Abstract
The increasing diversity evident across all facets of American society is creating opportunities as well as challenges for instructional leaders across the nation’s postsecondary institutions. Racial and ethnic diversity and the attendant challenges and benefits of multiculturalism in society are more awareness in higher education. This study synthesizes the issues of Diversity in Higher Education Institutions and ethnically diverse university environments in a U.S. context and effective practices in Instructional Leadership based on that work to help administrators to find an effective way for future practice. In this way, the expected outcome is the creation of opportunities for underrepresented minorities so that all students can reach their greatest potential.
Highlights
The increasing diversity evident across all facets of American society is creating opportunities as well as challenges for instructional leaders across the nation’s postsecondary institutions
The discussion focuses on how the drive for diversity is changing professional practice. It is in the hands of those in positions of instructional leadership to ensure that all students have access to and develop the social, intellectual, cultural, and emotional capabilities required in the 21st century
According to Turner et al (2008), a diverse faculty is necessary in recruiting students of color to higher education because these students want to enroll in universities with diverse faculties so they are less likely to experience isolation
Summary
The increasing diversity evident across all facets of American society is creating opportunities as well as challenges for instructional leaders across the nation’s postsecondary institutions. How best to design and implement diversity initiatives, programs, and practices in our nation’s colleges and universities so all students are supported and successful remains a question researchers, educators, and policymakers are currently trying to answer. The U.S population has consistently become more demographically diverse (Turner et al, 2008) This increased diversity has had a tremendous impact on our nation’s postsecondary institutions. The discussion focuses on how the drive for diversity is changing professional practice It is in the hands of those in positions of instructional leadership to ensure that all students have access to and develop the social, intellectual, cultural, and emotional capabilities required in the 21st century
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