Stylus Publishing: 272 books
International Student Engagement
Strategies for Creating Inclusive, Connected, and Purposeful Campus Environments
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2015
This book responds to the growing calls to pay closer attention to the qualitative dimensions of international students’ experiences at U.S. colleges and universities. Outlining deep approaches to the academic and social integration of international students at U.S. colleges and universities, it describes...
Cultivating Social Justice Teachers
How Teacher Educators Have Helped Students Overcome Cognitive Bottlenecks and Learn Critical Social Justice Concepts
Language: English
Release Date: January 2, 2013
Frustrated by the challenge of opening teacher education students to a genuine understanding of the social justice concepts vital for creating an equitable learning environment?Do your students ever resist accepting that lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer people experience bias or oppression,...
Overcoming Educational Racism in the Community College
Creating Pathways to Success for Minority and Impoverished Student Populations
Language: English
Release Date: November 2, 2016
Overall, nearly half of all incoming community college students “drop-out” within twelve months of enrolling, with students of color and the economically disadvantaged faring far worse. Given the high proportion of underserved students these colleges enroll, the detrimental impact on their communities,...
White Women Getting Real About Race
Their Stories About What They Learned Teaching in Diverse Classrooms
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2013
“The women writing the chapters of this volume are so different, one from the other, so intricate in their knowledge and understanding, and so open in describing their failures and mistakes, that they present us with a panoply of experiences. And from this panoply we take a selection of lessons learned....
by Michael Gecan, Maria Avila
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2017
Maria Avila presents a personal account of how, from her experience as a teenager working in a factory in Ciudad Juarez, she got involved in community organizing and how she has since applied its distinctive practices to civic engagement in higher education. Her premise is that community organizing can...
Place-Based Community Engagement in Higher Education
A Strategy to Transform Universities and Communities
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2018
While an increasing number of universities have or are committed to engaging their campuses in their surrounding communities, many recognize they lack the strategic focus and resources to maximize and sustain their impact on those communities. Place-based community engagement provides a powerful way...
Understanding and Promoting Transformative Learning
A Guide to Theory and Practice
Language: English
Release Date: June 13, 2016
The third edition of Patricia Cranton’s Understanding and Promoting Transformative Learning brings a wealth of new insight from the tremendous growth in the field during the decade since the previous edition. As in the previous editions, the book helps adult educators understand what transformative...
Latinas in the Workplace
An Emerging Leadership Force
Language: English
Release Date: February 27, 2012
Journeys to Leadership SeriesThis series is about successful women who have reached the pinnacle of their careers. It features stories about extraordinary women who have found paths to success—whether it is leading a college or university or becoming successful scholars in science and engineering or...
Authoring Your Life
Developing Your INTERNAL VOICE to Navigate Life’s Challenges
Language: English
Release Date: September 18, 2017
Who am I? What do I want in relationships? How do I know what to believe? How do I manage the stresses of living?This is a guide to addressing life’s challenges and competing demands. It will help you to reflect on the problems and setbacks you encounter to discover your own voice, uncover your authentic...
Multiculturalism on Campus
Theory, Models, and Practices for Understanding Diversity and Creating Inclusion
Language: English
Release Date: February 27, 2012
BESTSELLER"One of the unique features of the text that set it apart from others is the use of theory throughout the chapters. A number of the foundational stduent development theories do not take into consideration persepectives from diverse populations. Thus, there is a need for research that examines...
Leading Assessment for Student Success
Ten Tenets That Change Culture and Practice in Student Affairs
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2015
While both committed to providing effective programs and services that help students succeed in college and beyond, and aware of the increasing demands from internal and external stakeholders that every dollar spent benefits students and contributes to the mission of higher education, student affairs...
Measuring Noncognitive Variables
Improving Admissions, Success and Retention for Underrepresented Students
Language: English
Release Date: March 31, 2017
Measuring Noncognitive Variables: Improving Admissions, Success, and Retention for Underrepresented Students is written for admissions professionals, counselors, faculty and advisers who admit, teach, or work with students during the admissions process and post-enrollment period. It brings together theory,...
Educating about Religious Diversity and Interfaith Engagement
A Handbook for Student Affairs
Language: English
Release Date: February 26, 2019
This book arises out of a recognition that student affairs professionals have little preparation or guidance in dealing with matters of spirituality, religion, secularity, and interfaith work at a time of greater diversity in students’ beliefs and, from a broad recognition, that there is a need...
Difficult Subjects
Insights and Strategies for Teaching about Race, Sexuality, and Gender
Language: English
Release Date: May 31, 2018
Difficult Subjects: Insights and Strategies for Teaching about Race, Sexuality and Gender is a collection of essays from scholars across disciplines, institutions, and ranks that offers diverse and multi-faceted approaches to teaching about subjects that prove both challenging and often uncomfortable...