The Equity Myth: Racialization and Indigeneity at Canadian Universities

Autor/inn/en	Henry, Frances; Dua, Enakshi; James, Carl E.; Kobayashi, Audrey; Li, Peter; Ramos, Howard; Smith, Malinda S.
Titel	The Equity Myth: Racialization and Indigeneity at Canadian Universities
Quelle	(2017), (392 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
ISBN	978-0-7748-3488-9
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Higher Education; Colleges; Surveys; Interviews; College Faculty; Teacher Attitudes; Consciousness Raising; Teaching Conditions; Racial Bias; Equal Opportunities (Jobs); Minority Group Teachers; Indigenous Populations; Equal Education; Canada + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; College; Hochschule; Fachhochschule; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Fakultät; Lehrerverhalten; Bewusstseinsbildung; Lehrbedingungen; Unterrichtsbedingungen; Racial discrimination; Rassismus; Equal opportunity; Equal opportunities; Job; Jobs; Chancengleichheit; Beruf; Sinti und Roma; Kanada
Abstract	The university is often regarded as a bastion of liberal democracy where equity and diversity are promoted and racism does not exist. In reality, the university still excludes many people and is a site of racialization that is subtle, complex, and sophisticated. While some studies do point to the persistence of systemic barriers to equity and diversity in higher education, in-depth analyses of racism, racialization, and Indigeneity in the academy are more notable for their absence. "The Equity Myth" is the first comprehensive, data-based study of racialized and Indigenous faculty members' experiences in Canadian universities. Challenging the myth of equity in higher education, this book brings together leading scholars who scrutinize what universities have done and question the effectiveness of their equity programs. The authors draw on a rich body of survey data and interviews to examine the experiences of racialized faculty members across Canada who--despite diversity initiatives in their respective institutions--have yet to see changes in everyday working conditions. They also make important recommendations as to how universities can address racialization and fulfill the promise of equity in higher education. A landmark study on racism in Canadian universities, "The Equity Myth" shows how the goal of achieving equity in higher education has been consistently promised, but never realized for racialized and Indigenous faculty members. It further reveals that the policies and diversity initiatives undertaken so far have only served to deflect criticism of a system that is doing little to change itself. The book will appeal to anyone interested in the issue of equity within the university setting. This includes faculty members from many disciplines; administrators at all levels; students and graduate students; and people interested in equity issues outside of academia. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01