The Wiley Handbook of Gender Equity in Higher Education

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The Wiley Handbook of Gender Equity in Higher Education provides a comprehensive examination of gender equity issues within higher education worldwide. It explores the challenges and progress related to gender representation, particularly in STEM fields, as well as male participation and the persistent gender segregation by major. This handbook offers insights into the role educational institutions play in either advancing or hindering gender equity and suggests future paths for research and action.
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Policy makers, university administrators, and researchers seeking thorough analysis and current perspectives on gender equity in higher education will find this handbook invaluable for informing decisions and fostering more equitable educational environments.

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Research into gender equity in higher education, inspiring action

With this enlightening handbook, you can review the thinking of leading researchers on the current intersection of gender and higher education. The Wiley Handbook of Gender Equity in Higher Education provides an in-depth look at education's complicated relationships with, and in some cases inadequate fostering of, gender equity. The collection offers a bold picture of research into the subject. It also projects future paths of exploration, inquiry, and action for gender equity.

Focuses specifically on gender and higher education across the globe, setting the stage for new explorations
Examines gender equity in relation to the STEM fields
Considers current male participation in higher education
Covers gender segregation by major and the issue of women remaining in lower-paying areas

The Wiley Handbook of Gender Equity in Higher Education spotlights the continuing and integral role of educational institutions in the struggle for gender equity. Policy makers, university administrators, and researchers can look to this handbook for perspective on recent research as they move forward in the pursuit of more equitable educational environments.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781119257585

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 30 November 2020

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Wiley-Blackwell

Contributors:

Edited by Marcus B. Weaver-Hightower
Edited by Nancy S. Niemi

Audience: Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 10.0mm

Width: 10.0mm

Height: 10.0mm

Weight: 454g

Pages: 592

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Education & Reference Non-Fiction Series: Wiley Handbooks in Education

About the Author

NANCY S. NIEMI was the inaugural Director of Faculty Teaching Initiatives in the Poorvu Center for Teaching and Learning at Yale University, and is currently the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore. Niemi's commitment to educational and social equity is evidenced in her work with universities across the country and in her research and publications throughout her career. Her experience in education includes positions as Professor and Chair of the Education Department at the University of New Haven as well as an elected school board member and as a middle school English teacher. Niemi's continuing professional inquiry centers on the intersections of gender, social equity, and higher education.

MARCUS B. WEAVER-HIGHTOWER is professor of Foundations of Education at Virginia Tech, and previously professor of Educational Foundations and Research at the University of North Dakota. His research focuses on boys and masculinity in schools, food politics, the politics and sociology of education and policy, comics and graphic novels, and qualitative methods. He the author of How to Write Qualitative Research, The Politics of Policy in Boys' Education: Getting Boys "Right" and other articles and collections.

The Wiley Handbook of Gender Equity in Higher Education