Promoting ethnic diversity and multiculturalism in higher education

Barbara Blummer (Center for Computing Sciences, USA), Jeffrey M. Kenton (Towson University, USA), Michael Wiatrowski (Independent Researcher, USA), editors

"This book provides a demographic, social, cultural and educational illustration of ethnic diversity in higher education. It identifies initiatives in academic institutions designed to support foreign-born faculty and students' research and learning experiences. It examines the effectiveness of these initiatives and furthers the interest in fostering literacy in academic institutions and supporting faculty and students' research efforts"--

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Year of publication:	[2018]
Other Persons:	Blummer, Barbara (ed.) ; Kenton, Jeffrey M. (ed.) ; Wiatrowski, Michael (ed.)
Publisher:	Hershey, Pennsylvania : IGI Global
Subject:	Ethnische Gruppe \| Ethnic group \| Interkulturelle Beziehungen \| Cross-cultural relations \| Hochschule \| Higher education institution \| Ethnische Beziehungen \| Ethnic relations \| Diversity Management \| Diversity management \| Ethnische Vielfalt \| Ethnic diversity \| Multikulturelle Gesellschaft \| Multicultural society

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Extent:	1 Online-Ressource (xxiv, 309 Seiten)
Series:	Advances in higher education and professional development (AHEPD) book series
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Language:	English
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index Restricted to subscribers or individual electronic text purchasers Mode of access: World Wide Web Section 1. Promoting ethnic diversity and multiculturalism with technology. Chapter 1. Embracing student diversity: developing intercultural competence with ICT -- Section 2. Promoting ethnic diversity and multiculturalism in the English class. Chapter 2. Teaching English in culturally diverse classrooms: a case study ; Chapter 3. Supporting university international students through supportive ESL instruction and corrective feedback ; Chapter 4. Supporting ESL students in distance learning courses: a case study ; Chapter 5. Orientation in an IEP as alignment with core value systems: creating a convivial climate on a multicultural campus -- Section 3. Issues and challenges for multicultural students and faculty. Chapter 6. Teacher education experiences of culturally and linguistically diverse international students in the united States: perspectives from five Chinese students ; Chapter 7. Promoting diversity and multicultural training in higher education: calling in faculty ; Chapter 8. Transgressions on students and faculty of color in higher education: a consideration of potential strategies ; Chapter 9. International college students' experience of racial prejudice: encouraging cross-cultural interactions through student campus involvement -- Section 4. Ethnic diversity and multiculturalism in Canadian academic institutions. Chapter 10. Who's represented in Canadian teaching and learning centres? ; Chapter 11. Diversity and inclusion in Ontario universities: a snapshot through the lens of institutional strategic mandates -- Section 5. Promoting ethnic diversity and multiculturalism in academic libraries. Chapter 12. Intercultural effectiveness in libraries: supporting success through collaboration with co-curricular programs ; Chapter 13. International students and academic libraries: identifying themes in the literature from 2001 to the present Also available in print.
ISBN:	978-1-5225-4098-4 ; 1-5225-4097-0 ; 978-1-5225-4097-7
Other identifiers:	10.4018/978-1-5225-4097-7 [DOI]
Source:	ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW

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