Developing Culturally Responsive Learning Environments in Postsecondary Education
Published on 26. January 2024
Book
Hardback
438 pages
979-8-88730-466-3 (ISBN)
Description
U.S. colleges and universities are rapidly diversifying. In 2018, the U.S. Census Bureau estimated that nearly half of undergraduate students were of non-white racial identities, with that number only increasing for future generations. This increase in diversity holds true for many other identity groups. Yet, faculty demographics remain disproportionately white and male. For years, students have called for institutions of postsecondary education to support their success through adopting more culturally relevant practices for teaching and learning. Scholarship on student success in college has also echoed this call. Developing Culturally Responsive Learning Environments in Postsecondary Education was developed to help postsecondary educators answer this call through a multilayered view of student support within the college classroom and beyond.
Specifically, this book features twenty-three chapters divided into four parts. Each part corresponds with four thematic areas identified as an important component in developing culturally responsive learning environments: unpacking educator cultural competence; learning experiences of the 21st century college student; culturally responsive teaching and instruction; and transforming curriculum, content, and environments. Authors representing diverse backgrounds and institutional contexts come together to offer their own scholarly and practical expertise to tackle issues ranging from combating implicit bias and building cultural competence to exploring specific student experiences and practical ways to implement culturally responsive pedagogies. In addition to each chapter, this volume provides a companion case scenario exercise for you to directly apply the content from the book. Ultimately, we hope this book provides you with a meaningful starting place to help you honor the diversity of your students and support their success within your learning context.
Specifically, this book features twenty-three chapters divided into four parts. Each part corresponds with four thematic areas identified as an important component in developing culturally responsive learning environments: unpacking educator cultural competence; learning experiences of the 21st century college student; culturally responsive teaching and instruction; and transforming curriculum, content, and environments. Authors representing diverse backgrounds and institutional contexts come together to offer their own scholarly and practical expertise to tackle issues ranging from combating implicit bias and building cultural competence to exploring specific student experiences and practical ways to implement culturally responsive pedagogies. In addition to each chapter, this volume provides a companion case scenario exercise for you to directly apply the content from the book. Ultimately, we hope this book provides you with a meaningful starting place to help you honor the diversity of your students and support their success within your learning context.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Emerald Publishing Inc
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 24 mm
Weight
785 gr
ISBN-13
979-8-88730-466-3 (9798887304663)
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Content
Prologue: How to Use This Book; R. Jason Lynch and Charmion B. Rush.
Part I: Unpacking Your Own Cultural Competence.
Chapter 1. What Is Cultural Competence in Postsecondary Education? Patricia Hilliard and Callie Edwards.
Chapter 2. Implicit Bias and the College Classroom; Charmion B. Rush and Cynthia Wooten.
Chapter 3. Building Cultural Competence; Candy J. Noltensmeyer, Lisa Bloom, and Charmion B. Rush.
Chapter 4. The Power of Personal Narratives; Chauntee Thrill.
Part II: Learning Experiences Of The 21st Century College Student.
Chapter 5. Building Intersectionality-Minded Learning Environments; Jessica Belue Buckley, Olivia Copeland, and David Nguyen.
Chapter 6. Culturally and Historically Responsive Pedagogies to Enhance Student Agency in Racialized Learning Environments; Ginny Boss.
Chapter 7. Strategies and Perspectives of Individuals With Disabilities in Postsecondary Education; Kelly R. Kelley.
Chapter 8. Creating Restorative and Affirming Classrooms for LGBTQ+ Students; Kris De Pedro, Holly Shim-Pelayo, and Annmary Abdou.
Chapter 9. Beyond Best Practices: Engaging in Culturally Responsive Strategies to Support Trans* Students in Higher Education; Katy Jaekel.
Chapter 10. Recognizing Class in the Room: Strategies for Teaching and Learning in Social Class-Conscious and Responsive Ways; Sonja Ardoin and Genia M. Bettencourt.
Chapter 11. THERE-FOR-U: Supporting Military and Veteran Student Academic Success; Olivia Boyd, Kimberly Tran, and John W. Brooker.
Chapter 12. You're Multicultural, But We Can Fix That!: The Danger of Deficit Thinking in U.S. Postsecondary Education's Approach to International Students; Charles Allen Brown.
Chapter 13. Religious, Secular, and Spiritual Identities; Ashley Staples.
Part III: Culturally Responsive Teaching And Instruction.
Chapter 14. Inclusive Pedagogy: Foundations for Praxis in the Collegiate Classroom; Brandi Nicole Hinnant-Crawford, Shamella Cromartie, Rebecca Childs, and Erika L. Lett.
Chapter 15. Communication Styles; Karena Cooper-Duffy.
Chapter 16. Indigenizing College Teaching; Heather Kind-Keppel and Ruth Harper.
Chapter 17. Culturally Responsive Digital Learning in Postsecondary Education; Nancy Luke.
Chapter 18. Trauma-Informed Teaching in Postsecondary Education; R. Jason Lynch and Chatee Omi-sade Richardson.
Part IV: Transforming Curriculum, Content, And Environment.
Chapter 19. Teaching Out of Bounds: Decolonizing Curricula in Higher Education; Emerald Templeton and Emily Jackson.
Chapter 20. An Interdisciplinary Social Justice Minor: How Do You Create University Level Curriculum Change? Patricia Bricker, Kim Winter, Callie Schultz, Jenny Stewart, and Kelly Tracy.
Chapter 21. Embedding Culturally Responsive Learning Strategies in the Classroom; Ashley Carpenter.
Chapter 22. Developing Culturally Responsive Learning Environments in STEM Education; Frim Ampaw, Anne M. Hornak, Caitlin Hamstra, and Taylor Nelson.
Chapter 23. Do I Fit In? Cultivating Belonging, Mattering, and Community; R. Jason Lynch.
Epilogue: Where Do We Go From Here? Charmion B. Rush and R. Jason Lynch.
About the Authors.
Part I: Unpacking Your Own Cultural Competence.
Chapter 1. What Is Cultural Competence in Postsecondary Education? Patricia Hilliard and Callie Edwards.
Chapter 2. Implicit Bias and the College Classroom; Charmion B. Rush and Cynthia Wooten.
Chapter 3. Building Cultural Competence; Candy J. Noltensmeyer, Lisa Bloom, and Charmion B. Rush.
Chapter 4. The Power of Personal Narratives; Chauntee Thrill.
Part II: Learning Experiences Of The 21st Century College Student.
Chapter 5. Building Intersectionality-Minded Learning Environments; Jessica Belue Buckley, Olivia Copeland, and David Nguyen.
Chapter 6. Culturally and Historically Responsive Pedagogies to Enhance Student Agency in Racialized Learning Environments; Ginny Boss.
Chapter 7. Strategies and Perspectives of Individuals With Disabilities in Postsecondary Education; Kelly R. Kelley.
Chapter 8. Creating Restorative and Affirming Classrooms for LGBTQ+ Students; Kris De Pedro, Holly Shim-Pelayo, and Annmary Abdou.
Chapter 9. Beyond Best Practices: Engaging in Culturally Responsive Strategies to Support Trans* Students in Higher Education; Katy Jaekel.
Chapter 10. Recognizing Class in the Room: Strategies for Teaching and Learning in Social Class-Conscious and Responsive Ways; Sonja Ardoin and Genia M. Bettencourt.
Chapter 11. THERE-FOR-U: Supporting Military and Veteran Student Academic Success; Olivia Boyd, Kimberly Tran, and John W. Brooker.
Chapter 12. You're Multicultural, But We Can Fix That!: The Danger of Deficit Thinking in U.S. Postsecondary Education's Approach to International Students; Charles Allen Brown.
Chapter 13. Religious, Secular, and Spiritual Identities; Ashley Staples.
Part III: Culturally Responsive Teaching And Instruction.
Chapter 14. Inclusive Pedagogy: Foundations for Praxis in the Collegiate Classroom; Brandi Nicole Hinnant-Crawford, Shamella Cromartie, Rebecca Childs, and Erika L. Lett.
Chapter 15. Communication Styles; Karena Cooper-Duffy.
Chapter 16. Indigenizing College Teaching; Heather Kind-Keppel and Ruth Harper.
Chapter 17. Culturally Responsive Digital Learning in Postsecondary Education; Nancy Luke.
Chapter 18. Trauma-Informed Teaching in Postsecondary Education; R. Jason Lynch and Chatee Omi-sade Richardson.
Part IV: Transforming Curriculum, Content, And Environment.
Chapter 19. Teaching Out of Bounds: Decolonizing Curricula in Higher Education; Emerald Templeton and Emily Jackson.
Chapter 20. An Interdisciplinary Social Justice Minor: How Do You Create University Level Curriculum Change? Patricia Bricker, Kim Winter, Callie Schultz, Jenny Stewart, and Kelly Tracy.
Chapter 21. Embedding Culturally Responsive Learning Strategies in the Classroom; Ashley Carpenter.
Chapter 22. Developing Culturally Responsive Learning Environments in STEM Education; Frim Ampaw, Anne M. Hornak, Caitlin Hamstra, and Taylor Nelson.
Chapter 23. Do I Fit In? Cultivating Belonging, Mattering, and Community; R. Jason Lynch.
Epilogue: Where Do We Go From Here? Charmion B. Rush and R. Jason Lynch.
About the Authors.