| Edition |
Second edition. |
| Description |
xiv, 358 pages ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
The national and global context for diversity in higher education -- The role of identity in diversity -- A diversity framework for higher education : inclusive and differentiated -- The past fifty years -- Identifying and retaining talent -- Working with and across differences : intergroup relations and identity -- Student learning and success -- Monitoring progress on diversity -- Making diversity work : recommendations and conclusions. |
| Summary |
"Daryl G. Smith's career has been devoted to studying and fostering diversity in higher education. She has witnessed and encouraged the evolution of diversity from an issue addressed sporadically on college campuses to an imperative if institutions want to succeed. In this second edition of Diversity's Promise for Higher Education, Smith emphasizes a transdisciplinary approach to the topic of diversity, drawing on an updated list of sources from a wealth of literatures and fields. She claims with optimism, "when the conclusions from a wide variety of studies, using different methodologies, begin to converge, we may apply the results with some confidence." Smith responds to recent criticism of diversity efforts on campuses as a convoluted list of grievances without focus on the historic issue of inequity by making explicit the central relationship between diversity and equity. To become more relevant to society, the nation, and the world while remaining true to their core mission, higher education institutions must begin to see diversity as central to teaching and research. She argues that institutions can pursue diversity efforts that are inclusive of the varied - and growing - issues apparent on campuses without losing focus. This thoughtful volume draws on 50 years of diversity studies. It offers students, researchers, and administrators an innovative approach to developing and instituting effective and sustainable diversity strategies"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Subject |
Minorities -- Education (Higher) -- United States.
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Minority college students -- United States.
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Multiculturalism -- United States.
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EDUCATION -- Higher.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Gender Studies.
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Minorities -- Education (Higher)
(OCoLC)fst01023138
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Minority college students. (OCoLC)fst01023330
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Multiculturalism. (OCoLC)fst01028836
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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| ISBN |
9781421417349 (paperback) |
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9781421417356 (electronic) |
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1421417340 (paperback) |
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