Educating a diverse nation : lessons from minority-serving institutions / Clifton Conrad, Marybeth Gasman.
| Author/creator | Conrad, Clifton author. |
| Other author | Gasman, Marybeth, author. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication | Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, [2015] |
| Copyright Date | ©2015 |
| Description | 1 online resource |
| Supplemental Content | EBSCOhost |
| Subjects |
| Contents | The challenge of educating a diverse America -- Minority-serving institutions: educating diverse students for a diverse world -- Tribal colleges and universities: culturally responsive places -- Hispanic-serving institutions: designing pathways for student success -- Historically black colleges and universities: it's all in the family -- Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander serving institutions: pathways to and through college -- Lessons for cultivating student success in American higher education -- Epilogue: education for a diverse nation. |
| Abstract | In an increasingly diverse United States, minority and low-income students of all ages struggle to fit into mainstream colleges and universities that cater predominantly to middle-income and affluent white students fresh out of high school. Anchored in a study conducted at twelve minority-serving institutions (MSIs), Educating a Diverse Nation turns a spotlight on the challenges facing nontraditional college students and highlights innovative programs and practices that are advancing students' persistence and learning. Clifton Conrad and Marybeth Gasman offer an on-the-ground perspective of life at MSIs. Speaking for themselves, some students describe the stress of balancing tuition with the need to support families. Others express their concerns about not being adequately prepared for college-level work. And more than a few reveal doubts about the relevance of college for their future. The authors visited the four main types of MSIs--historically black colleges and universities, tribal colleges and universities, Hispanic-serving institutions, and Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander--serving institutions--to identify strategies for empowering nontraditional students to succeed in college despite these obstacles. Educating a Diverse Nation illuminates such initiatives as collaborative learning, culturally relevant educational programs, blurring the roles of faculty, staff, and students, peer-led team learning, and real-world problem solving. It shows how these innovations engage students and foster the knowledge, skills, and habits they need to become self-sustaining in college and beyond, as well as valuable contributors to society.--Amazon.com. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Language | In English. |
| Source of description | Print version record. |
| In | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2015 9783110439687 ZDB-23-DGG |
| In | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE Social Sciences 2015 9783110438741 ZDB-23-DSW |
| In | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter HUP eBook Package 2014-2015 9783110442199 |
| In | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter HUP eBook Package 2015 9783110438383 |
| In | Title is part of the collection: De Gruyter Rights, Action, and Social Responsibility |
| Issued in other form | Print version: Conrad, Clifton. Educating a diverse nation. Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, [2015] 9780674736801 |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| Genre/form | Online-Ressource. |
| ISBN | 9780674425477 (electronic bk.) |
| ISBN | 0674425472 (electronic bk.) |
| Standard identifier# | 10.4159/9780674425477 |
| Stock number | 22573/ctt1c7sjpq JSTOR |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |