Doing equity and diversity for success in higher education : redressing structural inequalities in the academy / / Dave S. P. Thomas, Jason Arday, editors

• Pubblicazione: Cham, Switzerland : , : Palgrave Macmillan, , [2021]; ©2021
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online volume
• Disciplina: 379.26
• Soggetto topico: Discrimination in higher education; Higher education and state; Educació superior; Discriminació en l'educació; Igualtat d'oportunitats educatives; Política educativa
• Soggetto genere / forma: Llibres electrònics
• Persona (resp. second.): ThomasDave S. P.; ArdayJason
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- DJB Dedication -- Acknowledgements -- Praise for Doing Equity and Diversity for Success in Higher Education -- Contents -- Notes on Contributors -- Dead Is the Empire: Buried, Its Pedagogy Should Be! -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- 1: Introduction: The Owl of Minerva Has Flown: Can Equity and Diversity be Done for Success in Higher Education Now? -- A Review of the Past and a Look into the Future -- Equality, Diversity, Inclusivity or Decolonisation: The Big Conundrum -- Big Data: Am I a Name or a Number -- Identity and Belonging for Outliers, Space Invaders and Others Within the Brick Walls -- Has the Owl of Minerva Flown? -- References -- Part I: A Review of the Past and a Look into the Future -- 2: The Myth of Academic Underperformance and Notions of Truth 52 Years After the Passing of the Race Relations Act 1968: In Conversation with Dame Jocelyn Barrow -- Biographic Information -- References -- 3: A Diverse Society Needs Diverse Solutions -- References -- 4: What We Don't, but Should Know -- Africans in Britain up to c.1900: A Glance at some Issues -- Britain's Empire in India and Africa -- Peopling the Empire -- WWII and the Empire -- Africans and Indians in Britain from c.1900: And Today -- So What Now? -- 5: Decolonisation or Empowerment in Higher Education? -- 6: Travelling Between Historical Memory and the Current Predicament of Educational Reforms in Higher Education: A Transnational Perspective -- 7: Fencing the Race: Responding to the Past to Help Shape the Future -- Part II: Equality, Diversity, Inclusivity or Decolonisation: The Big Conundrum -- 8: Decolonising Academic Spaces: Moving Beyond Diversity to Promote Racial Equity in Postsecondary Education -- Decolonising Academic Spaces to Promote Racial Equity and Inclusion: A Conceptual Framing. ; Moving from Theory to Praxis: Practical Implications for Decolonising Academic Spaces -- Decolonising the Mind -- Decolonising Pedagogy -- Decolonise the Academic Programmes You Lead -- Conclusion -- References -- 9: Towards the Unmaking of Canons: Decolonising the Study of Literature -- Canons in the Unmaking -- Proposition I: Decolonise the Literary Syllabus -- Proposition II: Decolonise the Literary Syllabus -- References -- 10: "Merit", "Success" and the Epistemic Logics of Whiteness in Racialised Education Systems -- Introduction -- Rethinking the Context: Whiteness and Decoloniality -- Knowing by Not Seeing -- References -- 11: Decolonising the Academy: A Look at Student-Led Interventions in the UK -- Racism and the Academy -- The Rise of Student-Led Campaigns -- WIMCW -- Challenges -- Moving Ahead -- References -- 12: On the Fallacy of Decolonisation in Our Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) -- Introduction -- Case Study 1: Arts and Humanities Decolonisation Task Force -- Case Study 2: Solidarity and UCU -- What Next Then? -- References -- 13: Diversify or Decolonise? What You Can Do Right Now and How to Get Started -- The Conundrum -- Defining the Terms -- Equity Versus Equality -- Diversify or Decolonise?2 -- Individual Instructor Viewpoint -- Departmental Viewpoint -- Tips for Moving Forward -- References -- Resources -- Law Modules and Syllabi -- Education Modules and Syllabi -- Pedagogy -- Part III: Big Data: Am I a Name or Number? -- 14: The Unknown Student, and Other Short Stories: An Ethical and Methodological Exploration of Students as Data -- Introduction -- QuantCrit and Other Biases in Higher Education -- QuantCrit and Higher Education -- Applying Biases to Discussions About Race -- How Do You Know Your Students? Exploring Existing Institutional Research and Evaluation (IRE) -- IRE and Ethics -- IRE and Knowledge Apartheid. ; Student Learning Analytics -- Student Surveys -- Student Evaluations -- Other Methodologies -- Do You Really Know Your Students? Elevating Counter Stories -- Using Digital Stories to Address Racial Biases -- Digital Storytelling Student Voices in Practice -- What About the Staff? Triangulating Stories Across the Institution -- Methodological and Ethical Considerations of Digital Storytelling in Practice -- Conclusion -- References -- 15: Turning Big Data into Informed Action -- Introduction -- The Persistence of the Attainment Gap -- What the Data Shows Us -- Using a Value-Added Metric to Stimulate a Whole Institution Approach -- The Discussion with Students Regarding the Data -- Using the Data to Target Student Interventions and Initiatives -- References -- 16: Using Data-Driven Approaches to Address Systematic Awarding Gaps -- Local Context -- Data as a Driver of Institutional Decision Making -- Data as a Tool for Local Action -- Limitations of Data-Driven Processes -- Conclusions and Final Reflections -- References -- Part IV: Identity and Belonging for Outliers, Space Invaders and Others Within the Brick Walls -- 17: Recruitment, Retention and Progression: Navigating the Flashpoints of Gender, Race and Religious Discrimination in Higher Education -- 'Way too out of my league': Keith-a Case of Recruitment -- 'That's so unfair!': Sam-a Case of Positive Action -- 'I'll teach you a lesson': Kusbah-a Case of Gendered Religious Racism -- Conclusion: Navigating the 'Flashpoints' of Gender, Race, Faith in Institutional Culture -- References -- 18: Reflections on Redressing Racial Inequalities, When Teaching Race in the Sociology of Sport and Physical Education -- Introduction -- Whiteness and Teaching in the Sociology of Sport-the Problems -- Whiteness and Teaching in the Sociology of Sport-Some Solutions? -- Conclusion -- References. ; 19: Fighting Back While Black: The Relationship Between Racialised Resistance and Well-Being -- References -- 20: In Whose Interest Is 'Training the Dog'? Black Academics' Reflection on Academic Development for 'Access and Success' in a Historically White University in South Africa -- Introduction -- Structural Access -- 'Access for Success' -- Access to Challenge? -- Reiterating Insights and Implications for Research and Practice -- References -- 21: Understanding Critical Whiteness Studies: Harmful or Helpful in the Struggle for Racial Equity in the Academy? -- Introduction -- Opening Position Statement -- Is There Value in Critical Whiteness Studies? -- Understanding Whiteness -- Working Through Whiteness: Personal Growth and Community Solidarity -- Summary -- Closing Position Statement -- Conclusion -- References -- 22: Who Feels It Knows It! Alterity, Identity and 'Epistemological Privilege': Challenging White Privilege from a Black Perspective Within the Academy -- Introduction -- The Centrality of Whiteness and the Maintenance of 'Acceptable' Distance -- The Unbelonging: The Black Academic as 'Insider-Outsider' -- Conclusion -- References -- Personal Communications -- 23: Many Rivers to Cross: The Challenges and Barriers Facing Aspiring Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) Leaders in the Academy -- Introduction -- Conceptualising the Problem -- Understanding the Landscape: BAME Staffing in UK Higher Education -- Desperate Situation: Trying Progress in the Face of Racial Inequality -- Conclusion and Recommendations -- References -- 24: Understanding and Interrupting Systemic Racism: A 'Race Equality Receipt' as a Mechanism to Promote Transformational Conversations and Stimulate Actions to Redress Race Inequality -- Introduction -- Fighting on Arrival, Fighting for Survival: The Genealogy of Causation. ; The Socio-political Landscape, (Dis)order of Things and the Major Contestations in the Academy -- A "Race Equality Receipt" as Proof of Delivery on Commitments to Promote Race Equality -- Conclusion -- References -- 25: Sowing the Seeds: Embracing and Re-imaging a More Racially Inclusive Academy -- Introduction -- Understanding the Debilitating Reach of Whiteness in the Academy -- The Rise of a New Dawn: The Need for Collective Endeavour -- Concluding Thoughts -- References -- Index.
• Titolo autorizzato: Doing equity and diversity for success in higher education
• ISBN: 3-030-65668-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910485590803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Palgrave studies in race, inequality and social justice in education, . 2524-6348