Multiculturalism

Canen & Canen, (2008) studied Multicultural leadership: The costs of its absence in organizational conflict management in higher education institutions in Brazil. The researcher did a case study within a unit of an HEI in Brazil. The research discussed in this paper showed that the system of constructing "otherness" and isolating it can actually be characterized as workplace bullying condoned by extremely mono-cultural leaders. Leaders should be ethically and multicultural accountable for…

Multiculturalism describes the existence, acceptance, or promotion of multiple cultural traditions within a single jurisdiction, usually considered in terms of the culture associated with an ethnic group (Wikipedia, 2015). Workplace in today’s organisations has employees from diversified backgrounds and as sharing of knowledge is global and seamless, irrespective of audience; the environment has become friendlier than before, and colleagues are friends or a friend of friends, resulting in hiring…

hockey,” said Russian Star Vladislav Tretiak. Since Russians came to a democratic country it reduced the intense rivalry, and these two countries starting working together to make the world of a hockey a better one. The summit series created multiculturalism within the NHL, something Canada is known for. 1972 was a major turning point rather socially for Canadians as the country of Canada finally developed their identity as a…

“God, Gold and Glory” This is what the Age of Exploration is all about. The Age of Exploration had more impact on World History. The era involved discovery, new technology, religion and the desire for wealth. When the Europeans explored Asia, it resulted in a meeting of different cultures. The Europeans also were able to explore far away lands with their improvements on their navigation tools. Finally, the Commercial Revolution from the colonial empires in America, combined with the overseas…

individual was given points based on their valuableness to the Canadian labour force, and other factors such as their age and education level rather than their race or country of origin (Brearton). In addition, Canada became the first country to adopt multiculturalism as an official policy in 1971 (Burnet and Driedger). This can be connected to the reform in immigration policy during the following years. In 1975, the Green Paper was introduced and would shift immigration goals to creating more…

many children think their teachers are the models in their life so it is important for teachers to understand issues of diversity and difference involving multiculturalism, poverty and gender stereotyping. This essay will be elaborate these three issues by the unit readings, Early Years Learning Framework and Australia curriculum. Multiculturalism means people from different countries or cultural backgrounds living in a country apart from their origin. According…

I attended the same small-town school district from kindergarten to graduation. My school was incredibly homogeneous. My graduating class was one hundred percent white, with very few students classified as economically disadvantaged. I did not get exposed to people from different backgrounds in any way until college. However, this homogeneity caused there to be only one type of person that was accepted. There was one set of political views and one set of extracurricular activities that made a…

Education is the most important and valuable aspect of a child’s life. Without knowledge and education, opportunities become slim and an individual’s success becomes nearly impossible to reach. In most cases, the most valuable characteristic of education is not what was memorized or recited; it is the ethics and morals that are demonstrated and practiced by the authority figures in a child’s life. Without this influence, a child will not know how to act toward others and around others. In the…

reaction when the United States is the one in question? Simply put, the reason why this confusion exists is because Canada has a weak self-national identity. Canada’s weak self-identity can be attributed through our history, lack of symbols and multiculturalism. One of the reasons why Canada has a weak…

The Melting Pot Theory is to make a group of different people, such as immigrants adapting to the American culture. In a cool way to say it, it is dependent on the image of people from different backgrounds and cultures mixing and melting together into one big cultural pot. The Melting Pot Theory is basically a mixture of cultures, ethnic origins, ideas, religions and traditions. The concept has a conclusion of everyone who stays in the United States, soon becomes a part of a larger culture…