Fostering a Climate of Inclusion in the College Classroom

Description

This book examines inclusion teaching at the college and university level. It establishes the importance of the Humanities disciplines and the use of qualitative analysis as a means of understanding and encouraging democratic materials and classroom organization. The first section of the text provides two primers for those unfamiliar with pedagogical history and theory. These primers are designed to give basic information and sources for additional study. They trace pedagogical influences from foundationism, neoliberalism, conflict, and critical theories to critical race theory, Red pedagogy, and decolonization theories. The second half of the book focuses on strategies to assist those attempting classroom inclusion. These chapters are designed to assist with practical ways in which inclusion can be advanced as well as strategies to assist junior faculty in the navigation of the politics of inclusive education. Front Matter ....Pages i-viii Introduction (Lavonna L. Lovern)....Pages 1-11 Front Matter ....Pages 13-14 Pedagogical Primer (Lavonna L. Lovern)....Pages 15-32 Multiculturalism Primer (Lavonna L. Lovern)....Pages 33-53 Front Matter ....Pages 55-55 Making the Familiar Strange (Swan) (Lavonna L. Lovern)....Pages 57-71 Minorities’ Views and Minorities Viewed: Embracing Minorities in the Classroom and Visual Culture (Swan) (Lavonna L. Lovern)....Pages 73-90 Who’s on Top? Expanding What Counts as Legitimate Thought: A Philosophical Argument for the Inclusion of the Other (Lovern) (Lavonna L. Lovern)....Pages 91-106 Bridges of Understanding: Global Inclusion in Religious Studies (Lovern) (Lavonna L. Lovern)....Pages 107-118 Conclusion (Lavonna L. Lovern)....Pages 119-131 Back Matter ....Pages 133-137