Higher education in a global society : achieving diversity, equity and excellence /
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Amsterdam ; Boston :
Elsevier JAI,
2006.
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| Series: | Advances in education in diverse communities : research, policy and praxis,
v. 5 |
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| Online Access: | http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=166399 |
Table of Contents:
- Editor's Welcome / Carol Camp Yeakey
- Preface / Walter R. Allen, Marguerite Bonous-Hammarth, Robert T. Teranishi
- International scientific associations and intercultural dialogue / Alberto Martinelli
- Nigerian universities and the problem of cultural diversity: policy responses and consequences / L. Adele Jinadu
- How to meet the challenge of diversity in the French system of education? / Sarah Esther Ouaja
- Polish universities as a place of study and academic careers: class and gender considerations / Renata Siemieñska
- Diversity in education: the Chinese version / Kai-Ming Cheng
- Diversification in Russian higher education: profiles, foundations and outlooks / Andrey V. Rezaev
- Obstacles to diversity: examining the educational pipeline / Walter R. Allen, Marguerite Bonous-Hammarth, Robert T. Teranishi
- Higher education, "race" and the inclusive society / Peter Ratcliffe
- The diversity challenge: the representation of ethnic minorities in the Dutch educational system / Peary Bru
- Gender diversity in higher education: "the women are fine, but the men are not?" / Florence B. Bonner
- The quest for equity in California higher education: implications for a global society / Robert T. Teranishi
- Institutional change and the transformative potential of the university / Walter R. Allen, Marguerite Bonous-Hammarth, Robert T. Teranishi
- Sticks, stones, and broken bones: rhetoric and reality in the University of Michigan affirmative action cases / Walter R. Allen
- Widening participation in United Kingdom universities: the challenges of achieving race equality / Deborah Phillips, Ian Law, Laura Turney
- Diversity and learning for a pluralistic democracy / Sylvia Hurtado
- Promoting student participation in science, technology, engineering and mathematics careers / Marguerite Bonous-Hammarth
- Sounds and silences: gendered change in higher education institutions in the Commonwealth / Louise Morley
- Challenges and prospects for achieving diversity: the case of South Africa / Hugh Africa
- Affirmative actions and the scheduled castes: access to higher education in India / G.G. Wankhede
- Innovation and diversity: new horizons in higher education / Walter R. Allen, Marguerite Bonous-Hammarth, Robert T. Teranishi
- Who shall be educated? Governmental policy influences on educational opportunity / Carol Camp Yeakey
- Quantitative approaches to measuring student body diversity: some examples and thoughts / Mitchell J. Chang, Erica Yamamura
- Achieving justice and equality in U.S. higher education: an exemplary program to increase the participation of underrepresented students of color / William Trent, Yuqin Gong
- Seeing and being seen: uses of photography to improve campus climate for diversity / Carol Petersen.