A Post-Secondary Writing Bridge Program for Incarcerated Learners

2022 ◽  
pp. 227-242
Author(s):  
Chiara Benetollo
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Social Justice ◽  
Learning Technology ◽  
College Level ◽  
Writing Program ◽  
Post Secondary ◽  
Bridge Program ◽  
Secondary Writing ◽  
Volunteer Tutors

This chapter discusses a College Bridge Writing Program piloted by the Petey Greene Program inside the Washington D.C. Department of Corrections (DOC) Jail. The program is designed to foster racial and social justice by addressing some of the barriers that prevent incarcerated students from accessing higher education, from succeeding in college-level courses, and more generally, from finding meaningful employment. After providing an overview of the structure and the objectives of the course, the author focuses on the challenges posed by the pandemic and on two of the main features that contributed to the success of the program – the use of learning technology and the role of volunteer tutors, who provided one-on-one support to incarcerated students.

scholarly journals Online Higher Education: Beyond the Hype Cycle

2015 ◽  
Vol 29 (4) ◽  
pp. 135-154 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael S. McPherson ◽  
Lawrence S. Bacow
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Online Education ◽  
Flipped Classroom ◽  
College Level ◽  
Hype Cycle ◽  
Online Higher Education ◽  
Faculty And Administrators ◽  
Selective Schools ◽  
Start Ups

When two Silicon Valley start-ups, Coursera and Udacity, embarked in 2012 on a bold effort to supply college-level courses for free over the Internet to learners worldwide, the notion of the Massively Open Online Course (MOOC) captured the nation's attention. Although MOOCs are an interesting experiment with a role to play in the future of higher education, they are a surprisingly small part of the online higher education scene. We believe that online education, at least online education that begins to take full advantage of the interactivity offered by the web, is still in its infancy. We begin by sketching out the several faces of online learning—asynchronous, partially asynchronous, the flipped classroom, and others—as well as how the use of online education differs across the spectrum of higher education. We consider how the growth of online education will affect cost and convenience, student learning, and the role of faculty and administrators. We argue that spread of online education through higher education is likely to be slower than many commenters expect. We hope that online education will bring substantial benefits. But less-attractive outcomes are also possible if, for instance, legislators use the existence of online education as an excuse for sharp cuts in higher education budgets that lead to lower-quality education for many students, at the same time that richer, more-selective schools are using online education as one more weapon in the arms race dynamic that is driving costs higher.

The Role of University Leadership in Advocating Social Justice in South African Higher Education

2021 ◽  
pp. 1527-1544
Author(s):  
Naziema Begum Jappie
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
South Africa ◽  
Social Justice ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Black Population ◽  
Governance System ◽  
Role Players ◽  
New Democracy ◽  
South African Higher Education

Higher education institutions in South Africa are undergoing remarkable changes. Traditionally, universities have been governed on a scholastic, academic, and research basis. This promoted an authoritarian and autonomous governance system, which clearly justified separate education under apartheid. The new democracy in South Africa vowed to change the system to ensure equity, diversity, and justice in education. Universities had to transform to benefit the underprivileged, disadvantaged, Black population of the country. This resulted in universities having to conduct their activities in a corporate style and, as such, required a commitment by all stakeholders to succeed. University leaderships are important role players who are pivotal in ensuring that social justice prevails. This chapter will investigate the role of leadership in shaping vision and mission in addition, ensuring policy implementation at the various higher education institutions.

Race for Social Justice in Higher Education

2022 ◽  
pp. 138-156
Author(s):  
Bryan Q. Patterson
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
United States ◽  
Social Justice ◽  
High Education ◽  
Mission Statements ◽  
Colleges And Universities ◽  
Systematic Change ◽  
Institutions Of Higher Education ◽  
New Model

In the last decade, there has been a greater focus on social justice concerns in United States. These concerns include addressing situations of racism, microaggressions, and racial injustices. As a result of these concerns, the need for social justice has become more apparent for institutions of higher education to adjust and rethink how they become more inclusive and provide more equitable opportunities for all stakeholders. Institutions of higher education are being pushed into unfamiliar territory, and the role of academics and high education institutions will need to be redefined in a new model of true systematic change and policy overhaul. How do institutions of higher education (colleges and universities) become more accountable in reshaping their purpose and mission statements through the lens of social justice and inclusivity? This chapter will generate insights and illuminate ongoing institutional conversations regarding the successful adoption of social justice frameworks and practices in the foundations of higher education.

The Erosion of Critical Thinking Development in Post-Secondary Education

2015 ◽  
pp. 68-96
Author(s):  
Michael Robert Hepner
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Development Strategies ◽  
Critical Thinking Skills ◽  
Assessment Instruments ◽  
College Level ◽  
Post Secondary ◽  
History Of ◽  
Definition Of

A quick look at virtually any list of college-level learning outcomes will almost certainly uncover the desire to develop critical thinking skills. While prioritizing the development of critical thinking skills on campuses nationwide is a noble cause, issues quickly arise because the definition of critical thinking varies widely amongst the different disciplines, so this chapter provides a history of the idea of critical thinking in higher education, as well as various critical thinking development strategies and assessment instruments. This chapter also outlines the need for the academe to move from simply mentioning the development of critical thinking skills in various institutional documents to prioritizing such skills through the return of liberal education.

From Crisis to Vision

2022 ◽  
pp. 29-44
Author(s):  
Alan Bruce
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Social Justice ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
External Environment ◽  
Global Learning ◽  
Learning Models ◽  
Human Needs ◽  
International Perspectives ◽  
Justice Model

Higher education now faces the critical role of partnerships, linkage, and strategic joint ventures to achieve shared goals in a transformed external environment. This environment is itself shaped not only by the pressures of neo-liberal competition, but by a set of crises emerging from the contradictions that is producing greater levels of inequity and social division. It is in this context that the chapter evaluates the importance of global learning as a critical tool to understand, engage with, and potentially transform a globalized socio-economic environment and engage proactively with existing multiple crises. Academics and educators are now intimately connected to the need to articulate and demonstrate globalized learning models and reflective practice founded on explicitly international perspectives. Given the urgency, internationalization alone is insufficient to achieve transformation. A re-appropriation of purpose and values is also required within an emancipatory and social justice model that asserts human needs, not corporate efficiency.

scholarly journals Examining the Intersection of Race, Gender, Class, and Age on Post-Secondary Education and Career Trajectories of Refugees

Refuge ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 34 (2) ◽  
pp. 113-123 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jaswant Kaur Bajwa ◽  
Mulugeta Abai ◽  
Sean Kidd ◽  
Sidonia Couto ◽  
Aytak Akbari-Dibavar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Sense Of Belonging ◽  
Comparative Method ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Structural Racism ◽  
Post Secondary ◽  
Career Trajectories ◽  
Constant Comparative Method ◽  
Interview Guide

This study examines the role of demographics on education and career trajectories of refugees’ in Canada from an intersectional perspective. It implemented a 14-week unique educational program that was completed by a total of 41 refugees’, over two cohorts with the goal to overcome barriers, bridge gaps and facilitate their transition into higher education. The data collected using semi-structured interview guide was analyzed using a constant comparative method. The findings suggest that a supportive educational model that promotes safety, sense of belonging and empowerment are critical to combat the structural racism, sexism and other discriminatory factors in accessing higher education.

scholarly journals The Constant of Change: Remaining Relevant in 21st Century Higher Education

2021 ◽  
pp. 221-226
Author(s):  
Mandla S. Makhanya
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Social Justice ◽  
21St Century ◽  
New Normal ◽  
Value Of Knowledge ◽  
Current State ◽  
Scientific Innovation ◽  
Role Players ◽  
The University

AbstractWhile the old Heraclitan adage: “The only constant in life is change” remains true, it is the scale and impact of that change that distinguishes the routine from the radical, and the evolution from the revolution. This difference is captured succinctly by Palinkas who asserts:“Change uses external influences to modify actions, but transformation modifies beliefs so actions become natural and thereby achieve the desired result ” (Palinkas 2013). Higher education, in its current state of disruption, is forcing us to revisit everything that we know and believe about education, in pursuit of its continued relevance and sustainability as a “new normal”. Key contributors to the state of disruption are fundamental and influential shifts in geo-socio-economic and political practices, rampant technological and scientific innovation, a multiplicity of role players, many of whom reside outside of the traditional higher education sphere, changing views on the nature and value of knowledge and the role of the university, and compelling contextual realities such as the need (and demands) for equity, social justice and redress.

scholarly journals The Role of University Crown Foundations in Higher Education Policy: A Cross-Canada Study (1984–1998)

2019 ◽  
Vol 49 (3) ◽  
pp. 1-12
Author(s):  
Jacqueline Thomarat
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Higher Education Policy ◽  
Document Analysis ◽  
Tax Incentives ◽  
Policy Entrepreneurs ◽  
Post Secondary Education ◽  
Policy Entrepreneurship ◽  
Post Secondary ◽  
Policy Engagement

This qualitative case investigation considers the historical, inter-provincial proliferation of university Crown foundations across Canada from 1984 to 1998. From the findings of over 40 interviews conducted between 2014 and 2017 and document analysis, this study uses a conceptual framework of policy entrepreneurship and institutionalism to provide evidence of Crown foundations’ policy engagement in post-secondary education and fiscal policy in Canada. The efforts to increase the availability of tax incentives to the system by policy entrepreneurs increased resources available to Canadian university Crown foundations, although the advantage to universities was only temporary.

scholarly journals The role of language in processes of internationalization: Considering linguistic heterogeneity and voices from within and out in two diverse contexts in Ontario

2013 ◽  
Vol 41 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Julie Byrd Clark ◽  
Eve Haque ◽  
Sylvie Lamoureux
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
International Education ◽  
Adult Students ◽  
Access To Higher Education ◽  
Conceptual Approach ◽  
Post Secondary ◽  
Canadian Higher Education ◽  
The Social ◽  
Immigrant Language

This multi-voiced paper considers the role of language and linguistic heterogeneity in relation to larger discourses and processes of internationalization and globalization in Canadian higher education by examining two particular educational contexts in Ontario: newly arrived adult students participating in Immigrant language training programs; and Franco-Ontarian students transitioning to post-secondary schools and gaining access to higher education. The authors argue for a multidimensional conceptual approach to theorizing internationalization; one that takes into account the significance of language from the global, transnational and local levels of the social world whereby linguistic heterogeneity is viewed as the “norm” and one that allows for a broader and deeper engagement when considering what international education might mean for citizenship, integration, and linguistic minorities in Canada.

scholarly journals Jesuits and Social Justice

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 651-675
Author(s):  
Daniel Cosacchi
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Social Justice ◽  
Society Of Jesus ◽  
Broad Term ◽  
History Of ◽  
Role Of Women ◽  
Plowshares Movement ◽  
Personal Interests ◽  
Homeboy Industries

This article examines the history of social justice ministries within the Society of Jesus. Despite the fact that the term is fraught by a great disagreement both about its meaning and its place within Jesuit apostolates, successive Jesuit general congregations have upheld its importance over the last five decades. Even though what we now consider to be social justice has been a part of Jesuit life since the order’s founding, this paper primarily considers the period 1974–present, so as to coincide with GC 32 (1974–75). Social justice has taken many forms, based both on geography and personal interests of the particular Jesuit in question. The broad term covers issues such as the Jesuit Refugee Service, the Plowshares Movement, justice in higher education, and Homeboy Industries. Finally, the paper concludes by considering two growing edges for the order regarding social justice: the role of women in Jesuit apostolates, and the ecological question.

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