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Educating a Diverse Nation - Lessons from Minority-Serving Institutions (Paperback)
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Educating a Diverse Nation - Lessons from Minority-Serving Institutions (Paperback)
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In an increasingly diverse United States, minority and low-income
students of all ages struggle to fit into mainstream colleges and
universities that cater predominantly to middle-income and affluent
white students fresh out of high school. Anchored in a study
conducted at twelve minority-serving institutions (MSIs), Educating
a Diverse Nation turns a spotlight on the challenges facing
nontraditional college students and highlights innovative programs
and practices that are advancing students' persistence and
learning. Clifton Conrad and Marybeth Gasman offer an on-the-ground
perspective of life at MSIs. Speaking for themselves, some students
describe the stress of balancing tuition with the need to support
families. Others express their concerns about not being adequately
prepared for college-level work. And more than a few reveal doubts
about the relevance of college for their future. The authors
visited the four main types of MSIs-historically black colleges and
universities, tribal colleges and universities, Hispanic-serving
institutions, and Asian American and Native American Pacific
Islander-serving institutions-to identify strategies for empowering
nontraditional students to succeed in college despite these
obstacles. Educating a Diverse Nation illuminates such initiatives
as collaborative learning, culturally relevant educational
programs, blurring the roles of faculty, staff, and students,
peer-led team learning, and real-world problem solving. It shows
how these innovations engage students and foster the knowledge,
skills, and habits they need to become self-sustaining in college
and beyond, as well as valuable contributors to society.
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