Letters from the Future

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

• ISBN13: 9781579221874
• ISBN10: 1579221874
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-10-30
• 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	p. ix
Acknowledgments	p. xiii
Foundations
Diversity Initiatives, Institutional Change, and Curricular Reform in Higher Education	p. 3
The Power of Narratives in the Process of Teaching and Learning About Diversity	p. 26
Teachers and Students: Lessons Taught, Lessons Learned
Biological Diversity	p. 45
Curriculum and Race	p. 71
Literature, Self-Discovery, and Identity: Cultural Difference and Its Impact on Black Students' Language Engagement	p. 85
The Social Construction of Diversity Learning: Reflections from a "Haole"	p. 108
Intercultural Competence: From the Classroom to the "Real World" and Back Again	p. 128
Narrative Analysis of a Strengths-Based Approach to Preparing Students for Graduate and Postgraduate Education	p. 153
Bridging the Transgenerational Gaps Between Diversity and Justice: Personal, Professional, and Pedagogical Insights from Courses on Race, Diversity, and Crime	p. 180
Dialogue, Reflection, and Critical Analysis: Self/Other Crossing Ideological Borders	p. 206
Teaching About Diversity in Sex Education	p. 222
Letter from the Editors: Moving Toward Best Practices in Teaching Diversity	p. 249
Resources
Resources	p. 265
About the Authors	p. 283
Index	p. 289
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