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Serving Diverse Students in Canadian Higher Education |
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Survey of a spectrum of non-traditional student groups enrolling in Canadian post-secondary education today.
In recent decades, the Canadian post-secondary education system has evolved to become more inclusive, now welcoming groups historically excluded from its many opportunities. Inviting the reader to explore the consequences of a rapidly changing student population, Serving Diverse Students in Canadian Higher Education presents new thinking about how education in general, and student services in particular, should be designed and delivered.
A follow-up to Donna Hardy Cox and C. Carney Strange’s Achieving Student Success (2010), this volume focuses on the best programs and practices in Canadian colleges and universities to improve the educational experiences of students who are Indigenous, people of colour, francophone, LGBTQQ, disabled, and adult learners, as well as international and first-generation students. Presenting findings obtained from both personal insight and relevant research, higher education practitioners and scholars from across the country detail the characteristics, concerns, and specific needs of each diverse group, to conclude that the success of these new students and the future of Canadian society depends on its post-secondary institutions’ capacities to acknowledge students’ differences, capitalize on their gifts, and accommodate them accordingly.
Exploring the enriching breadth of university communities, Serving Diverse Students in Canadian Higher Education focuses on a new paradigm of individual differences and student success.
A follow-up to Donna Hardy Cox and C. Carney Strange’s Achieving Student Success (2010), this volume focuses on the best programs and practices in Canadian colleges and universities to improve the educational experiences of students who are Indigenous, people of colour, francophone, LGBTQQ, disabled, and adult learners, as well as international and first-generation students. Presenting findings obtained from both personal insight and relevant research, higher education practitioners and scholars from across the country detail the characteristics, concerns, and specific needs of each diverse group, to conclude that the success of these new students and the future of Canadian society depends on its post-secondary institutions’ capacities to acknowledge students’ differences, capitalize on their gifts, and accommodate them accordingly.
Exploring the enriching breadth of university communities, Serving Diverse Students in Canadian Higher Education focuses on a new paradigm of individual differences and student success.
Details
304 Pages, 6 x 9
4 tables, 3 figures
ISBN 9780773547513
July 2016
Formats: Cloth, Paperback, eBook
“Serving Diverse Students in Canadian Higher Education not only brings the vital issue of inclusiveness to the surface but, more importantly, provides a practical perspective on how creating more inclusive and welcoming campuses across Canada can better serve different groups of students. The authors deserve congratulation for their successful coverage of the very complex issue of diversity and for showing how individual and cultural differences can contribute to the enrichment of Canadian universities. The practical advice offered in this book is invaluable for facilitating the success of diverse student communities as well as individuals who work with these communities.” Canadian Journal of Academic Librarianship
“This book provides a welcome review of the field from within the Canadian context. A cross-cutting issue which emerges in this book is the importance of recognizing the fluidity and complexities of identity. This book provides strategies that will be useful to administrators, student support personnel, and instructors across the range of post-secondary institutions.” Educational Review
“This book provides a welcome review of the field from within the Canadian context. A cross-cutting issue which emerges in this book is the importance of recognizing the fluidity and complexities of identity. This book provides strategies that will be useful to administrators, student support personnel, and instructors across the range of post-secondary institutions.” Educational Review
C. Carney Strange is professor emeritus in the Department of Higher Education and Student Affairs at Bowling Green State University.
Donna Hardy Cox is dean of the School of Social Work and a professor in the Faculty of Education at Memorial University of Newfoundland.
Donna Hardy Cox is dean of the School of Social Work and a professor in the Faculty of Education at Memorial University of Newfoundland.
Contents
Tables and Figures ix
Preface xi
SECTION ONE
1 Student Diversity in Canadian Higher Education 3
Donna Hardy Cox and C. Carney Strange
2 Theories of Diverse Student Success 13
C. Carney Strange
SECTION TWO
3 Aboriginal Student Success 25
Michelle Pidgeon
4 Serving Black Students 40
Susan McIntyre and Barb Hamilton-Hinch
5 Francophone Student Services 58
Chantal Joy and Louise Lewin
6 LGBTQQ Student Services 83
Amit Taneja
7 International Students 100
Tamara Leary, Keith Hotchkiss, and Alana Robb
8 Students with Disabilities 128
Joan Wolforth
9 Mature Adult Learners 145
Judith Potter
10 First-Generation Students 164
Tim Rahilly and Lisa Buckley
11 Navigating Group Rights in Diverse Campus Communities 188
Jim Delaney
SECTION THREE
12 Serving Diverse Students: A Conclusion 215
C. Carney Strange and Donna Hardy Cox
References 229
Contributors 269
Index 275
Tables and Figures ix
Preface xi
SECTION ONE
1 Student Diversity in Canadian Higher Education 3
Donna Hardy Cox and C. Carney Strange
2 Theories of Diverse Student Success 13
C. Carney Strange
SECTION TWO
3 Aboriginal Student Success 25
Michelle Pidgeon
4 Serving Black Students 40
Susan McIntyre and Barb Hamilton-Hinch
5 Francophone Student Services 58
Chantal Joy and Louise Lewin
6 LGBTQQ Student Services 83
Amit Taneja
7 International Students 100
Tamara Leary, Keith Hotchkiss, and Alana Robb
8 Students with Disabilities 128
Joan Wolforth
9 Mature Adult Learners 145
Judith Potter
10 First-Generation Students 164
Tim Rahilly and Lisa Buckley
11 Navigating Group Rights in Diverse Campus Communities 188
Jim Delaney
SECTION THREE
12 Serving Diverse Students: A Conclusion 215
C. Carney Strange and Donna Hardy Cox
References 229
Contributors 269
Index 275
