary Kay Helling, and Heidi Adele Sackreiter
Chapter 4. Access4all: Policies and Practices Of Social Development In Higher Education; David Rodríguez-Gómez, Joaquín Gairín, Fabio Dovigo, Kati Clements, Miguel Jerónimo, Lisa Lucas, Elena Marin, Saana Mehtälä, Fernanda Paula Pinheiro, Sue Timmis, and Mihaela Stîngu
Chapter 5. Enhancing Inclusion, Experience And Academic Performance: Peer-To-Peer Mentoring For Equity Group Students In An Australian Regional University; Bill (W.E.) Boyd, Katrina Alexander, Margie Wallin, Warren Lake, Rob Cumings and Rachel Callahan
Chapter 6. Using Virtual Communities Of Practice To Coach And Mentor Faculty To Facilitate Engaging Critical Consciousness; Valencia Gabay, Shannon Voyles, Linda Algozzini, and Grady Batchelor
Chapter 7. Afrocentric Mentoring Models Of Marginalised Individuals In Higher Education; Vimbi Petrus Mahlangu
Chapter 8. The Use Of An Academic Mentorship Model To Enhance The Transition, Retention And Success Of Disadvantaged Students In Higher Education; Gerry M. Rayner and Juliey Beckman
Chapter 9. A "Critical Factor": Facilitating The Success Of Students From Low Socioeconomic Status Backgrounds At Australian Regional Universities Through Technology; Marcia Devlin and Jade Mckay
Chapter 10. A Strategy For Enhancing Academics' Cultural Lens: The Knowing Your Students Report; Meloni M. Muir, Helen Drury, Fiona White and Garth Tarr
Chapter 11. Innovations and Insights For Higher Education Aspiration And Outreach Programs; Charles Flodin and Nicole Vidovich
Chapter 12. A Collaborative Study Abroad Model: Inspiring Fiscally Underrepresented Students; Hellen Gerolymatos Mcdonald, Michelle Asbill, Tara L. Powell, Stacy Billman, Sebnem
Ozkan, and Sherrie Faulkner
Chapter 13. Improving Bridge Programs On American College & University Campuses; Pietro Sasso, Roger "Mitch" Nasser, Jr., and Shelley Price-Williams
Chapter 14. Inclusiveness In The 21st Century: Glasgow Caledonian University's Approach; Angela Shapiro, Joanna Marshall Bhullar, and Margaret Mcshane
Chapter 15. Advocating Equity And Community Through Residential Learning Programs; Shelley Price-Williams, Pietro Sasso, and Roger "Mitch" Nasser, Jr.
Chapter 16. Ensuring Equity And Inclusion In Higher Education Provision: Ghana's Approach; Patrick Swanzy, Patrício V. Langa, and Francis Ansah
Chapter 17. Innovative Strategies For Creating Inclusive Spaces For Hearing-Impaired And Visually Impaired Students In An Open Distance and E-Learning (Odel) Environment: A Case Study Of The University Of South Africa (Unisa);
Ashiya Abdool Satar
