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Higher Education in a Global Society Achieving Diversity, Equity and Excellence

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ISBN-10: 0762311827

ISBN-13: 9780762311828

Edition: 2005

Authors: Walter R Allen, Marguerite Bonous-Hammarth, Robert Teranishi

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This volume, evolved from an international conference, offers the prospect of enhancing greatly our understanding of how difference and diversity influence higher education institutions worldwide. More concretely, the volume shares 'cutting-edge' empirical research and 'best practices' from around the world.
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Book details

List price: $125.99
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: Emerald Publishing Limited
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 494
Size: 5.98" wide x 9.02" long x 1.75" tall
Weight: 1.848
Language: English

International scientific associations and intercultural dialogue
Diversity policies and national contexts
Nigerian universities and the problem of cultural diversity : policy responses and consequences
How to meet the challenge of diversity in the French system of education?
Polish universities as a place of study and academic careers : class and gender considerations
Diversity in education : the Chinese version
Diversification in Russian higher education : profiles, foundations and outlooks
Obstacles to diversity : examining the educational pipeline
Higher education, "race" and the inclusive society
The diversity challenge : the representation of ethnic minorities in the Dutch educational system
Gender diversity in higher education : "the women are fine, but the men are not?"
The quest for equity in California higher education : implications for a global society
Institutional change and the transformative potential of the university
Sticks, stones, and broken bones : rhetoric and reality in the University of Michigan affirmative action cases
Widening participation in United Kingdom universities : the challenges of achieving race equality
Diversity and learning for a pluralistic democracy
Promoting student participation in science, technology, engineering and mathematics careers
Sounds and silences : gendered change in higher education institutions in the commonwealth
Challenges and prospects for achieving diversity : the case of South Africa
Affirmative actions and the scheduled castes : access to higher education in India
Innovation and diversity : new horizons in higher education
Who shall be educated? Governmental policy influences on educational opportunity
Quantitative approaches to measuring student body diversity : some examples and thoughts
Achieving justice and equality in U.S. higher education : an exemplary program to increase the participation of underrepresented students of color
Seeing and being seen : uses of photography to improve campus climate for diversity
2003 conference participants, the Rockefeller foundation study and conference center (Bellagio, Italy)
Biographical sketches of contributing authors