"What is your level of understanding of the many moral,
ideological, and political issues that student affairs educators
regularly encounter? What is your personal responsibility to
addressing these issues? What are the rationales behind your
decisions? What are the theoretical perspectives you might choose
and why? How do your responses compare with those of
colleagues?""Contested Issues in Student Affairs" augments
traditional introductory handbooks that focus on functional areas
(e.g., residence life, career services) and organizational issues.
It fills a void by addressing the social, educational and moral
concepts and concerns of student affairs work that transcend
content areas and administrative units, such as the tensions
between theory and practice, academic affairs and student affairs,
risk taking and failure; and such as issues of race, ethnicity,
sexual orientation, and spirituality. It places learning and social
justice at the epicenter of student affairs practice.The book
addresses these issues by asking 24 critical and contentious
questions that go to the heart of contemporary educational
practice. Intended equally for future student affairs educators in
graduate preparation programs, and as reading for professional
development workshops, it is designed to stimulate reflection and
prompt readers to clarify their own thinking and practice as they
confront the complexities of higher education.Student affairs
faculty, administrators, and graduate students here situate these
24 questions historically in the professional literature, present
background information and context, define key terms, summarize the
diverse ideological and theoretical responses to the questions,
make explicit their own perspectives and responses, discuss their
political implications, and set them in the context of the changing
nature of student affairs work. Each chapter is followed by a
response that offers additional perspectives and complications,
reminding readers of the ambiguity and complexity of many
situations.Each chapter concludes with a brief annotated
bibliography of seminal works that offer additional information on
the topic, as well as with a URL to a moderated blog site that
encourages further conversation on each topic and allows readers to
teach and learn from each other, and interact with colleagues
beyond their immediate campus. The website invites readers to post
blogs, respond to each other, and upload relevant resources. The
book aims to serve as a conversation starter to engage
professionals in on-going dialogue about these complex and enduring
challenges.Short ContentsThe 24 questions are organized into four
units.I. The Philosophical Foundations of Student Affairs in Higher
Education explores the implications and complications of student
affair educators placing learning at the epicenter of their
professional work. II. The Challenges of Promoting Learning and
Development explores the challenges associated with
learning-centered practice. III. Achieving Inclusive and Equitable
Learning Environments addresses crafting learning environments that
include students whose needs are often labeled special, or students
and/or student subcultures that are often marginalized and
encouraged to adapt to normalizing expectations. IV. Organizing
Student Affairs Practice for Learning and Social Justice addresses
the organizational and professional implications of placing
learning and social justice at the epicenter of student affairs
practice."
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