ABSTRACT

This volume provides insights into the teaching and learning practices and experiences of diversity educators and their students. College-level teachers from such disciplines as biology, social work, sex education, communication, political science, English literature, and criminology share their general philosophy of teaching and the challenges they face in the classroom. This unique book integrates compelling letters from former students within each teacher’s chapter. These narratives provide insightful observations about diversity lessons learned while in class–and how classroom experiences have transferred to these former students’ professional and personal lives.This book will be useful to college teachers who currently teach courses with a diversity-focused content, or who plan to incorporate diversity content within an existing course. Directors of teaching and learning centers, coordinators of doctoral programs and TA centers will also find helpful information and insights about pedagogy, process, and learning outcomes.

part Two|219 pages

Teachers and Students: Lessons Taught, Lessons Learned

chapter 5|23 pages

Literature, Self-Discovery, and Identity

Cultural Difference and Its Impact on Black Students' Language Engagement

chapter 7|25 pages

Intercultural Competence

From the Classroom to the "Real World" and Back Again

chapter 9|26 pages

Bridging the Transgenerational Gaps between Diversity and Justice

Personal, Professional, and Pedagogical Insights from Courses on Race, Diversity, and Crime

chapter 10|16 pages

Dialogue, Reflection, and Critical Analysis

Self/Other Crossing Ideological Borders

chapter 12|13 pages

Letter From the Editors

Moving Toward Best Practices in Teaching Diversity

part Three|19 pages

Resources

chapter |17 pages

Resources