Full Description
Every day, we hear how people, organizations, and ideas are moving across borders. We also hear about fairness and justice as fundamental social values. How, though, do these two discourses—one related to internationalization and the other to equity—converge in lived experience? The post-secondary institution is one setting where that question might be asked and people who are minoritized for their gender or sexual identities can provide important answers. While equity-oriented discourses assure LGBT people that they will be free from harassment and discrimination, an internationalization discourse might call them to engage in places where they are illegal. Equity and Internationalization on Campus shares findings from a Canadian study that explored how LGBT or ally post-secondary faculty, students, and staff encountered these two discourses. It offers much to scholars and staff committed to developing an equitable version of internationalization and an international version of equity.
Contents
Acknowledgements
Chapter 1: Equity and Internationalization—Teammates or Competitors?
At the Starting Line
Discourse 1: Equity
Discourse 2: Internationalization
The Internationalization and Equity Confluence: Post-Secondary Education as a Case
Conducting a Research Project
Meeting the Participants
Seating Map: Outline of this Book
Chapter 2: Rules of the Game: Developing a Theoretical Framework
Making Sense of What I Saw
Linking to Adult Education
The Post-Secondary Institution as a Site of Work and Learning
Identity Construction: A Learning Process about Social Relations
Chapter 3: The Discursive Playbooks: Key Institutional Texts on Equity and Internationalization
Institutional Overview
Equity Talk in Key Texts
Internationalization Talk in Key Texts
Equity and Internationalization Discourses: Building a Team or Choosing a Side?
Chapter 4: The Tensions of Play
Tensions as Multidimensional Phenomena
Summary
Chapter 5: Tension 1—Inclusion/Exclusion
Cultural Dimension
Community Dimension
Physical Dimension
Career Dimension
Psychic Dimension
Summary
Chapter 6: Tension 2—Safety/Risk
Cultural Dimension
Community Dimension
Physical Dimension
Career Dimension
Psychic Dimension
Summary
Chapter 7: Tension 3—"Freedom" to Come out/Expectation to Pass
Cultural Dimension
Community Dimension
Physical Dimension
Career Dimension
Psychic Dimension
Summary
Chapter 8: Tension 4—Ally/Other
Cultural Dimension
Community Dimension
Physical Dimension
Career Dimension
Psychic Dimension
Summary
Chapter 9: At the Half-Time, Still a Way to Go
Closing Thoughts
References
Author Index
Subject Index
