Teaching for Change The Difference, Power, and Discrimination Model

by Xing, Jun; Li, Judith; Roper, Larry D.; Shaw, Susan M.; Roper, Larry; Gross, Joa; Nishihara, Janet; Roberts, Lani; Burns, Leslie Davis; Paige, Barbara; Shaw, Susan; Popkin, Annie; Lockhart, Janet; Bothwell, Michelle; McGuire, Joseph; Matheis, Christian G.

• ISBN13: 9780739114308
• ISBN10: 0739114301
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2007-01-27
• Publisher: Lexington Books

Summary

This anthology introduces to readers the Difference, Power, and Discrimination (DPD) curricular model to empower students in a diverse atmosphere. Addressing the needs of those engaged in diversity training and reform both in higher education and public schools, it will serve as a useful guide for administrators as well as teaching faculty.

Table of Contents

Introduction: Difference, Power, and Discrimination (DPD), Social Justice, and Curricular Reform	p. vii
Overview
A History of Difference, Power, and Discrimination at Oregon State University	p. 5
Rationale and Need
Course Rationale, Criteria, and Design	p. 21
The Difference, Power, and Discrimination Program: Role in the OSU Baccalaureate Core	p. 35
Faculty Development: The DPD Faculty Seminar
The DPD Seminar: A Pedagogical Model for Negotiating Difference	p. 49
Teaching Teachers to Transgress: Facilitating the DPD Seminar	p. 67
Pedagogy, Curriculum Development and Curriculum Transformation
Challenges and Rewards of Teaching DPD in a Science Curriculum	p. 115
Writing-to-Learn and Writing for Change	p. 129
Difference, Power, and Discrimination in Engineering Education	p. 147
DPD and Graduate Education: Earning an Advanced Degree in a Fragmented Curriculum	p. 169
Transcending "Just Another Baccalaureate Requirement": Operationalizing the Teachings of Difference, Power, and Discrimination	p. 183
Institutional Strategies
Applying DPD at Other Institutions An Incremental, Additive Approach	p. 197
Difference, Power, and Responsibility at Chemeketa Community College	p. 211
Creating, Sustaining, and Transforming Difference, Power, and Discrimination Programs	p. 227
Index	p. 235
About the Contributors	p. 245
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