Education Reform & Improvement

Guides and materials to help you engage students and the community about education issues. The following are categorized based on appropriateness for K-12 or higher education.

K-12 Education
Higher Education

K-12 Education - Guides to Dialogue & Deliberation

Building Strong Neighborhoods: A Study Circle Guide for Public Dialogue and Community Problem Solving

1998. Study Circles Resource Center (SCRC).

A four-session discussion guide on many important neighborhood issues including: race and other kinds of differences; young people and families; safety and community-police relations; homes, housing and beautification; jobs and neighborhood economy; and schools. $5.00. Download for free at www.studycircles.org/pages/pub.html or complete the order form at www.studycircles.org/pdf/orderform.pdf.

Contested Values: Tug-Of-War In The School Yard

1994. National Issues Forums.

America's public schools, which have been the principal means of transmitting common values from one generation to the next, have become battlefields. At issue are fundamental differences about moral authority, family life, sexual expression, and how to live together despite our differences. This nonpartisan guide is used for citizen deliberations in National Issues Forums. $3.90 (or download free at www.nifi.org). Order from Kendall Hunt Publishing at 800-228-0810 or use the order form at www.kendallhunt.com/order/index.html.

Dialogue: Turning Controversy into Community

Benson, Jeffrey, and Rachel Poliner. Educators for Social Responsibility.

This curriculum helps secondary students develop an image of dialogue and the skills to participate in dialogue by engaging in a case study of a school and town caught in a polarizing controversy. The curriculum includes connections to literature and social studies, is well-suited for English or history teachers, as well as student government or debate team advisors. Available at www.esrnational.org.

Education: How Can Schools and Communities Work Together to Meet the Challenge? A Guide for Involving Community Members in Public Dialogue and Problem Solving

1995. Study Circles Resource Center (SCRC).

A multiple-session discussion guide examining the challenges schools face and the ways in which citizens and educators can improve education. $5.00. Download for free at www.studycircles.org/pages/pub.html or complete the order form at www.studycircles.org/pdf/orderform.pdf.

Education: How Do We Get The Results We Want?

National Issues Forums.

This booklet bypasses the familiar arguments about how to reform our schools, to focus on who can most effectively bring about the educational results we want. This nonpartisan guide is used for citizen deliberations in National Issues Forums. $3.90 (or download free at www.nifi.org). Order from Kendall Hunt Publishing at 800-228-0810 or use the order form at www.kendallhunt.com/order/index.html.

Hard Talk: Connecting Education with Our Community

Kettering Foundation.

This workbook outlines a four-step process that can help citizen groups explore how education relates to what they really want for their communities. The process is designed to lead to a new way of thinking and talking about education. Order this free 8-page workbook from Ruffolo by emailing or calling 1-800-600-4060.

Helping Every Student Succeed: Schools and Communities Working Together

2002. Study Circles Resource Center (SCRC).

A four-session discussion guide to help schools and communities improve academic achievement for all students. $5.00. Download for free at www.studycircles.org/pages/pub.html or complete the order form at www.studycircles.org/pdf/orderform.pdf.

Public Engagement and Small Schools Conversation Guide

2002. Prepared by The Harwood Institute for the KnowledgeWorks Foundation.

A workbook for public school systems to help develop meaningful dialogue with their communities around the issue of smaller schools. Order at www.theharwoodinstitute.org.

Public Schools: Are They Making the Grade?

1999. National Issues Forums.

Most Americans say children are not learning enough in public schools. Is there a way to fix the schools? As with other NIF issue books, this one provides an overview of the issue and, to promote public deliberation, outlines several perspectives, or choices. $3.90 (or download free at www.nifi.org). Order from Kendall Hunt Publishing at 800-228-0810 or use the order form at www.kendallhunt.com/order/index.html.

Youth Issues, Youth Voices: A Guide for Engaging Youth and Adults in Public Dialogue and Problem Solving

1996. Study Circles Resource Center (SCRC).

A multiple-session discussion guide to help young people and adults address the community issues which involve and impact them. $5.00. Download for free at www.studycircles.org/pages/pub.html or complete the order form at www.studycircles.org/pdf/orderform.pdf.

K-12 Education - Additional Resources

Active Citizenship: Empowering America's Youth

John Minkler. 1998.

This curriculum introduces students to the knowledge, skills, and values of responsible citizenship in the context of analyzing and solving real school and community problems. Contains 17 lessons with extensions including a group project in which students identify a real political problem, research related issues, and propose a solution. $38.00. Order at the Educators for Social Responsibility online store, at http://esrnational.org/Merchant2/merchant.mvc.

Adventures in Peacemaking: A Conflict Resolution Guide for School-Age Programs

William J. Kreidler and Lisa Furlong. 1996. Educators for Social Responsibility.

Designed to meet the unique needs of afterschool programs, camps, and recreation centers, this guide contains hundreds of hands-on, engaging activities that teach basic conflict resolution skills through cooperative challenges, drama, crafts, music and even cooking. Also included are easy-to-implement strategies and tips for providers to both reduce conflict in their programs and to intervene effectively when conflict does occur. Adventures in Peacemaking blends ESR's innovative conflict resolution curricula with Project Adventure's activity-based programming. $25.95. Order at the ESR online store, at http://esrnational.org/Merchant2/merchant.mvc, or call 800-370-2515 during normal Eastern time business hours.

Anti-Bias Curriculum: Tools for Empowering Young Children

Louise Derman-Sparks and the A.B.C. Task Force. Educators for Social Responsibility.

This resource shows early childhood educators how to examine biases, learn how they influence children, and explore ways to reduce, handle, or even eliminate them. The guide moves beyond multicultural education to creating an anti-bias environment that is developmentally appropriate. Includes a comprehensive bibliography as well as sections on learning about disabilities, gender identity, racial and cultural differences, and how to resist stereotyping. $14.00. Order at the ESR online store, at http://esrnational.org/Merchant2/merchant.mvc, or call 800-370-2515 during normal Eastern time business hours.

Before Push Comes to Shove: Building Conflict Resolution Skills with Children

Nancy Carlsson-Paige and Diane E. Levin. 1998. Educators for Social Responsibility.

For Calvin and Angela, trash day is the best day of the week to find great playtime items. But when they end up in a conflict that results in anger and put-downs, they find themselves searching for a way to communicate and arrive at a solution that makes both of them happy. By using Best Day of the Week as a starting point, Before Push Comes to Shove shows teachers how they can begin to build conflict resolution skills in young children in ways that are meaningful and embedded in every day school experiences. $14.95. Order at the ESR online store, at http://esrnational.org/Merchant2/merchant.mvc, or call 800-370-2515 during normal Eastern time business hours.

Conditions for Change: Georgians Talk About How to Improve Public Schools and Education

1994. Prepared by The Harwood Group for the Georgia Partnership for Excellence in Education and the Georgia Chamber of Commerce.

Conversations with Georgia residents reveals that improving public education is a top priority for Georgians across the state. Our experience suggests that to tap this desire and move ahead effectively, Georgians - and citizens everywhere who, like those in Georgia, want to improve their public schools - need to focus on seven key principles for building sustainable changes in education. Order at www.theharwoodinstitute.org.

Children's Social Consciousness and the Development of Social Responsibility

Sheldon Berman. 1997. SUNY Press.

This book breaks new ground in our understanding of the development of social consciousness and social responsibility in young people and the educational practices that promote this development. The author shows that children's awareness of the social and political world emerges far earlier and their moral abilities are more advanced than we thought. He provides educators and researchers with the developmental understandings and instructional strategies necessary to enable students to become active, caring, and responsible members of our social and political community. $21.50. Order at the Educators for Social Responsibility online store, at http://esrnational.org/Merchant2/merchant.mvc.

City Voices, Children's Needs

Describes widespread concerns about the quality of schools, violence by and among young people, and inadequate opportunities for youth to become engaged in constructive activities during non-school hours. $7.00 for non-members. Order at the National League of Cities' online catalog at www.nlc.org/nlc_org/site/inside_nlc/catalog/default.cfm or call in your order to 202-626-3150.

Conflict Resolution in the High School

Carol Miller Lieber. 1998. Educators for Social Responsibility.

This comprehensive, sequenced curriculum will help secondary educators address conflict resolution and problem solving; build community and create a Peaceable Classroom; diversity and intergroup relations; and social and emotional development. Includes sections on implementation, assessment, and infusion of conflict resolution throughout a standard curriculum. $38.00. Order at ESR's online store, at http://esrnational.org/Merchant2/merchant.mvc.

Conflict Resolution in the Middle School

William J. Kreidler. 1997. Educators for Social Responsibility.

Highly acclaimed, this guide features 28 skill-building sections to help students address the conflicts that come with adolescence. Recent additions to the guide include seven implementation models; sections on creating a classroom for teaching conflict resolution, developing staff and parent support, and assessing student learning; an infusion section with includes math and science; and a section on adolescent development exploring gender and race. $38.00. Order at the ESR online store, at http://esrnational.org/Merchant2/merchant.mvc.

Creating the Commonwealth: Public Politics and the Philosophy of Public Work

Harry C. Boyte, Nancy N. Kari, Jim Lewis and Nan Skelton. Kettering Foundation.

Overall, the general culture has increasingly come to devalue and diminish the capacities, talents, and intelligence of everyday citizens. Authors of the three case histories in this book describe new strategies and ideas for renewing public cultures, especially in educational institutions. 80 pages. Order from Ruffolo for $7.00 by emailing or calling 1-800-600-4060.

Creative Conflict Resolution

William J. Kreidler. 1984. Educators for Social Responsibility.

This widely used and highly recommended book is a definitive manual that provides elementary school teachers with thoughtful, effective ideas for responding to every day classroom conflicts. Teachers learn to turn conflict into productive opportunity, helping students deal nonviolently and constructively with anger, fear, aggression, and prejudice. Included are over 200 classroom-tested activities and games and over 20 different techniques with examples. $17.95. Order at the ESR online store, at http://esrnational.org/Merchant2/merchant.mvc, or call 800-370-2515 during normal Eastern time business hours.

Diversity in Action

Sharon Chappelle & Lisa Bigman, with Francesca Hillyer. 1999. Project Adventure.

Provides over 100 adventure activities adapted toward issues of diversity-ranging from gender to race to class - as well as facilitation tips. Organized into thirteen diversity topics, this book will help you develop a safe atmosphere where all youth feel respected, valued, and listened to. $28.95. Order at the Educators for Social Responsibility online store, at http://esrnational.org/Merchant2/merchant.mvc.

Early Childhood Adventures in Peacemaking, 2nd Edition

William J. Kreidler and Sandy Tsubokawa Whittall. Educators for Social Responsibility.

Recently revised, this unique guide uses games, music, art, drama, and storytelling to teach young children effective, nonviolent ways to resolve conflicts. It also provides caregivers with tools for helping young children develop key conflict resolution skills. This new edition contains sections on developmentally appropriate practice; tips on classroom set-up; instructions for incorporating social and emotional skills into daily routines; suggestions for when things don't go as planned; and materials and activities for parents to help reinforce the themes, skills, and concepts of a Peaceable Program at home. $24.95. Order at the ESR online store, at http://esrnational.org/Merchant2/merchant.mvc, or call 800-370-2515 during normal Eastern time business hours.

Elementary Perspectives: Teaching Concepts of Peace and Conflict

William J. Kreidler. 1990. Educators for Social Responsibility.

One of ESR's best selling books, this curriculum offers more than 80 activities that help teachers and students define peace, explore justice, and learn the value of conflict and its resolution. Students read, write, draw, role-play, sing, and discuss their way through a process that helps them acquire the concrete cooperative and conflict resolution skills needed to become caring and socially responsible citizens. $30.00. Order at the ESR online store, at http://esrnational.org/Merchant2/merchant.mvc, or call 800-370-2515 during normal Eastern time business hours.

ESR Journal: Educating for Democracy

1992. Educators for Social Responsibility.

Filled with thoughtful articles on education for democracy, this volume offers insights and strategies that highlight what works and why. Articles address issues of democratic participation, diversity, the dynamics of power and empowerment, and more. $6.50. Order at the ESR online store, at http://esrnational.org/Merchant2/merchant.mvc.

?I'm Calling My Lawyer?: How Litigation, Due Process and Other Regulatory Requirements Are Affecting Public Education

Jean Johnson and Ann Duffett. 2003. Prepared for Common Good.

In this pilot study, many teachers and school administrators reported that the possibility of being sued or accused of abuse is ever present in their minds. Avoiding suits and fulfilling due process requirements is a time-consuming part of a principal or superintendent's job and many feel the requirements give unreasonable people a chance to get their way. Yet many educators say protecting children from abuse is a higher priority than reducing the threat of litigation. Download at www.publicagenda.org/research/research_reports.cfm.

Is There a Public for Public Schools?

David Mathews. Kettering Foundation.

Kettering President David Mathews looks at the fraying relationship between Americans and their public schools. He concludes that it is unlikely that schools will make lasting improvements unless communities change - unless citizens increase their capacity to act as a cohesive group. The book provides direction for individuals and communities concerned about reaffirming the common public purposes their schools should serve. Order from Ruffolo for $9.50 by emailing or calling 1-800-600-4060.

Just Waiting to Be Asked: A Fresh Look at Attitudes on Public Engagement

Steve Farkas, Patrick Foley and Ann Duffett. 2001. Public Agenda.

School district leaders say they are eager for public engagement in educational decision making, but the venue they rely on most -- the school board meeting -- is primarily seen as a vehicle for the most vocal and disgruntled citizens. Teachers, of all the groups surveyed, feel the most ignored. Parents and the public would like to see more community involvement, but two-thirds say they're comfortable leaving decisions to the professionals. But those who rate their schools poorly are more likely to want to get directly involved. $10. Order at www.publicagenda.org/research/research_reports.cfm.

Kids Working It Out: Stories and Strategies for Making Peace in Our Schools

Kids Working It Out offers educators and parents a guide to the most current and effective school-based conflict resolution programs and shows how these programs can make a positive difference in our schools. Covers a wide range of topics- curriculum integration, peer mediation, restorative justice, and others- and shows what it takes to implement an effective program in any school, and any community. $35.00. Order at the Educators for Social Responsibility online store, at http://esrnational.org/Merchant2/merchant.mvc.

Making the Peace: A 15-Session Violence Prevention Program for Young People

Paul Kivel & Allan Creighton with the Oakland Men's Project. 1997.

This book is written to help young people break away from violence, develop self-esteem, and regain a sense of community. It provides exercises, role-plays, in-class handouts, homework sheets, and discussion guidelines to explore issues such as dating violence, gangs, interracial tensions, suicide, sexual harassment, and the social roots of violence. The 15-session program has three parts: The Roots of Violence; Race, Class, and Gender; and Making the Peace Now. $24.95. Order at ESR's online store, at http://esrnational.org/Merchant2/merchant.mvc.

?The Public Dialogue Consortium's School-wide Dialogue Process: A communication approach to develop citizenship skills and enhance school climate?

Kimberly Pearce and W. Barnett Pearce. 2001. Communication Theory, 11:105-123.

Public Schools: Are They Making The Grade?

2000. National Issues Forums.

A report on the outcome of forums held in West Virginia on this issue. Making use of participants' answers to Pre- and Post-Forum Questionnaires, reports from moderators, and in-depth studies of selected forums, these reports describe in some detail what happened as people deliberated about the issue at hand. These reports range from 20 to 48 pages and cost $3.00 (or download free at www.nifi.org). Order from Kendall Hunt Publishing at 800-228-0810 or use the order form at www.kendallhunt.com/order/index.html.

Open Minds to Equality

Nancy Schniedewind and Ellen Davidson. 1998. Allyn and Bacon.

This book expands children's understanding of what equality is and how discrimination perpetuates inequality, and it provides strategies to bring about greater justice for all. The activities examine the ways that racism, sexism, classism, ageism, and competitive individualism in schools and society reinforce inequality. Designed for reading, math, science, and social studies classes, the activities use role-plays, case studies, dilemma stories, cooperative groups, interviews, graphing, & creative and expository writing. $51.00. Order at the Educators for Social Responsibility online store, at http://esrnational.org/Merchant2/merchant.mvc.

Partners in Learning: From Conflict to Collaboration in Secondary Classrooms

Carol Miller Lieber. 2002. Educators for Social Responsibility.

Partners in Learning is a practical and hands-on guide organized around ten core practices that will enable students and teachers to work together toward common learning goals. Each practice includes classroom-tested tools, strategies, and routines that make a positive difference in students' motivation to learn and succeed. This guide also includes a chapter on classroom management and discipline, a guide for setting up the classroom to support these practices, and a detailed plan for integrating community building, student orientation, and course content into the first month of school. With hundreds of activities and tips, this guide is an essential for every high school classroom teacher. $38.00. Order at ESR's online store, at http://esrnational.org/Merchant2/merchant.mvc.

Promising Practices in Teaching Social Responsibility

Sheldon Berman and Phyllis La Farge, editors. 1993. SUNY Press.

Each chapter of this book focuses on integrating the skills and issues of social responsibility into K-12 classrooms and schools. Showcased are innovative practices of teachers in diverse settings across the country with rare discussions on their insights and actual classroom practices. Conflict resolution, democratic classrooms, community service, multicultural classrooms, and global education are some of the topics addressed. $22.95. Order at the Educators for Social Responsibility online store, at http://esrnational.org/Merchant2/merchant.mvc.

A Public Voice '00: Public Schools

National Issues Forums.

Each year, many public TV stations around the nation air an hour-long program that features American citizens deliberating in National Issues Forums around the nation, and a distinguished panel of nationally-known political leaders, commentators and journalists meeting at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. to reflect on what this ?public voice? may mean in setting direction for America. Tapes of these programs (produced by Milton B. Hoffman Productions) are available for $6.50 each. To order, email Ruffolo at .

A Public Voice '95: Contested Values: Tug-of-War-In the School Yard

National Issues Forums.

Each year, many public TV stations around the nation air an hour-long program that features American citizens deliberating in National Issues Forums around the nation, and a distinguished panel of nationally-known political leaders, commentators and journalists meeting at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. to reflect on what this ?public voice? may mean in setting direction for America. Tapes of these programs (produced by Milton B. Hoffman Productions) are available for $6.50 each. To order, email Ruffolo at .

Roots and Wings: Affirming Culture in Early Childhood Programs

Stacey York. 1991. Educators for Social Responsibility.

This highly recommended resource for early childhood educators includes over 60 activities to support young children with an awareness of their cultural roots and the skills to respect differences. Learn how to use teachable moments to respond to children's questions about race, culture, and discriminatory behaviors. Ideas included for integrating cultural awareness and prejudice reduction into all aspects of a program. $24.95. Order at the ESR online store, at http://esrnational.org/Merchant2/merchant.mvc, or call 800-370-2515 during normal Eastern time business hours.

Rolling Up Their Sleeves: Superintendents and Principals Talk About What's Needed to Fix Public Schools

Steve Farkas, Jean Johnson and Ann Duffett. 2003. Public Agenda.

Public school superintendents and principals say their biggest headaches are funding and the time it takes to comply with a blizzard of local, state and federal mandates. While unhappy with some of the specifics of the federal No Child Left Behind legislation, the vast majority of officials surveyed believe that the era of testing and accountability is here to stay. But almost nine in 10 call No Child Left Behind an ?unfunded mandate,? and most say the law ?will require many adjustments before it can work.? $10.00. Order at www.publicagenda.org/research/research_reports.cfm.

School Disruptions: Tips for Educators and Police

1998. The Community Relations Service of the U.S. Department of Justice.

CRS assists communities with crisis management and violence reduction, provides this and many other freely downloadable publications at www.usdoj.gov/crs/publist.html.

Stand by Me: What Teachers Really Think About Unions, Merit Pay and Other Professional Matters

Steve Farkas, Jean Johnson and Ann Duffett. Public Agenda.

Stand by Me draws out teachers' views of the policies that shape their professional lives - what they think about unions, merit pay, tenure, alternative certification, standardized testing and more. $10.00. Order at www.publicagenda.org/research/research_reports.cfm.

Students Resolving Conflict: Peer Mediation in Schools

Richard Cohen. 1995.

This popular guide provides information for designing, implementing, and operating a peer mediation program in your school or classroom. Through in-depth sample dialogues, activities, and role-plays, you are walked step-by-step through the process of creating a peer mediation program. Includes worksheets, forms, and background lessons on conflict resolution. $18.95. Order at the Educators for Social Responsibility online store, at http://esrnational.org/Merchant2/merchant.mvc.

Teaching Young Children in Violent Times, Second Edition

Diane E. Levin. Educators for Social Responsibility.

The new edition of this highly acclaimed book is a must for early childhood educators, parents, and policy makers. It helps teachers create a Peaceable Classroom, where children learn peaceful alternatives to the violent behaviors modeled for them in society. This extensively revised and updated edition features new material for a post-September 11th world including a new chapter on helping children deal with violence in the news. $23.95. Order at the ESR online store, at http://esrnational.org/Merchant2/merchant.mvc, or call 800-370-2515 during normal Eastern time business hours.

Twenty Plus Things Schools Can Do to Respond to or Prevent Hate Incidents Against Arab-Americans, Muslims, and Sikhs

2001. The Community Relations Service of the U.S. Department of Justice

CRS assists communities with crisis management and violence reduction, provides this and many other freely downloadable publications at www.usdoj.gov/crs/publist.html.

Where We Are Now: 12 Things You Need to Know About Public Opinion and Public Schools

Jean Johnson and Ann Duffett. Public Agenda.

A digest of a decade of Public Agenda opinion research on public education. Our review found that the standards movement is in full sway in American schools, and support for higher standards and accountability remains solid among teachers, parents and students. But beneath the surface, teachers are discouraged, administrators are besieged by politics and many teachers and students worry about an unruly, disrespectful and sometimes violent atmosphere in American high schools. Sponsored by Washington Mutual. $5. Order or download at www.publicagenda.org/research/research_reports.cfm.

Why Public Schools? Whose Public Schools?

David Mathews. Kettering Foundation.

As an outgrowth of the foundation's research in the politics of education, Why Public Schools? Whose Public Schools? explores how communities once acted together to create schools. The setting is frontier Alabama, yet every state has similar stories. By exposing the tightly coupled relationship between communities and their schools, Mathews finds that cooperation and civic involvement are necessary to resolve today's educational crisis. Order from Ruffolo ($15.95 paperback, $27.95 hardcover) by emailing or calling 1-800-600-4060.

With Diploma in Hand: Hispanic High School Seniors Talk about their Future

John Immerwahr. 2003. The National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education

Focus groups with Hispanic high school students suggest that some may be derailed on the road to higher education by low expectations from teachers, poor understanding of the admissions processes, and little adult support. Available at www.highereducation.org/reports/hispanic/hispanic.shtml

Higher Education - Guides to Dialogue & Deliberation

Politics For The Twenty-First Century: What Should Be Done On Campus?

1992. National Issues Forums.

Colleges claim that they play a crucial role in training students to be citizens. What would it mean for them to fulfill that mission? This nonpartisan guide is used for citizen deliberations in National Issues Forums. $3.90 (or download free at www.nifi.org). Order from Kendall Hunt Publishing at 800-228-0810 or use the order form at www.kendallhunt.com/order/index.html.

Responding to Hate Crimes and Bias-Motivated Incidents on College/University Campuses

2003. The Community Relations Service of the U.S. Department of Justice.

CRS assists communities with crisis management and violence reduction, provides this and many other freely downloadable publications at www.usdoj.gov/crs/publist.html.

Higher Education - Other Resources

The American Commitments Series: Connecting Diversity and Democracy

Association of American Colleges & Universities.

This series of three publications emerged from AAC&U's national initiative, American Commitments: Diversity, Democracy, and Liberal Learning. The reports were written by a distinguished national panel following an extensive dialogue throughout the higher education community about what it means to educate Americans to live, work, and lead in a diverse society. Includes: American Pluralism and the College Curriculum; Liberal Learning and the Arts of Connection for the New Academy; The Drama of Diversity and Democracy. SKU #: ACP03. $24.00 (non-member price). To order AAC&U publications, email or call 800-297-3775 (202-387-3760).

Assessing Campus Diversity Initiatives: A Guide for Campus Practitioners

Mildred Garcia, Cynthia Hudgins, Caryn McTighe Musil, Michael T. Nettles, William E. Sedlacek, and Daryl G. Smith. 2002. Association of American Colleges & Universities.

This 184-page guide provides tips and tools for designing and developing effective diversity evaluations. Topics addressed include the need for assessment, designing an evaluation plan, institutional context, audience, data collection and analysis, performance indicators, and theoretical models. An appendix also includes sample assessment and evaluation tools from campuses across the country. SKU: GUIDE; ISBN/ISSN: 0-911696-86-5. $18.00 (non-member price). To order AAC&U publications, email or call 800-297-3775 (202-387-3760).

Beyond Borders: Profiles in International Education

Joseph S. Johnston, Jr. and Richard J. Edelstein. 1993. Association of American Colleges & Universities.

Analyzes the state of international education in the U.S. and sets forth a strong educational rationale for strengthening the global dimensions of U.S. higher education. Profiles some fifteen institutions that have successfully begun to tackle this challenge and conveys lessons learned about implementation. ?A comprehensive and well-crafted review,? Richard D. Lambert, Director Emeritus, National Foreign Language Center. SKU: BEYON; ISBN/ISSN: 0-911696-60-1. $15.00 (non-member price). To order AAC&U publications, email or call 800-297-3775 (202-387-3760).

Diversity, Democracy, and Higher Education: A View from Three Nations

Edgar F. Beckham, Editor. 2000. Association of American Colleges & Universities.

Delegates from India, South Africa, and the United States met in India to compare the experiences of their countries in responding to the special challenges and opportunities diversity offers to higher education. This volume presents their papers and describes their reflections. It places the priorities of the respective countries in historical perspective and illuminates similarities and contrasts among them. The volume contributes to the growing global discourse and the role of higher education in strengthening democracy. SKU: VIEW; ISBN/ISSN: 0-911696-80-6. $15.00 (non-member price). To order AAC&U publications, email or call 800-297-3775 (202-387-3760).

To Form a More Perfect Union: Campus Diversity Initiatives

Caryn McTighe Musil, Mildred Garcia, Cynthia A. Hudgins, Michael T. Nettles, William E. Sedlacek, and Daryl G. Smith. 1999. Association of American Colleges & Universities.

Charts the efforts of colleges and universities to move from the rhetoric of inclusion to the practice of equity. Etching a portrait of the new academy as it is transformed and reinvigorated by diversity initiatives, the monograph maps the emerging trends in diversity work and insights gained in the process. SKU: UNION; ISBN/ISSN: 0-911696-78-4. $15.00 (non-member price). To order AAC&U publications, email or call 800-297-3775 (202-387-3760).

Understanding the Difference Diversity Makes: Assessing Campus Diversity Initiatives Series

This series of three publications is designed to provide the rationale for, research about, and guidance for the assessment of diversity initiatives on campuses today. Includes: To Form a More Perfect Union: Campus Diversity Initiatives; A Diversity Research Agenda; and Assessing Campus Diversity Initiatives. SKU: DIVIN. $35.00 (non-member price). To order AAC&U publications, email or call 800-297-3775 (202-387-3760).

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