Managing Diversity Flashpoints in Higher Education

by Garcia, Joseph E.; Hoelscher, Karen J.

• ISBN13: 9781607096528
• ISBN10: 1607096528
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-03-16
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Summary

Covering a timely, topic which is more and more frequently in the news, this book offers vignettes that will sharpen the reader's ability to recognize and respond to difficult situations sparked by identity differences among faculty, staff, and students in college and university settings. Joseph E. Garcia and Karen J. Hoelscher include an overview of the changing ethnic, racial, and gender composition of students in higher education in the United States and the major trends in campus responses to the changing student population.

Author Biography

Joseph E. Garcia is the Bowman Distinguished Professor of Leadership Studies and director of the Karen W. Morse Institute for Leadership at Western Washington University. He is also president of the Management Faculty of Color Association. Karen J. Hoelscher is professor of elementary education in the Woodring College of Education a Western Washington University. In 2001, Hoelscher received Western Washington University's Diversity Achievement Award.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. vii
Introduction	p. 1
Diversity Trends: Implications for Campuses	p. 11
Diversity-Friendly Campus Climates	p. 21
Learning	p. 33
Communication	p. 43
Understanding Diversity Flashpoint Situations	p. 55
Going Local	p. 71
Anticipating Future Challenges	p. 83
Appendices Workshop Material	p. 105
Template for a Professional Development Workshop for Faculty and Staff	p. 105
Workshop Goals	p. 107
Diversity Flashpoint Form	p. 111
Group Leader Notes for Supporting Small Group Discussion	p. 113
Handout 1-Diversity Flashpoints Research Foundations, Methods, Results, and Implications for Practice and Policy	p. 114
Handout 2-Guidelines for Small Group Discussion of Diversity Flashpoint Situations and Some Ground Rules for Discussion	p. 116
Handout 3-Feedback Form, Diversity Flashpoints Professional Development Workshop	p. 117
Collection of Twenty-Four Diversity Flashpoint Vignettes	p. 118
Index	p. 147
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