Overview
Behind the Diversity Numbers uncovers how frequently used approaches to examine and understand race-related issues on college campuses can reinforce racism and inequality, rather than combat them. The book argues that educational leaders must look beyond quantitative metrics in order to develop institutional policies and practices that promote racial equality. Utilizing nearly thirty years of data and research, W. Carson Byrd shows that limiting conversations about racial inequality to numeric representation and outcomes fails to take into account that inequality is also an experience. Quantitative-heavy approaches can turn students into numbers, devaluing their lived experiences of marginalization on campus. Byrd repositions these experiences to better understand how to design effective analytic and policy strategies to promote racial equity and justice in higher education. Behind the Diversity Numbers focuses on how racial stratification and inequality can hide in plain sight behind analyses of diversity, equity, and inclusion. It provides readers with a range of suggestions for institutional change, including how to incorporate racial equity as a central component of higher education, especially when it comes to analyzing and monitoring data that can inform decision-making and policy making. The conclusion offers recommendations for systemic institutional change and for incorporating racial justice and equity as central components of higher education. Behind the Diversity Numbers will enhance how institutions, higher education agencies, and policy makers think about what should be done to reduce racial inequality and to create diverse and equitable campuses.
Full Product Details
Author: W. Carson Byrd ,
Walter Allen
Publisher: Harvard Educational Publishing Group
Imprint: Harvard Educational Publishing Group
Weight: 0.470kg
ISBN: 9781682536339
ISBN 10: 1682536335
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 08 June 2021
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Reviews
"""This book reveals how frequently used approaches to examine and understand race-related issues on college campuses can reinforce racism and inequality, rather than combat them. Behind the Diversity Numbers provides a range of suggestions for institutional change, including how to incorporate racial justice and equity as central components of higher education, especially when analyzing and monitoring data that can inform decision-making and policy-making."" -- Council of Independent Colleges Newsletter"
""This book reveals how frequently used approaches to examine and understand race-related issues on college campuses can reinforce racism and inequality, rather than combat them. Behind the Diversity Numbers provides a range of suggestions for institutional change, including how to incorporate racial justice and equity as central components of higher education, especially when analyzing and monitoring data that can inform decision-making and policy-making."" -- Council of Independent Colleges Newsletter
Author Information
W. Carson Byrd is faculty director of research initiatives for the National Center for Institutional Diversity at the University of Michigan and associate professor of sociology at the University of Louisville.
