Diversity

In seventh grade, I found myself thrust into the world of elite, predominantly white private schools. As a person of color coming into this environment, it seemed as if issues regarding racial diversity, religious diversity, socioeconomic status, and even colorism would be inevitable aspects of my experience. Initially, I did not acknowledge the presence of these issues in my new surroundings as they were topics that I had never encountered before and consequently did not fully understand.…

Diversity in higher education is a constant topic of discussion within our society. It enriches the educational experience for all, students and faculty alike. On a diverse campus individuals are able to learn from those experiences, beliefs, and perspectives that are different from our own. Diversity promotes personal growth because it sparks conversations, which helps students think critically and communicate effectively with people of different backgrounds (Hurtado, Clayton-Pedersen, Allen, &…

significant non-Western country. The success of the Ottoman Empire in the world began with the Byzantine Empire’s failures because besides other positive things, diversity or multiculturalism and religious tolerance in the Ottoman Empire empowered the Empire, and made the Empire live long. As for the research question that is how the diversity affected on the Ottoman Empire, and how the Ottoman Empire used its advantages for years, multiculturalism embraces all ethnic and religious communities…

value system are constantly changing, due to the diversity of the American population. How we as individuals define diversity and what we see as being diverse has a lot to do with how we interpret ourselves and those around us. In the world we live in today as young Americans, we, as students have been exposed to an innumerable amount of situations that expose us to the diversity that is, in this day in age, what can be called American culture. Diversity has many different definitions, that…

Abstract Diversity has become the basis of enhancing the learning experience for many students as it represents the difference between individuals and groups. Diversity represents the uniqueness of individuals based on a variety of other factors. A lack of diversity in an academic environment would create ethnocentricity, the idea that your own ethnic group is superior to someone else 's. Diversity creates a willful understanding of demographics in relation to age, ethnicity, race, gender,…

Diversity and difference occur in classrooms and communities, both intentionally and unintentionally based on socioeconomic class, cultural background or gender stereotypes. Educators must have awareness and understanding of these issues to ensure that all children are given equal opportunities to education and resources; to assist children is forming tolerant and positive views of diversity or difference; and to ensure that diversity among students is supported and promoted. The Early Years…

examined if the diversity climate, especially the perception of that climate, was correlated to the before mentioned turnover rate. The first hypothesis of the study was if a “pro diversity work climate” (P. McKay, et. al., 2007) would have a negative correlation, in level of strengths greatest to least, with Blacks, Hispanics, and Whites. The second hypothesis was that the organizational commitment would help with the correlation between the perceptions of the race and diversity climate, and…

The globalization of the business market along with increased diversity in the workplace, consist cross-cultural training and cross-cultural competencies for the workforce and for organisations themselves more important than ever before (Gertsen 1990; Nauman 1992).For example, one very common response to the occurrence of discrimination is the creation of diversity training programs of behalf of the organisation (Rynes & Rosen, 1995). To begin with, the principal goal of the CCT is to alleviate…

The variety of cultural diversity in families is enormous, especially in the United States. Some people may believe that having diversity, families can be negative. One of the reasons is because sometimes it is difficult to adapt to new cultural traditions. My opinion regarding the diversity in families is impartial. Multiculturalism can cause many challenges in our society, especially when we look from a…

International students help to contribute to that diversity, being one of the only groups that are not a part of modern American culture, because they are not from America. International students can be some of the first encounters that other college students have with someone not from this country, or even…