Unfinished Business

Race, Equity and Diversity in Library and Information Science Education
Herausgeber: Wheeler, Maurice

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

50 years ago, the Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court decision catalyzed the integration of schools. However, Wheeler provides compelling evidence that few, if any Library and Information Science programs were ever integrated.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury
• Seitenzahl: 214
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. Dezember 2004
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 355g
• ISBN-13: 9780810850453
• ISBN-10: 0810850451
• Artikelnr.: 21086952

Autorenporträt

Maurice B. Wheeler is Associate Professor at the School of Library and Information Sciences at the University of North Texas. He has been professionally active in the area of cultural diversity and leadership development for over 15 years.

Inhaltsangabe

Part 1 Foreword Part 2 Part I:Environmental and External Forces Chapter 3 1
and Its Effect on Libraries and Library and Information Science Education:
Mapping and Storytelling a Historical Journey Fifty Years in the Making
Chapter 4 2 Evolving Issues: Racism, Affirmative Action, and Diversity
Chapter 5 3 In Union There Is Strength: Library and Information Science
Educators and Librarians' Associations of Color Chapter 6 4 The ALA
Spectrum Initiative: A Student's View Chapter 7 5 Affirmative Action: The
Role of the LIS Dean Chapter 8 6 Race-Based Financial Aid: An Overview Part
9 Part II: Student Recruitment Chapter 10 7 Minority Student Recruitment in
LIS Education: New Profiles for Success Chapter 11 8 A Web Model of
Recruitment for LIS Doctoral Education: Weaving in Diversity Chapter 12 9
Creating Opportunities and Opening Doors: Recruiting and Mentoring Students
of Color Part 13 Part III: Faculty and Curriculum Issues Chapter 14 10 The
Effect of Technology on Library Education and Students at Risk Chapter 15
11 Curriculum Reform and Diversity Chapter 16 12 Communication and
Difficult Topics in LIS Education: Teaching and Learning about Diversity in
the Classroom Chapter 17 13 Faculty Development and Cultural Diversity in
Teaching: LIS Education's Last Frontier Part 18 Index Part 19 About the
Contributors