Title: Bridging the diversity divide : globalization and reciprocal empowerment in higher education /
Authors: Chun, Edna Breinig; Evans, Alvin
Publisher: Jossey-Bass ;
Year: 2009
Subjects: College students United States; Education, Higher United States; Minorities Education (Higher) United States
Abstract: "Bridging the diversity divide is a practical guide that provides concrete approaches to the creation of a genuinely inclusive campus. Its focus is on research-based strategies what will enable institutions of higher education to assess current practices, create successful action plans, and move beyond structural representation to true reciprocal empowerment. The measurement strategies, organizational learning tools, and best practices included here will assist institutions of higher education in building a flexible repertoire of institutional approaches to reciprocal empowerment and inclusion."--Back cover.
Contents: The Changing Landscape and the Compelling Need for Diversity -- Constructing a comparative theoretical framework -- Globalization and the new landscape for higher education -- The half life of knowledge -- The role of intangibles in the research university -- The frame of demography, diversity, and democracy -- Reciprocal empowerment revisited -- Translating Principles into Practice -- Globalization and institutional mission -- Recognition of the value of diversity in the educational process -- Talent management -- Mapping the Terrain for Inclusion and Bridging the Gaps -- Approaches to diversity self-assessment -- Measuring the first dimension: structural representation -- Diversity leadership and strategic focus -- Organizational learning -- The power of institutional culture -- Strategic organizational architecture for diversity -- Orchestrating the Process of Cultural Change -- Creating a tactical plan for bridging the diversity divide -- Research-based tactics that promote reciprocal empowerment -- A Toolkit for Operationalizing Reciprocal Empowerment -- External measures of internal progress: accreditation and diversity -- Institutional effectiveness and diversity progress -- Internal change: organizational learning tools for cultural transformation -- Reprise: Recommendations and Implications.