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UNINA9910452824303321 |
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Occupying the academy [[electronic resource] ] : just how important is diversity work in higher education? / / edited by Christine Clark, Kenneth J. Fasching-Varner, and Mark Brimhall-Vargas |
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Lanham, Maryland, : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., 2012 |
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ISBN |
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1-282-13395-0 |
9786613806536 |
1-4422-1274-8 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (279 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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ClarkChristine <1962-> |
Fasching-VarnerKenneth J. <1979-> |
Brimhall-VargasMark |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Minorities - Education (Higher) - United States |
Educational equalization - United States |
Universities and colleges - United States |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Acknowledgments; Foreword; The Permanence of Diversity; La Permanencia de la Diversidad; Occupying Academia, Reaffirming Diversity; Stories from the Chief Diversity Officer Frontlines; Chapter 1. Extra, Extra, Read All About It!: Diversity Soul-ed Out (and Sold/Out) Here; Chapter 2. Balancing Act: A Contextual Case Analysis on Recentering Diversity in the Midst of Social and Economic Fluctuations; Chapter 3. Deconstructing Hope: A Chief Diversity Officer's Dilemma in the Obama Era |
Chapter 4. Transforming Lives and Communities: Case Study of a Diversity and Community Engagement Portfolio at a Flagship InstitutionChapter 5. Southern Predominantly White Institutions, Targeted Students, and the Intersectionality of Identity: Two Case Studies; Stories from the Mid-Level Administrator Frontlines; Chapter 6. The Myth of Institutionalizing Diversity: Structures and the Covert Decisions They Make; Chapter 7. Swimming up Mainstream: Facing the |
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Challenges to Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion on a University of ACME, Regional Campus in Obama's Era |
Chapter 8. The Search for Questions and Tellings of Silenced StudentsChapter 9. The Evolution of a Campus: From the Seat of the Civil War to a Seat on the Freedom Rides; Chapter 10. The Unmet Promise: A Critical Race Theory Analysis of the Rise of an African American Studies Program; Stories from the Faculty Frontlines; Chapter 11. "Just (Don't) Do It!": Tensions between Articulated Commitments and Action at The ACME State University; Chapter 12. Déjà Vu: Dynamism of Racism in Policies and Practices Aimed at Alleviating Discrimination; Chapter 13. "Isn't Affirmative Action Illegal?" |
Chapter 14. Equity at the Fringes: The Continuing Peripheral Enactment of Equity and Diversity in the Preparation of PK-12 TeachersChapter 15. On the Battlefield for Social Justice in the Education of Teachers: The Dangers and Dangerousness of Challenging Whiteness in Predominantly White Institutions and Teacher-Preparation Programs; So What? Who Cares? And What's Our Point about Diversity?; Carta al lector: Una Llamada para Ocupar; An Open Letter: A Call to Occupy; Afterword; References; Index; About the Editors and Contributors |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This volume uses a critical theory framework to document, as institutional case studies, the experiences of equity/diversity scholar-practitioners in higher education across the United States in their efforts to negotiate, survive, and thrive in their roles and related work. |
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