Letters from the Future

by Brunson, Deborah A.; Jarmon, Brenda; Lampl, Linda L.; Howard-vital, Michelle

• ISBN13: 9781579221867
• ISBN10: 1579221866
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-11-30
• Publisher: Stylus Pub Llc

Summary

This volume provides insights into the teaching and learning practices and experiences of diversity educators and their students. College-level teachers from such disciplines as biology, social work, sex education, communication, political science, English literature, and criminology share their general philosophy of teaching and the challenges they face in the classroom. This unique book integrates compelling letters from former students within each teacher's chapter. These narratives provide insightful observations about diversity lessons learned while in class'and how classroom experiences have transferred to these former students' professional and personal lives. This book will be useful to college teachers who currently teach courses with a diversity-focused content, or who plan to incorporate diversity content within an existing course. Directors of teaching and learning centers, coordinators of doctoral programs and TA centers will also find helpful information and insights about pedagogy, process, and learning outcomes.

Table of Contents

FOREWORD	ix
Michelle Howard-Vital
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS	xiii
PART ONE: FOUNDATIONS
1. DIVERSITY INITIATIVES, INSTITUTIONAL CHANGE, AND CURRICULAR REFORM IN HIGHER EDUCATION	3
Devorah A. Lieberman
2. THE POWER OF NARRATIVES IN THE PROCESS OF TEACHING AND LEARNING ABOUT DIVERSITY	26
Brenda Jarmon, Deborah A. Brunson, and Linda L. Lampl
with Deborah "Debbie" Cardamone, Mary Cole, Sherick A. Hughes, Martin Jarmond, Audrey Mathews, James McFarland, and Daniel R. Vicker
PART TWO: TEACHERS AND STUDENTS: LESSONS TAUGHT, LESSONS LEARNED
3. BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY	45
Muriel Lederman with Jill Sible, dayna e. wilhelm, and Laurie Spotswood
4. CURRICULUM AND RACE	71
Earl Sheridan with Frances Boyes, Tracie Davis, and James Fogleman
5. LITERATURE, SELF-DISCOVERY, AND IDENTITY	85
Cultural Difference and Its Impact on Black Students' Language Engagement
Patricia Brown McDonald
with Aquila Copeland and Michael Gramenz
6. THE SOCIAL CONSTRUCTION OF DIVERSITY LEARNING	108
Reflections from a "Haole"
Scott W. Campbell
with Patricia Fonyad, Zac Gersh, Yoke-Wee Loh, and Malia J. Smith
7. INTERCULTURAL COMPETENCE	128
From the Classroom to the "Real World" and Back Again
Randy K. Dillon
with Mindy Shelton, Christopher Dixon, Kurtis Lane, and Marlo Hamilton
8. NARRATIVE ANALYSIS OF A STRENGTHS-BASED APPROACH TO PREPARING STUDENTS FOR GRADUATE AND POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION	153
Karen Bullock
with Crystal Smith, Jessica Hernandez, Dalkis Muir, and Aaron Scott Taylor
9. BRIDGING THE TRANSGENERATIONAL GAPS BETWEEN DIVERSITY AND JUSTICE	180
Personal, Professional, and Pedagogical Insights from Courses on Race, Diversity, and Crime
Billy R. Close
with Isabelle Delatour, Albert Kopak, Francesca Danielle Lewis, Natasha Norton, and Vanessa Patino
1O. DIALOGUE, REFLECTION, AND CRITICAL ANALYSIS	206
Self/Other Crossing Ideological Borders
Leila E. Villaverde
with Tanya O. Brown, Kazuko Matsuda, Adrienne Sansom, and Warren Scheideman
11. TEACHING ABOUT DIVERSITY IN SEX EDUCATION	222
Steve Chandler
with Justin Williams, Kevin Coleman, Jeanette Woldman, and Lance Raynor
12. LETTER FROM THE EDITORS	249
Moving Toward Best Practices in Teaching Diversity
Linda L. Lampl, Deborah A. Brunson, and Brenda Jarmon
PART THREE: RESOURCES
RESOURCES	265
ABOUT THE AUTHORS	283
INDEX	289