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Promoting Diversity and Multicultural Training in Higher Education: Calling in Faculty

Promoting Diversity and Multicultural Training in Higher Education: Calling in Faculty
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Author(s): Alexander L. Hsieh (Alliant International University – Sacramento, USA)and Gita Seshadri (Alliant International University – Sacramento, USA)
Copyright: 2020
Pages: 20
Source title: Multicultural Instructional Design: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Information Resources Management Association (USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-9279-2.ch004

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Abstract

The educational system and academia reside at the core of most professional settings. The issues are that diversity and multicultural content and process continue to be taught in higher education but multicultural issues within programs are sometimes neglected. These concerns occur in and out of the classroom and can be a microcosm of biases in our society. This chapter seeks to promote diversity and multicultural training and discussion of microaggressions to infuse and build higher education programs to become more culturally competent both in content and process. The theoretical concepts are presented to offer a guideline and lens to perceive faculty training. Biases are explored as they pertain to our current state of higher education in both the structure and content. Instances of faculty training are given with case examples to highlight the training process and to promote an academic environment that is open to multicultural discussions and persistent on creating and maintaining safe space and time. Suggestions for future exploration and reading recommendations are made.

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