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Record Nr.

UNINA9910820121203321

Titolo

Faculty identities and the challenge of diversity : reflections on teaching in higher education / / edited by Mark A. Chesler and Alford A. Young Jr. with Ruby Beale ... [et al.]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Boulder, Colo., : Paradigm Publishers, c2013

ISBN

1-317-25976-9

1-317-25977-7

1-315-63468-6

1-61205-224-X

Edizione

[1st edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (208 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

CheslerMark A

YoungAlford A

BealeRuby

Disciplina

378.1/250973

Soggetti

College teaching - Social aspects - United States

College teachers - United States - Social conditions

Education, Higher - Social aspects - United States

Multicultural education - United States

Critical pedagogy - United States

Educational change - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. Background and contexts -- pt. 2. Difference and diversity in classroom interactions -- pt. 3. Examinations of the role of identity -- pt. 4. Larger contexts ... and change.

Sommario/riassunto

This book focuses on understanding the experiences of faculty members of various races/ethnicities and genders and their classroom encounters with students in the United States. It illustrates some of the dynamics for faculty members facing the challenges and opportunities the diversity presents.