The purpose of this mixed-method pragmatic study was twofold: to identify the necessary classroom and campus supports student veterans require to create a veteran-inclusive environment. Additionally, the study investigated whether those supports differ for male and female student veterans. The United States has been at war for twenty years in…

Despite the increase of multicultural celebrations on college campuses, racial tensions continue to persist, prompting the creation of Chief Multicultural Officer (CMO) positions at more than one hundred institutions across the country. Much of the burgeoning scholarship around CMOs and chief diversity officers has primarily focused on role…

Prioritizing mothers' observations of their disabled children's lived experiences in special education offers us a crucial point of contact to check the pulse of a system upon which vulnerable children rely. Through my interviews with twenty-four mothers with children involved in special education across seven Oregon school districts, I sought to…

This research study relationships in social justice and higher education. The study surveyed students to determine if there were relationships between social justice prams and diversity, equality, and feeling included. There were relationships between social justice programs and feelings of inclusiveness and there were relationships between social…

Inclusive Excellence's central tenet is that a rich inclusion of diversity is paramount to building academic excellence on college campuses. Including diversity is a central "strategy" to achieving better learning, not an outcome measure to "check boxes." Inclusive Excellence is a natural fit on a conceptual and practical level…

There is an established importance of classroom community, particularly for inclusive education (Kunc, 1992; Osterman, 2000; Sapon-Shevin, 2010). There is also a breadth of research around students who are most vulnerable to exclusion and othering in public schools and in classroom settings. Demographic factors such as race, socioeconomic status,…

This dissertation examines the role that culinary entrepreneurship communities of practice, using Lave and Wenger's Legitimate Peripheral Participation (LPP) model (Lave & Wenger, 1991), can lead to better social and economic inclusion for Middle Eastern Muslim refugee chefs in Utah. The life history approach was used to construct life…

Advances in distance education provide rural and underserved students the opportunity to attend higher education institutions regardless of students' geographic location. With the growth of online programs being offered and the number of adjunct faculty being used, higher education institutions must expand professional development opportunities in…

Internationalization has become a buzzword in many US higher education circles. Despite the variations in how institutions define this concept, the common denominator seen in all definitions speaks to a simple principle: the inclusion of international perspectives to educate and promote a global sense of being for students. To limit the scope of…

Although informal science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) learning (ISL) can serve as a critical catalyst for inclusive lifelong STEM education, research indicates that participation in ISL has been inequitable, especially for girls, youths of Color, and youths from low-income communities. To address perpetuated inequities and…

Drawing on Judith Butler's recent writings on recognition, embodiment, ethics and relationality, this paper joins the efforts for more theoretically informed work towards inclusion and inclusive education. In particular, the paper argues that there is a need for rethinking inclusion through/as "embodied ethics." It is suggested that this…

Parental involvement in children's education is one of the main components of inclusive education and one of the crucial factors in achieving positive academic outcomes for children with additional support needs (ASN). This study aims to explore the experiences of parental involvement during the pandemic and to gain insights into the personal,…

Epistemic injustices are wrongs done concerning a person's capacity as a knower. These actions are usually caused by prejudice and involve the distortion and neglect of certain marginalized groups' opinions and ways of knowing. A type of epistemic injustice is hermeneutical injustice, which occurs when a person cannot effectively communicate or…

"Educating for Justice" teams award-winning principal Julia Bott with scholars Scott Seider and Aaliyah El-Amin to describe schoolwide structures and practices that prepare students at every grade level to challenge injustice and build a better world. Sharing research-backed strategies, concrete tools, and examples drawn from real…

This article addresses the need for increased representation in instructional materials of people with disabilities. It argues not only for materials that show people with disabilities engaging in all facets of daily second language (L2) culture but also for materials that challenge students to reflect on products and practices that continue to…