Nick Gozik publishes book on inclusive excellence in education abroad

Dean of Global Education and Assistant Professor Nick Gozik has recently published the co-edited volume entitled “A House Where All Belong: Redesigning Education Abroad for Inclusive Excellence,” along with Heather Barclay Hamir, President & CEO of the Institute for Study Abroad.

Published by The Forum on Education Abroad, the U.S. Standards Development Organization (SDO) for education abroad, “A House Where All Belong” serves as the first of a series titled “The Standards in Action,” which according to the forum, “seeks to bridge big ideas and foundational principles in education abroad to the creative approaches and practical tactics that can turn those concepts into reality.”

“A House Where All Belong” serves as a sequel to “Promoting Inclusion in Education Abroad: A Handbook of Research and Practice” (Stylus, 2018), the first volume of its kind, which explored strategies for increasing participation among historically underrepresented groups in education abroad. In the second volume, more than fifty authors from around the world look at the education abroad process, from the time that students first arrive on campus to when they go overseas, and upon their re-entry.

“This systematic approach permits us to critically explore our assumptions about what works best for all students, with the goal of dismantling practices that are ineffective and at times harmful,” Gozik said. “By looking at systems, we are required to ask a fundamental question: If education abroad were built anew, with a different student in mind, what would it look like? It is hard to imagine that our programs and processes would be the same.”

Gozik notes that this book dovetails well with other Elon University efforts around inclusive excellence and advancing equity. This includes the Isabella Cannon Global Education Center (GEC)’s 52-point Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Strategic Plan, 2020-2025.