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The Department Chair as Transformative Diversity Leader: Building Inclusive Learning Environments in Higher Education

Copyright © 2015 Taylor & Francis Group ;ISBN: 100097653X ;ISBN: 9781000976533 ;ISBN: 1620362384 ;ISBN: 9781620362389 ;ISBN: 9781620362372 ;ISBN: 1620362376 ;ISBN: 1620362406 ;ISBN: 9781620362402 ;EISBN: 1003447759 ;EISBN: 100097653X ;EISBN: 9781003447757 ;EISBN: 9781000971194 ;EISBN: 1000971198 ;EISBN: 9781000976533 ;EISBN: 9781620362396 ;EISBN: 1620362392 ;DOI: 10.4324/9781003447757 ;OCLC: 945135922

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  • Title:
    The Department Chair as Transformative Diversity Leader: Building Inclusive Learning Environments in Higher Education
  • Author: Chun, Edna
  • Evans, Alvin
  • Subjects: Administration ; College department heads ; Departments ; Diversity in the workplace ; Higher education ; Minorities in higher education ; United States ; Universities and colleges
  • Description: With the imminent demographic shifts in our society and the need to prepare students for citizenship in a global, knowledge-based society, the role of the academic department chair in creating diverse and inclusive learning environments is arguably the most pivotal position in higher education today. In the United States, increasing minority student enrollment coupled with the emergence of a minority majority American nation by 2042 demands that academic institutions be responsive to these changing demographics. The isolation of the ivory tower is no longer an option. This is the first book to address the role of the department chair in diversity and addresses an unmet need by providing a research-based, systematic approach to diversity leadership in the academic department based upon survey findings and in-person interviews. The department chair represents the nexus between the faculty and the administration and is positioned uniquely to impact diversity progress. Research indicates that more than 80 percent of academic decisions regarding appointment, curriculum, tenure and promotion, classroom pedagogy, and student outcomes are made by the department chair in consultation with the faculty. This book examines the multidimensional contributions that chairs make in advancing diversity within their departments and institutions in the representation of diverse faculty and staff; in tenure and promotion; curricular change; student learning outcomes; and departmental climate. The scope and content of the book is not limited to institutions in the United States but is applicable to academic institutions globally in their efforts to address the access and success of increasingly diverse student populations. It addresses institutional power structures and the role of the dean in relation to the appointment of chairs and their impact on the success of chairs from non-dominant groups, including female, minority, and lesbian/gay/transgendered individuals who serve in predo
  • Publisher: United Kingdom: Taylor & Francis
  • Creation Date: 2015
  • Format: 222 pages
  • Language: English
  • Identifier: ISBN: 100097653X
    ISBN: 9781000976533
    ISBN: 1620362384
    ISBN: 9781620362389
    ISBN: 9781620362372
    ISBN: 1620362376
    ISBN: 1620362406
    ISBN: 9781620362402
    EISBN: 1003447759
    EISBN: 100097653X
    EISBN: 9781003447757
    EISBN: 9781000971194
    EISBN: 1000971198
    EISBN: 9781000976533
    EISBN: 9781620362396
    EISBN: 1620362392
    DOI: 10.4324/9781003447757
    OCLC: 945135922
  • Source: Ebook Central Academic Complete
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