Educating A Diverse Nation: Lessons From Minority-serving Institutions
by Marybeth Gasman /
2015 / English / PDF
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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),
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
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.
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.
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
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.
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.