the school has fully embraced the value of diversity. In addition, the principal is concerned that the curriculum used at CCS is not multicultural. The principal supports the idea that all the students in the classroom should see themselves and their experiences in the curriculum. Because students in settings with limited diversity do not have the opportunity to interact with people from other cultural backgrounds, they should learn to value diversity. As a school leader, Mark has determined…
Cultural Diversity in Elementary Education According to the Alabama Course of Study, cultural diversity is imperative when it comes to the success of the scientific community. People from all different ethnicities, religions, nationalities, groups, and races have contributed to the world of science and the many groundbreaking discoveries over the course of many centuries. In order for science education to be successful in the elementary classroom, students must find relevance in what they are…
Asian Fest is an annual event held every Memorial Day weekend with more than 100,000 visitors. Their mission is to promote the importance of cultural diversity in building a vibrant, prosperous and healthy community. Now I must admit I was a bit skeptical about going. At that moment in time I have never been to an event as culturally diverse as this one. I have watched anime and been to Asian based restaurants…
Conflict is seen as a severe disagreement or argument, typically an extended one. It is important to understand the intersection of conflict and issues of diversity which includes gender, class, race, ethnicity and many more. As we as a society live and work closely together in diverse societies it is important we try and avoid misunderstandings and miscommunications. The world of politics bleeds conflict as individuals are all diverse beings with different values and beliefs especially in times…
evenness was 0 in samples that also have 0 value of Shannon index that indicates less species diversity result in only one or few species dominate. Remaining samples have moderately high species evenness (Figure 1 (c)). As far as Simpson index of diversity is concerned, minimum value was 0 while maximum value was 0.77. This index value range between 0 and 1, the greater value correspond to large sample diversity. It indicates the probability that two individuals which are randomly selected from…
Our results found that populations 1 and 2 had similar means for tail shaft color, throat color, and malar stripe (see Table 1); however, the standard deviation for tail color between population 1 and population 2 greatly differs from the ones found in throat color and malar stripe. For the two populations (populations 3 and 4) on the edge within the hybrid zone, the mean greatly differ for all three traits with an average drop of 1.83 between the two populations for each of the three traits…
situation think of the negative effects it has on them and their performance in the workplace. Daniel Goleman might agree that when stressed out, whether it be in the workplace or in life, stress hormones have a huge effect on us. Psychologists are wondering if stress in the workplace is causing a decrease in health due to stress related issues. What are some ways in which stress affects individuals in the workplace? Stress is defined as a state of mental tension and worry caused by problems in…
Stressors Careers in law enforcement have been shown to produce a great deal of stressors for all officers due to various reasons (Kurtz, 2012; McCarty et al, 2007; Norvell et al., 1993). Job related stress effects, male and female officers, differently but there are no major differences in the effects (Hassell et al., 2011; Norvell et al., 1993; McCarty et al., 2007). However, female officers are effected more by family related stress, as compared to job related stress (Kurtz, 2012; Lonsway,…
Job Stress has become a major concern of the modern times as it can cause harm to employee’s health and performance. Different psychologies and physiologists have defined stress differently. In simple words, stress is pressure or tensions people feel in life. As living human being makes demands, so it produces pressures, i.e., stress. Stress is, therefore, a natural and unavoidable feature of human life. Meaning of Stress Stress is a body reaction to demands or changes in internal and external…
Nowadays, people face giant pressures from the organization while living family life and many people suffer illness or even death in the workplace areas. Work life conflict generates plenty of issues and this negative impact will not only reduce the worker productivity but also increase health and safety risks such as smoking and alcohol consumption, depression and violence, etc. 1. Smoking According to the pressure of the working place, employees who smoke tend to complain smoking ban rules.…