Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) students in higher education programs in Speech, Language, & Hearing Sciences (SLHS) experience structural racism, entering a majority white profession, while confronting social inequalities in their personal and professional communities. A vision of an antiracist decolonized antiracist curriculum…

To be fully prepared to work within an increasingly diverse society, CSD students need to learn more about oppression, racism, equity and inclusion in addition to learning about cultural differences. In this article, a model of Anti-Oppressive Practice (AOP) developed as an integral part of a CSD graduate education curriculum is presented. Rooted…

Cultural humility represents a set of concepts that extend the core notion of cultural competence required for licensed professionals in audiology and speech-language pathology (ASHA, n.d.). A cultural humility mindset includes self-evaluation, addressing power imbalances, and fostering productive partnerships (Tervalon & Murray-Garcia, 1998).…

Scholars have argued that 21st century educators have the responsibility to incorporate global citizenship activities into academic curricula to meet the demands of an increasingly diverse world. Approaches to global citizenship education that have rendered positive results include service-learning, critical thinking activities, second language…

In the present research, the reflection of the Turkish Qualification Framework within "social and civic competencies" and "cultural awareness and expression" in Social Studies textbooks in the context of the achievements included in the 2018 Social Studies curriculum was examined. In the research, which was designed according…

The immigrant population in the United States has significantly changed the student diversity during the 21st century. However, while the population of the U.S. becomes more diverse, the current system of education remains monoculture, i.e., an education system based on the dominant/majority culture, European (White) American, that is easily…

The Every Student Succeeds Act (2015) focuses on equity and mandates high academic standards for all students. The achievement of diverse students is significantly below their counterparts. The purpose of this study was to investigate the correlation between culturally responsive teaching (CRT) and teacher self-efficacy (TSE). Additional research…

The number of students who choose to pursue higher education outside their home country has continued to grow, and one of the most popular international destinations is the United States. International students, whose home language is not English, can find this educational opportunity to be academically challenging. Institutions of higher learning…

This was a transcendental phenomenological study of cross-cultural organizational leaders, the members therein, and the role of language acquisition, particularly as an agent of influence toward cross-cultural leader acculturation and success. Meaning is not universal from culture to culture; therefore, examining cultures through the lens of…

General education programs often offer students a choice among various courses to fulfill a specific requirement. However, the extent to which these courses equally enable students to achieve the intended learning outcomes can vary, potentially giving some students an unintended advantage. This article evaluates whether students are inadvertently…

As high school and college graduates enter today's highly competitive and diverse, globalized economies, cultural competence and social and emotional learning (SEL) competencies continue being essential skills for college, career, and life success. These capabilities are more than valuable assets, they are employability requirements in a modern…

More than 80% of African Americans in the United States of America speak the dialect African American Vernacular English (AAVE) (Green, 2002); however, misperceptions of AAVE may have a direct impact on African American students' equitable access to education in United States public schools (Beneke et al., 2015). African Americans are…

This qualitative descriptive case study explored discrimination and bullying of Muslim students in a public charter school district in a southwestern state. This study was designed to focus on the perspectives of 20 participants comprised of teachers and principals of the intermediate, middle, and high school in a public charter school district in…

In the context of a rapidly changing world landscape, universities in the United States and abroad are internationalizing their curricula and engaging in faculty and student international exchanges. Because professors are the ones who are largely responsible for translating and implementing global perspectives to the local university, it is…

If one believes that the purpose of education is to fulfill the ideals of a democratic society, academic advisors must envision their roles as part of the larger social justice movement that strives to embody those ideals. Assuming these roles entails a willingness to facilitate provocative moments for students--to engage them in reflective…