Leadership for social justice in higher education
Subtitle: the legacy of the Ford Foundation International Fellowships Program
By: edited by Terance W. Bigalke, Mary S. Zurbuchen
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2014
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 250
ISBN-13: 9781137366498
Subjects: Scholarships; Educational equalization; International education; Social justice; Ford Foundation; Influence; EDUCATION / Higher; EDUCATION / Leadership; EDUCATION / Philosophy & Social Aspects; EDUCATION / Comparative; POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General
Description: "This book examines how the Ford Foundation International Fellowships Program, the world's largest private fellowship program in higher education, has succeeded in fostering social justice leadership over the past ten years. Top scholars from Asia Pacific, Latin America, the US, Africa, and Europe inquire into the program's development, implementation, and outcomes in their regions. They analyze the program's background, its effects on institutions, its effects on students' learning environments, and how well changes toward social justice worked. Through in-depth studies of leadership, diversity, social inclusion, and social justice in regional context, this book provides a wealth of comparative information on social justice in higher education worldwide"--

"b. The Ford Foundation International Fellowships Program (IFP) is among the most significant private higher education initiatives in the 21st century. From 2000-2013 it provided 4,300 post-graduate fellowships to underrepresented groups in 22 countries and territories world-wide. The program helped restructure educational policies and practice to promote access, create diverse learning environments, and infuse social justice perspectives"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note:; title: Introduction; Mary S. Zurbuchen; title: PART I: INTERNATIONAL FELLOWSHIPS PROGRAM IN COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVE; title: 1. Social Inclusion in International Higher Education and Leadership for Social Justice: The Approach and Achievements of the Ford Foundation International Fellowships Program (IFP); Joan Dassin, Jürgen Enders, Andrea Kottman; title: 2. IFP from a Comparative International Development Perspective; R.E.V.M. (Beer) Schröder; title: PART II: RESTRUCTURING HIGHER EDUCATION SYSTEMS FOR INCLUSION; title: 3. The Role of Placement Partners in a Global Fellowship Program; Yolande Zahler and Cilou Bertin; title: 4. Creating University Partnerships as Pathways for Student Achievement; Kim Small, Mireia Gali Reyes, and Jorg de Vette; title: 5. Transformative Policies for Equity and Inclusion at the University of Chile; Rosa Deve;s and Maribel Mora-Curriao; title: 6. IFP Impact on International Student and Scholar Services at The University of Texas at Austin; Teri Albrecht; title: PART III: DIVERSITY AND ENRICHMENT OF THE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT; title: 7. The Impact of Indigenous Students in a Mexican University; Sylvia Schmelkes; title: 8. IFP Fellows and the Dynamics of Teaching and Learning at the University of Hawai'i at Manoa; Kim Small; title: 9. Forging an International Network of Gender and Development Practitioners: IFP Students at the Asian Institute of Technology; Kyoko Kusakaben; title: PART IV: IFP, SOCIAL JUSTICE PERSPECTIVES, AND INSTITUTIONAL EXPERIENCES; title: 10. A Decade of IFP Fellows in International Development Studies; Paul Jackson; title: 11. Overcoming Barriers of Marginalization: Programs in Sustainable International Development at Brandeis University; Laurence R. Simon; title: 12. Educating for Social Change: Challenges and Innovations; William F. Fisher; title: 13. IFP and Social Justice Initiatives in South African Universities; Louise Africa; title: Conclusion; Terance W. Bigalke.