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Diversity and Social Justice in Higher Education brings together firsthand narratives and current literature to examine social justice in colleges and universities.
List of contents
1. Introduction: From Farm Labor to Academic Labor: A Personal Journey
2. Leaving Too Many Behind
3. Campus Student, Faculty, Staff and Administrative Diversity: Enriching Campus Intellectual Environment
4. Creating a Campus Mission for Social Justice: The Critical Role of Presidential Leadership
5. Making a Difference, Making the Extraordinary Ordinary: Inspiration across Organizations and Disciplines
6. The Classroom: Creating Safe Learning Communities
7. The Critical Importance of Mentoring
8. Conclusions and Implications for the Future of Social Justice in Higher Education Research and Practice
About the author
Caroline Sotello Viernes Turner is Professor and Graduate Coordinator of Educational Leadership, California State University, Sacramento.
Summary
Diversity and Social Justice in Higher Education brings together firsthand narratives and current literature to examine social justice in colleges and universities. Drawing on her own experiences moving from farm laborer to 30-year veteran of academia, the author engages and challenges higher education masters and PhD students to examine the role of social justice in their lives and future careers. Through the achievements and continued persistence of other students, faculty, and administrators who successfully address social justice issues in practice, readers learn how to promote social justice in their own universities, communities, and society.
Each chapter provides:
- background on a social justice topic and an overview of related issues and strategies
- insights from related literature
- first-hand experiences and narratives
- reflective exercises that urge students to take responsibility for their own biases
This textbook gives future educators, policy makers, and decision makers the tools to become professionals who believe in the creation of a caring, collaborative, and just educational environment that promotes the lifelong growth of all learners.
