...My clinical experience and diversity project school location is Girard middle school in a 7th grade Kansas History class and 8th an grade American History classes. Girard is surrounded by rural farm land to the west and north, the City of Pittsburg is the largest neighboring city to the southeast. The demographic makeup of Girard is similar to most schools in southeast Kansas. Girard has a near perfect ratio in gender, with males comprising a slightly larger group than the females. Economically a little under half (47.20%) of the students who attend the middle school fall into the economically disadvantaged category. I was not surprised by this number, since I have noticed students in the classes wearing the same clothes, multiple days in...
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...Skills Extracts from this publication may be reproduced for non commercial education or training purposes on the condition that the source is acknowledged. For any other use please contact HMSOlicensing@cabinet-office.x.gsi.gov.uk DIVERSITY & CITIZENSHIP You can download this publication or order copies online at: www.teachernet.gov.uk/publications Diversity and Citizenship Curriculum Review Review Group members Sir Keith Ajegbo retired in July 2006 as Headteacher of Deptford Green School, a multiethnic school with a strong reputation for Citizenship education. He is currently working as a coach on the Future Leaders Project, as a School Improvement Partner, and as an education consultant for UBS. He is also a Governor of Goldsmiths College and a trustee of the Stephen Lawrence Trust. Dr Dina Kiwan is a Lecturer in Citizenship Education at Birkbeck College, University of London. Previously she was seconded to the Home Office as the Head of Secretariat to the Advisory Board for Naturalisation and Integration (ABNI), carrying forward the implementation of the recommendations of the former ‘Life in the UK’ Advisory Group chaired by Sir Bernard Crick. Seema Sharma, is an Assistant Headteacher at Deptford Green School in South East London. She has been a teacher for 11 years, including Key Stage 3 Co-ordinator, Head of English, Ethnic Minority Achievement Strategy (EMAS) and Assessment Co-ordinator. Vision In five years, for all...
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...Summary: The study conducted by Buchanan et al. 2015 investigated the “feasibility” and “utility” of intervention methods as conducted by Students With Involved Families and Teachers (SWIFT) with at youth at risk for behavioral problems. This particular investigation utilized maximum variation purposive sampling in conjunction with a parent and teacher interview process that resulted in six themes related to the refinement of the intervention conducted by SWIFT. The six major themes included the recruitment and intervention timeline, length of transition supports, behavioral progress monitoring collection and data entry, case management coordination, benefits of skills coaching supports, and the parent coach role. The study determined that an increase in the involvement of parents and teacher in the early stages of SWIFT intervention, time of support provided, and communication between case manager, parent coach, skills coach, parents and teacher would be feasible and positively influence the successful transition from day treatment school (DTS) to the home district school (DS). This study looks to address the problem relating to the transition of emotionally disturbed (ED) at risk youth as they make the transition from individually focused day treatment schools (DTS)...
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...Cultural Studies and Diversity Introduction Social scenes result from human components forced upon or made from the normal scene of a territory. The investigation of social scenes analyzes the presence of regions, the array of articles creating those appearances, and the zones themselves to get it procedures influencing a scene and implications implanted in the human components of the scene. Two procedures that impact the improvement and support of ethnic scenes in American schools are relocation and digestion. Movement, eminently chain relocation, has added to outlining ethnic zones and to managing extensive ethnic populaces inside of these zones. Digestion, then again, diminishes the thickness of ethnic populaces inside of ethnic zones, therefore presenting ethnic scenes to the impacts of different gatherings. Restricted ethnic gatherings have reacted to these impacts has been to change the basic scene of the ethnic zone into an unprecedented scene to reassert their regional case. Since numerous ethnic celebrations are held in ethnic zones, the images installed inside of the phenomenal ethnic scenes turned out to be a celebration's piece scenes. What's more, ethnic celebrations support distinctive social exhibitions to venture a mental self-view to other gathering individuals and whatever remains of American culture. The scenes of ethnic celebrations, thusly, have ended up similitudes of ethnicity. The idea of 'social scenes' can be found in the European custom of scene...
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...Cultural Studies and Diversity Introduction Social scenes result from human components forced upon or made from the normal scene of a territory. The investigation of social scenes analyzes the presence of regions, the array of articles creating those appearances, and the zones themselves to get it procedures influencing a scene and implications implanted in the human components of the scene. Two procedures that impact the improvement and support of ethnic scenes in American schools are relocation and digestion. Movement, eminently chain relocation, has added to outlining ethnic zones and to managing extensive ethnic populaces inside of these zones. Digestion, then again, diminishes the thickness of ethnic populaces inside of ethnic zones, therefore presenting ethnic scenes to the impacts of different gatherings. Restricted ethnic gatherings have reacted to these impacts has been to change the basic scene of the ethnic zone into an unprecedented scene to reassert their regional case. Since numerous ethnic celebrations are held in ethnic zones, the images installed inside of the phenomenal ethnic scenes turned out to be a celebration's piece scenes. What's more, ethnic celebrations support distinctive social exhibitions to venture a mental self-view to other gathering individuals and whatever remains of American culture. The scenes of ethnic celebrations, thusly, have ended up similitudes of ethnicity. The idea of 'social scenes' can be found in the European custom of scene...
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...British study, released last week, gives new empirical support for the drive to provide affirmative action to “strivers,” less advantaged students who, despite obstacles, perform fairly well academically. The research finds that students who attended regular “comprehensive” (public) secondary schools did better in college than those who scored at the same level on standardized admissions exams and attended “independent” (private) or “grammar” (selective public) schools. Pointing to the study last week, Oxford University’s dean of undergraduate admissions, Mike Nicholson, created waves when he declared that students who do well at poor performing secondary schools “may have more potential” than those from more-advantaged schools, and that universities should consider the context in which students compile an academic record. In the United States, universities have claimed for years that admissions officers consider socioeconomic obstacles a student has overcome, though evidence suggests that on average, at the most selective 146 institutions, they do not. The new study, published by the British National Foundation for Educational Research and the Sutton Trust, a private foundation, was five years in the making and examined 8,000 students. It found that students from independent or grammar schools performed the same in college as comprehensive-school students who scored one or two grades lower on their entrance exams (known as A-levels). For example, a comprehensive-school student...
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...Case Study Amanda Lisic HRM 552 June 22, 2015 Teresa Mitchell Case Study In the United States affirmative action came about in the 1960’s due to the civil rights movement trying to give equal opportunities to minority groups and women. Affirmative action has been a debate since it began, on one side it gives minorities and women more opportunities in life however the policy is considered to be outdated. In the case of “State of Texas v. Hopwood” the affirmative action policy needed to be updated and corrected. Case Summary In the case of “State of Texas v. Hopwood” the Districts Court of Appeals, 5th Circuit made a decision concerning the affirmative action program at the School of Law of the University of Texas. This law initially enacted in response to a history of the school discriminating against African Americans and Mexican Americans in the enrollment process. Court Ruling The court ruled that there was no need for the school to continue with this practice even to correct the perceived racial imbalance in the school. For admissions the school would not be able to include race in the processes going forward. What the decision means The court decision meant that the school would have to choose incoming students into the school based on their value and not on their race. Public Universities have had to change their admission practices concerning race and eliminate them. In order to increase diversification in the school separate programs needed to be...
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...that is mastered, the performing stage comes into play in which the team continues to work in a good trusting atmosphere to complete their task. Finally, a reflection is made over the team's accomplishments and that is to be known as the adjourning stage. In the case study Building a Coalition, the members of the group are currently in the forming stage of their group development. This being because they have yet to identify exactly what three members are going to be included in the final team. Once their team members are set that will get the ball rolling to proceed to the next stage, storming. The Woodson Foundation could have benefited from understanding the stages of group development in that it could have acted as an effective resource that has proper guidelines in place to know what it takes to form a highly functioning team. From the information presented in the article, it is apparent that the Woodson Foundation is reluctant in working together with the other organizations in order to create a successful program. Seeing that each of the groups have their specific areas of strong concern, like the Woodson foundation's focus on hard data, NCPIE's focus on the parents, and the school's consistency with the school board and unionization with new jobs, the development...
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...Diversity Response Prompt American society has played a significant role in its view of culturally and ethnically diverse individuals. The design of education and the need for income has limited the inclusion of diversity and forced integration through curriculum, and social requirements for assimilation. The personal image of how those from a European dissent view themselves, as Case (2012) refers to as available unearned resources that whites are unaware of, but have the ability to utilize every day. Due to the opportunities, this places a deeper level of importance on assimilation, which exposes the roles non-white individuals have learned to play for acceptance. In many cases, it has cost humanity the knowledge and growth diversity adds...
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...Influences that Affect Women of Color in STEM Disciplines Past research studies assessed the influences that hindered underrepresented students of color to reach educational achievement in the STEM fields (Gordon & Bridglall, 2004; Maltese & Tai, 2011; Washington, 2011; Whalen & Shelley, 2010). The literature review indicated significant obstacles facing this population. Obstacles included mediocre academic preparation and encouragement targeted at underrepresented students of color from both the secondary school and collegiate institution levels. In order for the U.S. to compete globally, past research studies proved additional efforts must be made to help close the diversity and gender gap within the STEM fields. National STEM Enrollment and Retention Trends In the U.S., the total number of bachelor’s degrees awarded annually had nearly tripled over the past 40 years, but awarded STEM degrees had not. The U.S. continued to award fewer STEM degrees each year compared to other countries worldwide (Maltese & Tai, 2011). High school students with impressive grade point averages (GPA), no matter their race or gender should be encouraged to pursue a STEM major (Thompson & Bolin, 2011). Studies proved high school coursework played a significant role in a student’s decision to pursue a STEM major while in college. The completion of high school courses such as biology, chemistry, physics, calculus, and trigonometry showed a positive correlation with students deciding to...
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...Cornell University ILR School DigitalCommons@ILR Student Works ILR Collection Spring 2013 Which Organizations are Best in Class in Managing Diversity and Inclusion, and What Does their Path of Success Look Like? Pin Zhou Cornell University Daniel Dongjin Park Cornell University Follow this and additional works at: http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/student Part of the Human Resources Management Commons This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the ILR Collection at DigitalCommons@ILR. It has been accepted for inclusion in Student Works by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@ILR. For more information, please contact hlmdigital@cornell.edu. Which Organizations are Best in Class in Managing Diversity and Inclusion, and What Does their Path of Success Look Like? Abstract Question: Which organizations are best in class in managing diversity and inclusion, and what does their path of success look like? What are the criteria to measure ‘best in class’? Keywords human resources, diversity, inclusion Disciplines Human Resources Management Comments Suggested Citation Zhou, P. & Park, D. (2013). Which organizations are best in class in managing diversity and inclusion, and what does their path of success look like? Retrieved [insert date] from Cornell University, ILR School site: http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/student/46/ Required Publisher Statement Copyright by the authors. This article is available...
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...Student Self-administered case study Importance of Diversity In The Workplace Case summary: Case duration (Min): Human Resource Management (HRM) 45-60 Promoting diversity Worldwide This case focuses on DIFFERENCE ‐ Interacting and working productively with others and how best to use human resources to meet organizational goals through high levels of performance (motivated, effective and efficient workers) and competing in the global marketplace. We begin this case by exploring the changing nature of the workplace; We then explore what is meant by diversity and consider the business case for promoting and managing diversity within contemporary organizations. Learning objectives: Evaluate diversity and multiculturalism as a source of sustainable competitive advantage and identify the benefits of diversity for organizations. Case problem: What is meant by diversity and should organizations seek to be diverse? Company Aramark http://www.aramark.com/ Food ‐ Major Diversified ARAMARK is a leader in professional services, providing award‐winning food services, facilities management, and uniform and career apparel to health care institutions, universities and school districts, stadiums and arenas, and businesses around the world. In FORTUNE magazine's 2009 list of "World's Most Admired Companies," ARAMARK was ranked number one in its industry. ARAMARK seeks to address issues responsibly that matter to its clients, customers, employees and communities by focusing on employee advocacy...
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...MGMT 591 11/9/2014 Case Study: Building a Coalition Dr. Anne Hallcom Case Study: Building a Coalition for Woodson Foundation The Woodson Foundation, a large nonprofit social service agency, is teaming up with the public school system in Washington, D.C, to improve student outcomes. It appears the schools have problems with truancy, low student performance and crime. The teachers are discouraged to help students due to the disrespect and behavioral issues in the classroom. The turnover rate for the best teachers is high, they tend to leave and go to schools that aren’t as troubled (629). Part 1: Group Development The organization has five stages of group development. In the forming stage they have identified that there is a problem, now the plan is how to drive results. The first stage is bringing the plan forward and forming an executive development team. The team will consist of an HR representative from Woodson, the schools, and the NCPIE. This team’s responsibility is developing an operating plan for improving school performance. It is expected that representatives from both teams participate. Once this stage is finalized they can move on to the storming stage. The storming stage will consist of conflicts. This is an aggressive way to get to know each other a little better. Once the team has gotten over differences they start the norming stage. In this stage they realized although they have differences they still share things in common. The cohesiveness is...
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...COALITION DeVry University Keller Graduate School of Management Pomona, California (CASE STUDY) BUILDING A COALITION By PRIYANKA VOHRA HRM – 591 Leadership and organizational behavior Professor: Ifeanyi Ugboaja (Submission date: 05/28/2016) BUIDLING A COALITION 2 Introduction: Case Study Analysis on Building a Coalition In order for a project to be successful in an organization it should form a diverse team to head it. Incorporating diversity within the team will encourage creativity and innovation into the formation of the processes and solutions that result in the outcome of the project. Each team member will be able to change and grow by drawing from the different experiences, backgrounds and skills from each individual. The team needs to have a process in place to communicate and collaborate openly and listen to all member’s views, ideas and goals. Diverse work teams will almost always have a level of conflict within them. Respecting each other’s different views and experiences and recognizing that they have been brought together because of a common goal can result in a more effective resolution process.” Regardless of the composition of the group, differences can be leveraged to achieve superior performance.” (Robbins & Judge, 2012 p.58). 3 BUIDLING A COALITION Part 1: Group Development The Woodson Foundation and Washington D.C. public schools are teaming together to form a new after school program to improve their student outcomes...
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...minorities. There are four justifications generally pointed out by affirmative action exponents. These are racism, poverty, diversity, and the problem of underrepresentation. Supporters point out that many blacks, Hispanics and Native Americans live in substandard housing, go to substandard schools, and live in crime ridden neighborhoods. They also claim that they are targets of daily racism, hindering their chances for advancement. Proponents point to small numbers of these minorities in certain desirable jobs (i.e. CEOs of corporations and high elected office) as evidence of underrepresentation of minorities and a need for diversity both in the workplace and in higher education. There are a number of different levels of affirmative action, including quotas, preferences, and outreach, in lessening order of severity. Quotas, also called “set asides”, deal with having a definite amount of jobs or college spots reserved for a particular group. For example, if a university admits 1000 students every year and sets aside 150 seats that are open to blacks only, this is considered a quota. A perfect illustration of a quota would be the 1977 Supreme Court case Bakke v Regents of the University of California, in which the court ruled that these quotas could not be used by the system but that race could be considered a plus in admissions to the medical school. This brings us to preferences. Preferences are when persons from certain groups (usually groups that have been underrepresented...
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