Strategies for facilitating inclusive campuses in higher education : international perspectives on equity and inclusion / Jaimie Hoffman, Patrick Blessinger, and Mandla Makhanya, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Hoffman, Jaimie, editor.

Blessinger, Patrick, editor.

Makhanya, Mandla, editor.

International Higher Education Teaching and Learning Association, contributor.

Series:

Innovations in higher education teaching and learning ; 2055-3641 v. 17.

Innovations in higher education teaching and learning, 2055-3641 ; volume 17

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Inclusive education.

Multicultural education.

Educational equalization.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (324 pages).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Bingley, England : Emerald Publishing, [2019]

Summary:

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:

Prelims

Part I: Concepts and principles

Introduction to strategies for fostering inclusive campuses in higher education

Part II: Global practices and challenges

Chapter 1: Removing the rose colored glasses of exclusivity

Chapter 2: Authentic caring: an Australian experience

Chapter 3: High-impact inclusive learning organizations: evidence-based strategies in higher education

Chapter 4: Access4all: policies and practices of social development in higher education

Chapter 5: Enhancing inclusion, experience, and academic performance: peer-to-peer mentoring for equity group students in an Australian regional university

Chapter 6: Using virtual communities of practice to coach and mentor faculty to facilitate engaging critical consciousness

Chapter 7: Afrocentric mentoring models of marginalized individuals in higher education

Chapter 8: The use of an academic mentorship model to enhance the transition, retention, and success of disadvantaged students in higher education

Chapter 9: A "critical factor": facilitating the success of students from low socioeconomic status backgrounds at australian regional universities through technology

Chapter 10: A strategy for enhancing academics' cultural lens: the knowing your students report

Chapter 11: Innovations and insights for higher education aspiration and outreach programs

Chapter 12: A collaborative study abroad model: inspiring fiscally underrepresented students

Chapter 13: Improving bridge programs on American college and university campuses

Chapter 14: Inclusiveness in the 21st century: Glasgow caledonian university's approach

Chapter 15: Advocating equity and community through residential learning programs

Chapter 16: Ensuring equity and inclusion in higher education provision: Ghana's approach

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)

About the authors

Name Index

Subject Index.

Notes:

Includes indexes.

Print version record

ISBN:

9781787560666

178756066X

9781787560642

1787560643