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This book includes short narratives where authors involved with this research reflect on their experiences and the lessons they have learned while immersed in community and policy related work.

Action research in education --- Community and college --- Education, Higher --- Common good --- Good, Common --- Public good --- Political science --- Consensus (Social sciences) --- Justice --- Public interest --- Aims and objectives

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This exciting new text examines one of the most important and yet elusive terms in higher education and society: What do we mean when we talk in a serious way about "diversity"? A distinguished group of diversity scholars explore the latest discourse on diversity and how it is reflected in research and practice. The chapters trace how the discourse on diversity is newly shaped after many of the 20th century concepts of race, ethnicity, gender and class have lost authority. In the academic disciplines and in public discourse, perspectives about diversity have been rapidly shifting in recent years. This is especially true in the United States where demographic changes and political attitudes have prompted new observations--some which will clash with traditional frameworks.This text brings together scholars whose research has opened up new ways to understand the complexities of diversity in higher education. Because the essential topic under consideration is changing so quickly, the editors of this volume also have asked the contributors to reflect on the paths their own scholarship has taken in their careers, and to see how they would relate their current conceptualization of diversity to one or more of three identified themes (demography, democracy and discourse). Each chapter ends with a candid graduate student interview of the author that provides an engaged picture of how the authors wrestle with one of the most complicated topics shaping them (and all of us) as individuals and as scholars. Of interest to anyone who is following the debates about diversity issues on our campuses, the book also offers a wonderful introduction to graduate students entering a discipline where critically important ideas are still very much alive for discussion.

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Many of the ethnic and racial workforce inequities in the United States are present in health care systems. Low representation of African American/Black individuals in the health care system workforce can be traced to a history of exclusionary practices that leave such individuals less likely to pursue health careers. Past research found that low representation is driven by inequities in health, education, and employment that are a result of structural racism. Pathways programs have been identified as one of the methods to increase recruitment, retention, and promotion in health-related career fields for African American/Black individuals. As prior research has shown, these programs recruit and support the graduation of students from underrepresented communities at all educational stages to increase their representation in specific fields. This report describes the development of key factors in framework design for the Health System-Community Pathways Program (HCPP), which aims to increase representation of African American/Black communities in the health care system workforce and improve the quality of their experience in pursuing careers in these fields. The HCPP framework of key factors is informed by an environmental scan, interviews and focus groups, and an expert discussion panel session. The report's authors come from diverse backgrounds; the team included African American/Black physicians and members of other historically marginalized communities. The qualitative research drew insights from diverse African American/Black community stakeholders; the report was reviewed by many stakeholders to ensure that the design of the research and the end product maximally benefits the community on which it focuses.