Teaching and Learning for Social Justice and Equity in Higher Education: Foundations - Hardcover

by Laura Parson (Editor), C. Casey Ozaki (Editor)

This book is the first of four edited volumes designed to reconceptualize teaching and learning in higher education through a critical lens, with this inaugural publication focusing on the fundamentals behind the experience. Chapter authors explore recent research on the cognitive science behind teaching and learning, dispel myths on the process, and provide updates to the application of traditional learning theories within the modern, diverse university. Through reviews of fundamental theories of teaching and learning, together with specific classroom practices, this volume applies social justice principles that have been traditionally seen as belonging to K-12 or adult education to higher education.

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This book is the first of three edited volumes designed to reconceptualize teaching and learning in higher education through a critical lens, with this inaugural publication focusing on the fundamentals behind the experience. Chapter authors explore recent research on the cognitive science behind teaching and learning, dispel myths on the process, and provide updates to the application of traditional learning theories within the modern, diverse university. Through reviews of fundamental theories of teaching and learning, together with specific classroom practices, this volume applies social justice principles that have been traditionally seen as belonging to K-12 or adult education to higher education.

Author Biography

Laura Parson (she/her/hers) is Assistant Professor of Higher Education at North Dakota State University, USA. Previously, she was Assistant Professor in the Higher Education Administration Program at Auburn University, USA, where she coordinated the Certificate in College/University Teaching program. Her research interests include effective teaching and learning in higher education explored through a critical lens.

C. Casey Ozaki (she/her/hers) is Associate Professor in the Department of Education, Health, and Behavior Studies at the University of North Dakota, USA. Her research bisects both the student affairs and teaching and learning areas of the college campus, with a shared focus on diverse students, their outcomes, and factors that influence those outcomes.