Education - Philosophy & Social Aspects, Social Psychology, Multicultural Education, Discrimination & Prejudice - General
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Overview
Challenging Racism in Higher Education provides conceptual frames for understanding the historic and current state of intergroup relations and institutionalized racial discrimination in our colleges and universities. Subtle and overt forms of privilege and discrimination on the basis of race, gender, socioeconomic class, sexual orientation, religion, and physical ability are present on almost all campuses, and they seriously damage the potential for all students to learn and for all faculty and administrators to teach and lead. This book concertizes these issues by presenting the voices and experiences of college students, faculty, and administrators and linking this material to research literature via interpretive analyses of people's experiences. It concludes with many examples of innovative programs that have been implemented to challenge, ameliorate, or reform such discrimination and approach more multicultural and equitable higher educational systems.Editorials
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This very well researched scholarly exploration of the historical and social contexts of racism in higher education explores inequality and raises significant questions about the sociocultural effects of cultural transmission and change on higher education organizations/institutions. ... Highly recommended.Electronic Magazine Of Multicultural Education
A sensitive and moving depiction not only of the overt injustice of racism but of its apparent acceptance within the Ivory Tower. ... This book will be a useful tool for scholars and administrators who want to move their campuses toward more equitable and culturally diverse institutions of higher learning.Planning For Higher Education
Overall, the authors do an excellent job of integrating conceptual frameworks, empirical findings, and program descriptions into a relatively comprehensive portrait of the need for and the ways by which to change America's colleges and universities into multicultural institutions. They recognize that the road to multiculturalism is fraught with pitfalls, traps, and immense challenges, but they also fully understand that the nation's welfare depends on how far colleges and universities move toward multiculturalism. All members of the academy, from regents to students, would benefit from a close reading of this book.Reference and Research Book News
Chesler … and co-authors provide a conceptual framework for understanding institutionalized racism and other forms of social discrimination and privilege in academia and the larger society. They also present examples of a number of innovative programs aimed at addressing racism and creating more multicultural and equitable higher education systems.Tribal College Journal
This book is a wonderful resource for academics, teachers, and administrators. ... Native American voices along with those of white people are included. This book recognizes that diversity and multicultural initiatives are not fruitful unless whites are also included within the scope of the terms and white privilege is examined.Book Details
Published
August 28, 2005
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Pages
352
Format
Paperback, 2005
ISBN
9780742524576