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Driving change through diversity and globalization : transformative leadership in the academy

Author

Anderson, James A. (James Alan), 1948-

Title

Driving change through diversity and globalization : transformative leadership in the academy / James A. Anderson ; foreword by Ronald A. Crutcher.

Format

Book

Edition

1st ed.

Published

Sterling, Va. : Stylus Pub., 2008.

Description

x, 198 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

URL

<Table of contents only> http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0714/2007011282.html

Notes

Includes bibliographical references and index. I-UNIVLIB: Erratum slip inserted.

Contents

• Defining diversity in learning-centered contexts
• Shifting the organizational perspective on diversity : institutional and academic change
• Shaping the academic discussion about diversity
• Accounting for diversity within the teaching and learning paradigm
• Practical teaching strategies that engage student differences
• Balancing the traditional curriculum with inclusion and diversity
• Empowering the voice of diverse students in the college classroom
• Responsibility and accountability : a willingness to examine our promises and processes
• Appendix A. Summary of findings in relation to research questions
• Appendix B. Perceptions of academic leadership and competency and diversity outcomes
• Appendix C. Organizational assessment of diversity and leadership
• Appendix D. Student survey on classroom environment.

Subject headings

Multicultural education--United States. Education, Higher--Curricula--United States. Education and globalization--United States.

ISBN

9781579220983 (cloth : alk. paper) 1579220983 (cloth : alk. paper) 9781579220990 (pbk.)