Diverse by design : literacy education within multicultural institutions / Christopher Schroeder.

Author/creator Schroeder, Christopher L., 1970-
Format Book
Publication InfoLogan, Utah : Utah State University Press, 2011.
Descriptionxxvi, 238 pages ; 23 cm
Subjects

Contents Machine generated contents note: pt. ONE THE PROBLEMS -- Introduction -- Different Standards: Part I -- 1. The Most (Ethnically) Diverse University in the Midwest -- Different Standards: Part II -- pt. TWO EVERYDAY EXPERIENCES AT NEIU -- 2. Proyecto Pa'Lante Students -- Different Standards: Part III -- 3. One of Their Teachers / Neida Hernandez-Santamaria -- 4. Marked for Life / Sophia Lopez -- 5. Language, Ethnicity, and Higher Education / Angela Vidal-Rodriguez -- Different Standards: Part IV -- pt. THREE CONNECTIONS AND CONCLUSIONS -- 6. Practices, Policies, Philosophies, and Politics -- Different Standards: Conclusions -- 7. An Afterword and a Reminder / Victor Villanueva.
Abstract Chris Schroeder is so obviously correct in recognizing that our hearts and our pedagogies are not as one. It's a compelling monograph. The book is theoretically rich, empirically validated, and pedagogically suggestive. This critique of institutions' rhetorics of diversity and those rhetorics' distance from literacy practices will prove a great contribution to rhetoric and composition studies. -Victor Villanueva.
Abstract Diversity, despite what we say, disturbs us. We debate linguistic rights, the need for an official language, and educational policies for language minority students. We believe in the rights of individuals, including the right to one's own language, yet we still sponsor a single common language, monolingual and standard, for full participation and communication in both the academy and in U.S. society.
Abstract These conflicts are central to Diverse by Design, an institutional case study of an Hispanic-Serving Institution-in fact, the most ethnically diverse university in the midwest-situated within a metropolitan area shaped by immigration and migration. Christopher Schroeder examines the interactions of the institution and individuals, highlighting a cohort of Latino (?) students enrolled in a special admissions program. He analyzes the ways that institutional language policies and literacy philosophies shape student experience within this institution, where ethnolinguistic diversity is framed as an educational obstacle to overcome rather than an intellectual opportunity to exploit.
Abstract Diverse by Design argues that linguistic ideologies are ever more critical within increasingly globalized societies. While diversity might disturb us, its challenges can be overcome through a more expansive sense of social identity, placing literacy and education at the forefront of debates about educational equity and human lives.
Abstract Cover design by Barbara Yale-Read.
Abstract Cover photo "Postcard from Madrid 2010" by Zander Westendarp --Book Jacket.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [224]-236) and index.
LCCN 2010042194
ISBN9780874218060 (pbk.)
ISBN0874218063 (pbk.)
ISBN9780874218077 (e-book)
ISBN0874218071 (e-book)

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Joyner General Stacks LC2672.4 .S37 2011 ✔ Available Place Hold