Teaching for Inclusion: A Resource Book for NU Faculty.

Teaching and Learning Center, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 121 Benton Hall, Lincoln, NE 68588-0623 ($12). Tel: 402-472-3079. E-mail: [email protected]; Web site: http://www.unl.edu/teaching.

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American Indians; Asian American Students; Black Students; Civil Rights; College Faculty; College Students; Consciousness Raising; Cultural Awareness; Cultural Pluralism; Diversity (Faculty); Diversity (Student); Educational Policy; Enrollment Trends; Equal Education; Higher Education; Hispanic American Students; Homosexuality; Inclusive Schools; Learning Disabilities; Multicultural Education; Nontraditional Students; Physical Disabilities; Religious Differences; Sex Bias; Sex Discrimination; Sex Fairness; Teacher Attitudes; Teacher Student Relationship

This teaching manual helps college faculty understand how to work with diverse students in the classroom. An introductory section defines diversity, discusses teacher attitudes, and suggests where to begin. The 14 chapters are: (1) "Creating Inclusive Classrooms"; (2) "Selected Strategies for Teaching for Inclusion"; (3) "Gender"; (4) "Class in the Classroom"; (5) "African American Students"; (6) "Latino/Hispanic Students"; (7) "Native American Students"; (8) "Asian American Students"; (9) "European American Students"; (10) "International Students"; (11) "Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Students" (12) "Students with Diverse Religious Beliefs"; (13) "Students with Special Physical or Learning Disabilities"; and (14) "Nontraditional Students." The 15 appendixes include tables, lists, and data on: faculty and staff diversity; gender enrollment; minority enrollment; regional information; legal bases for multicultural education; policy goals for equal education; racial harassment; gender equity policy; discrimination and harassment policy; diversity scholarships; human rights and human diversity; campus resources on diversity list; and a university diversity videos catalog. An annotated bibliography is also included. (SM)

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