Human Diversity in Higher Education Institutions: An Opportunity or a Challenge? A Qualitative Contextual Discourse Analysis

Autor/in	Assefa, Easaw Alemayehu
Titel	Human Diversity in Higher Education Institutions: An Opportunity or a Challenge? A Qualitative Contextual Discourse Analysis
Quelle	In: Educational Planning, 30 (2023) 2, S.19-33 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1537-873X
Schlagwörter	Diversity; Higher Education; Discourse Analysis; Educational Planning; Global Approach; Educational Policy + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Diskursanalyse; Bildungsplanung; Globales Denken; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik
Abstract	Human diversity in education, particularly in higher education, has several positive effects on students' intellectual and social experiences as well as it has quite a number of challenges. Globally, numerous empirical studies have been conducted on the opportunities and challenges of human diversity in higher education institutions (HEIs). However, there is a lack of qualitative contextual discourse analysis. The goal of this brief contextual discourse analysis was therefore to figure out essential reasons as to why human diversity in HEIs is beneficial and at the same time challenging. The study was realized using a qualitative contextual discourse analysis method. To this end, a review and reflection of various published books and peer reviewed articles were used to explore the current worldwide condition of the human diversity at HEIs, the opportunities to teach and employ human diversity in HEIs, and the challenges of doing so. The reviewed literature showed that, despite certain fundamental challenges, human diversity in HEIs is extremely useful since it supports knowledge growth and transmission. The educational planners at HEIs should have a framework for human diversity to maximize resource allocation and develop a community of HEIs that is actively engaged across cultures, fostering productivity and outstanding institutional performance. Therefore, to effectively implement their planning in the context of current globalization, educational leaders in the twenty-first century need to seriously consider the findings of this study on opportunities and challenges of human diversity. Policymakers must also create an inclusive human diversity policy that accurately reflects heterogeneous individuals in order to make the HEIs a sector that values human diversity. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01