Student Engagement in Higher Education: Theoretical Perspectives and Practical Approaches for Diverse Populations
Abstract
STUDENT ENGAGEMENT IN HIGHER EDUCATION is an important volume that fills a longstanding void in the higher education and student affairs literature. The editors and authors make clear that diverse populations of students experience college differently and encounter group-specific barriers to success. Informed by relevant theories, each chapter focuses on a different population for whom research confirms that engagement and connectivity to the college experience are problematic, including: low-income students, racial/ethnic minorities, students with disabilities, LGBT students, and several others. The forward-thinking practical ideas offered throughout the book are based on the 41 contributors’ more than 540 cumulative years of full-time work experience in various capacities at two-year and four-year institutions of higher education. Faculty and administrators will undoubtedly find this book complete with fresh strategies to reverse problematic engagement trends among various college student populations.
PRAISE FOR THIS BOOK:
Maya Angelou once wrote, “You did the best you could with what you knew. And when you knew better, you did better.” This important book will enable educators and administrators to know better, and hopefully compel them to do better in transforming college campuses into places where all students are supported — JIM LARIMORE, Dean of Students, Swarthmore College
Harper and Quaye have assembled a useful book that seriously considers both the theories driving and practices relevant to student engagement.Their fresh insights paint a more nuanced understanding of engagement, which can potentially improve institutional capacity to engage diverse student populations in more deliberate and culturally responsive ways — MITCHELL J. CHANG, Professor, Higher Education and Organizational Change, UCLA
This book engages readers from the Foreword to the Afterword. Any professional on a college or university campus could find something in this book that helps them better understand how to contribute to the success of diverse populations — GWENDOLYN JORDAN DUNGY, Executive Director, National Association of Student Personnel Administrators
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http://www.routledge.com/books/Student-Engagement-in-Higher-Education-isbn9780415988513
TABLE OF CONTENTS:
FOREWORD
Estela Mara Bensimon
Chapter 1
BEYOND SAMENESS, WITH ENGAGEMENT AND OUTCOMES FOR ALL: AN INTRODUCTION
Shaun R. Harper and Stephen John Quaye
Chapter 2
INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS AT FOUR-YEAR INSTITUTIONS: DEVELOPMENTAL NEEDS, ISSUES, AND STRATEGIES
Gregory Anderson, Karen Carmichael, Todd J. Harper, and Tzufang Huang
Chapter 3
BEYOND ACCOMMODATION: REMOVING BARRIERS TO ACADEMIC AND SOCIAL ENGAGEMENT FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES
Andrew H. Nichols and Stephen John Quaye
Chapter 4
FOSTERING SAFE, ENGAGING CAMPUSES FOR LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENDER, AND QUESTIONING STUDENTS
Leah Schueler, Jeffrey Hoffman, and Elizabeth Peterson
Chapter 5
CREATING WELCOMING CAMPUS ENVIRONMENTS FOR STUDENTS FROM MINORITY RELIGIOUS GROUPS
Caitlin J. Mahaffey and Scott A. Smith
Chapter 6
GENDER-SPECIFIC APPROACHES TO ENHANCING IDENTITY DEVELOPMENT AMONG UNDERGRADUATE WOMEN AND MEN
Frank Harris III and Jaime Lester
Chapter 7
ENVIRONMENTAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL APPROACHES TO SUPPORTING WOMEN'S SUCCESS IN STEM FIELDS
Candace Rypisi, Lindsey Malcom, and Helen Kim
Chapter 8
INSTITUTIONAL SERIOUSNESS CONCERNING BLACK MALE STUDENT ENGAGEMENT: NECESSARY CONDITIONS AND COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIPS
Shaun R. Harper
Chapter 9
ENGAGING RACIAL/ETHNIC MINORITY STUDENTS IN PREDOMINANTLY WHITE CLASSROOM ENVIRONMENTS
Stephen John Quaye, Tracy Poon Tambascia, and Rameen Ahmadi Talesh
Chapter 10
ENGAGING RACIAL/ETHNIC MINORITY STUDENTS IN OUT-OF-CLASS ACTIVITIES ON PREDOMINANTLY WHITE CAMPUSES
Viannda M. Hawkins and Heather Larabee
Chapter 11
ENGAGING WHITE STUDENTS IN A MULTICULTURAL CAMPUS: DEVELOPMENTAL NEEDS AND INSTITUTIONAL CHALLENGES
Margaret W. Sallee, Moreen E. Logan, Susan Sims, and W. Paul Harrington
Chapter 12
MEETING THE NEEDS OF COMMUTER, PART-TIME, TRANSFER, AND RETURNING STUDENTS
Scott C. Silverman, Sarvenaz Aliabadi, and Michelle R. Stiles
Chapter 13
CREATING A PIPELINE TO ENGAGE LOW-INCOME, FIRST-GENERATION COLLEGE STUDENTS
Jarrett Gupton, Cristina Castelo-Rodríguez, David Angel Martínez, and Imelda Quintanar
Chapter 14
IMPROVING TRANSFER TRAJECTORIES FOR FIRST-YEAR, FIRST-GENERATION, MINORITY COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENTS
Ramona Barrio-Sotillo, Kaneesha Miller, Kuro Nagasaka, and Tony Arguelles
Chapter 15
REDEFINING CHAMPIONSHIP IN COLLEGE SPORTS: ENHACING OUTCOMES AND INCREASEING STUDENT-ATHLETE ENGAGEMENT
Brandon E. Martin
Chapter 16
THE CHANGING ACADEMY: DEVELOPMENTAL APPROACHES TO ENGAGING EMERGING POPULATIONS IN HIGHER EDUCATION
Kenechukwu (K.C.) Mmeje, Christopher B. Newman, Dennis A. Kramer II, and Mark A. Pearson
AFTERWORD
George D. Kuh
Suggested Citation
Harper, S. R., & Quaye, S. J. (Eds.). (2009). Student engagement in higher education: Theoretical perspectives and practical approaches for diverse populations. New York: Routledge.