Explore our recommended reading list featuring top titles that highlight the importance of diversity in the classroom, accessibility and advocacy for students with disabilities, issues facing women and LGBTQ students, technological inequalities in education, and more.
With additional free content addressing key topics, our aim is to highlight the valuable contributions made in the field and support faculty in their pursuit of equity and inclusivity in education.
Featured Textbooks:
Ethical Leadership and Decision Making in Education: 5th Edition by Joan Poliner Shapiro and Jacqueline A. Stefkovich
New in the 5th edition are more than ten new cases that cover issues of food insufficiency, the pandemic’s effects on diverse school populations, a student’s sexual orientation, transgender students in the university, lock-down drills for young children, refugees in a Swedish school, boundaries in high school sports, generational differences in an adult diploma school, acceptance of animals on campus, and hate speech in the academy.
- This edition also includes teaching notes for the instructor stressing the importance of self-reflection, use of new technologies, and global appeal of ethical paradigms and dilemmas.
Marginalised Communities in Higher Education edited by Neil Harrison and Graeme Atherton
Drawing on examples from nine countries across five continents, this book offers anyone interested in the future of higher education the opportunity to understand how communities become marginalized and how this impacts on their access to learning and their ability to thrive as students.
- A must-read for higher education researchers, policy makers, and students interested in access to education, sociology of education, development studies, and cultural studies.
Who Killed Higher Education? by Edna B. Chun and Joe R. Feagin
"Edna Chun and Joe Feagin have written a must-read book, which takes the reader through issues such as state support for funding, segregation, politicking, academic capitalism, democracy, and the impact of the COVID pandemic. It’s an absolutely insightful read, especially for higher education academic programs and professionals." - Christine A. Stanley, Regents Professor of Higher Education, Texas A&M University
- Provides instruction for boards of trustees, institutional leaders, faculty and key campus constituencies in developing long-term strategies that ensure the access and success of a diverse and talented student body.
Featured Topics:
Accessibility and Advocacy for Students with Disabilities
In order to create an inclusive learning environment for all students, accessibility in education must be a priority for educators. We’ve highlighted texts and resources that provide support for students with disabilities and offer a multidimensional approach to accessibility and advocacy in higher education.
Communication and Conflicting Views
Effective communication and critical thinking in the classroom are essential to an inclusive learning environment. Explore our collection of resources that navigate conflicting views in the classroom and analyze the effects of effective communication without promoting hate.
Issues Affecting Women and LGBTQ Students
Explore issues affecting women and LGBTQ students, queer theory, and gender inequality in higher education. Browse our collection of titles, chapter samplers, and blogs that address key topics like campus rape culture, the gender pay gap, and LGBTQ discrimination in higher education.
Language and Culture
Browse our books and resources on educating to a multicultural classroom and teaching across borders and languages. Issues range from supporting international students to finding ways to avoid cultural and linguistic discrimination.
Race and Racism
This reading list serves as a brief introduction on how to become an anti-racist educator and policymaker on campus. We've pulled together a selection of books and resources that broach systemic racism in higher education, structural inequality, and navigating the dynamics of power and privilege in the classroom.
Technological Inequalities in Education
Technology can be a powerful resource in the classroom, but it can also create a barrier to entry for some students. We've pulled together some of our leading texts that tackle technological literacy in a global context, innovative teaching methods for disadvantaged learners, and how to build an inclusive digital learning environment.
