Witham, K., Malcom-Piqueux, L.E., Dowd, A.C., and Bensimon, E.M. (2015). America's Unmet Promise: The Imperative for Equity in Higher Education. Washington, D.C. AAC&U.
Gloria Ladson-Billings. From the Achievement Gap to the Education Debt: Understanding Achievement in U.S. Schools.
Educational researcher, 2006-10-01, Vol.35 (7), p.3-12
Espinosa, L.L. et al., 2019. Race and Ethnicity in Higher Education: A Status Report. Washington, D.C. American Council on Education.
Selected Books
The Aims of Higher Education: Problems of Morality and Justice by Michael McPherson (Editor); Harry Brighouse (Editor)In this book, philosopher Harry Brighouse and Spencer Foundation president Michael McPherson bring together leading philosophers to think about some of the most fundamental questions that higher education faces. Looking beyond the din of arguments over how universities should be financed, how they should be run, and what their contributions to the economy are, the contributors to this volume set their sights on higher issues: ones of moral and political value. The result is an accessible clarification of the crucial concepts and goals we so often skip over--even as they underlie our educational policies and practices. The contributors tackle the biggest questions in higher education: What are the proper aims of the university? What role do the liberal arts play in fulfilling those aims? What is the justification for the humanities? How should we conceive of critical reflection, and how should we teach it to our students? How should professors approach their intellectual relationship with students, both in social interaction and through curriculum? What obligations do elite institutions have to correct for their historical role in racial and social inequality? And, perhaps most important of all: How can the university serve as a model of justice? The result is a refreshingly thoughtful approach to higher education and what it can, and should, be doing.
Call Number: Not owned by ISU Library; use Interlibrary Loan
ISBN: 9780982785096
Publication Date: 2013-06-06
High-Impact Educational Practices: what they are, who has access to them, and why they matter by George D. KuhThis publication¿the latest report from AAC&U¿s Liberal Education and America¿s Promise (LEAP) initiative¿defines a set of educational practices that research has demonstrated have a significant impact on student success. Author George Kuh presents data from the National Survey of Student Engagement about these practices and explains why they benefit all students, but also seem to benefit underserved students even more than their more advantaged peers. The report also presents data that show definitively that underserved students are the least likely students, on average, to have access to these practices.