Stylus Publishing imprint: 272 books

Race, Equity, and the Learning Environment

The Global Relevance of Critical and Inclusive Pedagogies in Higher Education

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Language: English
Release Date: May 31, 2016

At a time of impending demographic shifts, faculty and administrators in higher education around the world are becoming aware of the need to address the systemic practices and barriers that contribute to inequitable educational outcomes of racially and ethnically diverse students. Focusing...

Provost

Experiences, Reflections and Advice From a Former "Number Two" on Campus

by Larry A. Nielsen
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2013

A guide to the inner workings of our universities, and the roles and responsibilities of the Provost position"Nielsen’s years on the faculty and in positions of Department Head, Director, Dean, and Provost provide him a depth of knowledge and special insights about the inner workings of the academy...

Disrupting the Culture of Silence

Confronting Gender Inequality and Making Change in Higher Education

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Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2015

What do women academics classify as challenging, inequitable, or “hostile” work environments and experiences? How do these vary by women’s race/ethnicity, rank, sexual orientation, or other social locations?How do academic cultures and organizational structures work independently and in tandem...

On Becoming a Scholar

Socialization and Development in Doctoral Education

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Language: English
Release Date: March 12, 2012

“This book brings together the work of an impressive group of scholars to highlight, synthesize, and reflect on key research and findings concerning the process through which doctoral students become scholars. It opens the door for new theoretical perspectives to explain and guide the process as well...

Men of Color in Higher Education

New Foundations for Developing Models for Success

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Language: English
Release Date: April 17, 2014

“Men of Color in Higher Education embraces asset-based models like the one developed at UMBC – and it holds practitioners accountable for being precise about what we mean when we talk about improving student success and providing better support for students of color. Whether examining the outcomes...
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Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2016

This exciting new text examines one of the most important and yet elusive terms in higher education and society: What do we mean when we talk in a serious way about “diversity”? A distinguished group of diversity scholars explore the latest discourse on diversity and how it is reflected in research...

Designing Transformative Multicultural Initiatives

Theoretical Foundations, Practical Applications, and Facilitator Considerations

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Language: English
Release Date: July 23, 2015

Higher education is facing a perfect storm as it contends with changing demographics, shrinking budgets and concerns about access and cost, while underrepresented groups are voicing dissatisfaction with campus climate and demanding changes to structural inequities.This book argues that colleges and universities...

From Brain to Mind

Using Neuroscience to Guide Change in Education

by James E. Zull
Language: English
Release Date: February 27, 2012

"From Brain to Mind challenges educators to see what children learn from the perspective of neuroscience, and to see what this perspective provides educators.... The metacognition Zull advocates should lead the reader to work through the chapters and come up with ideas about or approaches to education....

Alternative Pathways to the Baccalaureate

Do Community Colleges Offer a Viable Solution to the Nation's Knowledge Deficit?

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Language: English
Release Date: April 2, 2013

“This book does an excellent job of tracing the history of the movement and where it stands today. It discusses the political context when these discussions happen in states and the education implications when institutions take on this additional mission. This book may or may not convert those who...
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Language: English
Release Date: January 28, 2016

Latino males are effectively vanishing from the American higher education pipeline. Even as the number of Latinas/os attending college has actually increased steadily over the last few decades, the proportional representation of Latino males continues to slide relative to their Latina female counterparts....

Envisioning Public Scholarship for Our Time

Models for Higher Education Researchers

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Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2018

This book proposes a new paradigm of public scholarship for our time, one that shifts from the notion of the public intellectual to the model of the engaged scholar. The editors’ premise is that the work of public scholarship should be driven by a commitment to supporting a diverse democracy...

Development and Assessment of Self-Authorship

Exploring the Concept Across Cultures

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Language: English
Release Date: March 12, 2012

This book brings together new scholarship that expands and refines the concept of self-authorship across cultures. It adopts a constructive-developmental approach to self-evolution that emphasizes the interaction of personal characteristics and contextual influences on individuals’ construction of...

Powerful Learning Communities

A Guide to Developing Student, Faculty, and Professional Learning Communities to Improve Student Success and Organizational Effectiveness

by Oscar T. Lenning, Denise M. Hill, Kevin P. Saunders
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2013

“Oscar Lenning and his colleagues have produced a landmark scholarly and policy statement on effective learning communities. It should be read by every faculty member and administrator in postsecondary education who is concerned with maximizing the developmental potential of this powerful educational...

Color by Number

Understanding Racism Through Facts and Stats on Children

by Art Munin
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2013

"For those who haven't given much thought to race matters, this volume could serve as an inoculation against the twisted political siren song of the far-right, providing sufficient knowledge so as to weaken the appeal of those who would manipulate their racial fears, anxieties and insecurities, or try...
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