A course designed for undergraduate biochemistry students to learn about cultural diversity issues

2006 ◽  
Vol 34 (5) ◽  
pp. 326-331 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marilee Benore-Parsons
2015 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 134-150
Author(s):  
Christina Ho

The Cosmopolitan Civil Societies Journal has been an important forum for discussing issues around cultural diversity. Articles on cultural diversity have been present in virtually every issue of the journal. These have ranged from conceptual pieces on cosmopolitanism, identity, dialogue, prejudice, pluralism, cultural and social capital and social inclusion, to articles embedded in empirical research on ethnic precincts and segregation in cities, experiences of religious minorities, immigrant entrepreneurs, and more. Over its five year history, the journal has also had themed editions on cultural diversity issues, including one on embracing diversity in sport, and another on the Chinese in Australian politics. The scope of this work has been wide, and authors have brought a range of disciplinary and methodological approaches to the journal. The purpose of this paper is to draw together some of the work that has been published around cultural diversity, particularly relating to everyday experiences of cosmopolitanism and racism. Focusing on everyday social relations has been an important part of recent scholarship on cultural diversity in Australia (e.g. Wise and Velayutham 2009). In contrast to research framed around multicultural policy or mediated representations of diversity, the scholarship of the ‘everyday’ aims to explore people’s lived experiences and daily interactions with others.


1997 ◽  
Vol 10 (6) ◽  
pp. 448-456 ◽  
Author(s):  
Judith González-Calvo ◽  
Virginia M. González ◽  
Kate Lorig

2004 ◽  
Vol 31 (4) ◽  
pp. 686-688
Author(s):  
Deborah A. Boyle

1998 ◽  
Vol 64 (4) ◽  
pp. 513-528 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas W. Sileo ◽  
Mary Anne Prater

Strong bonds of family-school collaboration are critical to the academic and social development of students with disabilities, especially when parents and teachers differ in ethnic, racial, and cultural backgrounds. These linkages necessitate preparing educators to address the needs of diverse students and family members. We evaluated 10 textbooks, related to working with families of students with disabilities, that may be used in special education teacher preparation programs. The textbooks were appraised regarding cultural diversity content, vignettes and examples of diverse groups, and inclusion of cultural issues. We also assessed the textbooks qualitatively to identify the relationship of cultural diversity content to parental involvement. Results indicated variability concerning representation of diverse populations, cultural content, and discussion of diversity issues.


2018 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. 38
Author(s):  
Daniela Filipa Santos Silva ◽  
Sofia Marques da Silva

O aumento de mobilidades e de movimentos migratórios na sociedade contemporânea europeia tem reflexo nos mais diversos contextos sociais, trazendo desafios particulares ao campo educativo. Neste alinhamento, as questões da diversidade cultural tornam-se audíveis não apenas pela emergência de situações mediatizadas, mas também porque nos relembram “velhas” diversidades, por vezes esquecidas. Este artigo procura contribuir para uma discussão em torno de preocupações que, sendo também de natureza global, se estendem a contextos educativos locais, onde diversidades culturais se vivem e produzem envolvendo diferentes figuras. O contributo decorre de um estudo qualitativo que procurou dar conta de competências valorizadas, apropriadas e mobilizadas por profissionais em contextos educativos formais, não formais e informais, no trabalho com diversidades étnicas, especificamente com jovens descendentes de imigrantes e de minorias étnicas. As entrevistas semiestruturadas e grupos de discussão focalizada possibilitaram conhecer um conjunto de competências profissionais que se organizaram em três dimensões: uma dimensão relacional, uma dimensão prática e uma dimensão de integração cultural e social.Palavras-chave:Educação inter/multicultural; Competências profissionais; Diversidade cultural; ABSTRACTThe increasing mobility and migration movements in the European contemporary society have impacted multiple social contexts, bringing particular challenges to the education field. In this line, cultural diversity issues become heard, not only due to the emergence of mediatic situations, but also because they remind us of “old” diversities, sometimes forgotten. This article aims to contribute to a discussion which combines global concerns and influences local education contexts. This contribution comes from a qualitative study that aimed to account for competences that were valued, appropriated and used by professionals in formal, non-formal and informal education contexts, while working with ethnic diversities, namely with young people with a migrant background and from ethnic minorities. The semi structured interviews and the focus group discussions allowed us to know a set of professional competences which are organized into three dimensions: relational, practical and cultural and social integration.Keywords: Inter/multicultural education; Professional competences; Cultural diversity


Author(s):  
Helen De Cieri

Globalization has impacted significantly on many firms, with substantial implications for human resource management (HRM). Geopolitical, social, economic, and technological changes have created opportunities for managers and employees to interact with culturally diverse populations. The development of cultural diversity in the workforce presents substantial and complex challenges for HR scholars and managers as they strive to determine the potential implications of cultural diversity for firm effectiveness. This article examines cultural diversity issues, which are increasingly viewed as a critical aspect of management in transnational firms.


2019 ◽  
Vol 47 (3) ◽  
pp. 340-363
Author(s):  
Christoph Antweiler

Abstract Historically, Indonesia had a colonial experience of pluralist polities where cultures were divided but met in the marketplace. What we find less often in Indonesian history are truly pluralistic polities, that is polities either explicitly valuing diversity or emphasising trans-ethnic commonalities. In current Indonesia, behind cultural diversity issues as such, the more fundamental political issue looms large of how to organise multifaceted cultural diversity socially. I will argue that the answer lies not in playing diversity against unity, nor in emphasising secularism. Rather, my argument is based on cosmopolitan theories and the transdifference approach to cultural plurality and, thus, takes a stand against a mere focus on national and ethnic issues. In order to contribute to discussions about an explicitly diversity-honouring version of Indonesianess in everyday interactions, we can learn from revisiting historical experiences. Indonesia has a deep tradition of fruitful cultural exchanges and un-dogmatic religious syncretism. This is especially developed in Indonesia’s multicultural harbour cities. Based on my experience in Makassar (South Sulawesi) over a period of 30 years, this article provides a glance on a politically marginal but culturally cosmopolitan city, which has also been a centre of Islam since the 17th Century. Its specific form of localised cosmopolitanism might open some avenues for conceiving a pluralistic unity in Indonesia.


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