Culture centers in higher education [[electronic resource] ] : perspectives on identity, theory, and practice / / edited by Lori D. Patton ; foreword by Gloria Ladson-Billings

• Pubblicazione: Sterling, Va., : Stylus, 2010
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (233 p.)
• Disciplina: 378.1/982
• Soggetto topico: Minority college students - United States - Social conditions; Education, Higher - Social aspects - United States; Multiculturalism - United States; Group identity - United States
• Soggetto geografico: United States Race relations; United States Ethnic relations
• Altri autori: PattonLori D
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: pt. 1. Racial/ethnic group-specific culture centers -- pt. 2. Theoretical perspectives and culture centers -- pt. 3. Administrative and practice-oriented issues for culture centers.
• Sommario/riassunto: This book fills a significant void in the research on ethnic minority cultural centers, offers the historic background to their establishment and development, considers the circumstances that led to their creation, examines the roles they play on campus, explores their impact on retention and campus climate, and provides guidelines for their management in the light of current issues and future directions.
• Titolo autorizzato: Culture centers in higher education
• ISBN: 1-000-97721-8; 1-000-97201-1; 1-003-44397-4; 1-57922-511-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910790005703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II