2. What does beyond diversity mean? Diversity means the
differences between things or people; the variety or assortment
that makes us unique. Every person has unique talents,
characteristics, and challenges to share with the world. Beyond
diversity means the more diverse the workplace, the more likely it
is we wont have a fair and level playing field, not because of the
diversity, but because of how we treat those who are different from
ourselves. If you want to create more diversity, you have to shape
attitudes and tendencies of people in the organization from the top
down and the bottom up.
3. How can diversity be described? Beyond Diversity is a
powerful, personally transforming two-day seminar designed to help
teachers, students, parents, and administrators understand the
impact of race on student learning and investigate the role which
racism plays in institutionalized academic achievement disparities.
Participants engage in a thoughtful, compassionate exploration of
race and racism and grapple with how each influences the culture
and climate of our schools. Participants practice using strategies
for identifying and addressing policies, programs and practices
that negatively impact achievement for students of color and serve
as barriers to ALL students receiving a world-class education.
4. What are the components parts of beyond diversity? Cultural
competence comprises four components: (a) Awareness of one's own
cultural worldview, (b) Attitude towards cultural differences, (c)
Knowledge of different cultural practices and worldviews, and (d)
Cross-cultural skills. Developing cultural competence results in an
ability to understand, communicate with, and effectively interact
with people across cultures.
5. How is beyond diversity made or done? Disagreements and
conflicts created on the basis of different cultural backgrounds
arise even in the best teams. The ability to manage positively
conflicts is a fundamental expertise, essential in the
multicultural world. That is why managers and employees skills of
positive conflict management created on the basis of different
cultural backgrounds in SMEs seem to be very important. It is an
essential element of managers knowledge because it helps to resolve
conflicts and prevents from new ones. For that reasons the main aim
of the project is to give beneficiaries effective and integrated
tolls for positive conflict management in the SMEs sector and
provide exchange of experiences between them.
6. How should beyond diversity be made or done? Distribution of
tasks and roles are made on the basis of organization experiences
gained during their current activities and previous work
involvement.
7. What is the essential function of beyond diversity? The
"business case for diversity" stem from the progression of the
models of diversity within the workplace since the 1960s. The
original model for diversity was situated around affirmative action
drawing strength from the law and a need to comply with equal
opportunity employment objectives. This compliance-based model gave
rise to the idea that tokenism was the reason an individual was
hired into a company when they differed from the dominant group.
This primarily included race, ethnicity, and gender. Although
affirmative action is the law, in most cases, U.S. employers are
prohibited by federal and state laws from giving race or ethnicity
any consideration in hiring or assigning employees, including
hiring to fill diversity quotas. Beyond having a workforce that
mirrors the changing demographics of the global consumer market and
the ability to better understand their desires and preferences,
productivity, and costs can be analyzed to assist in building the
business case for diversity. In the deficit model, organizations
that do not have a strong diversity inclusion culture will invite
lower productivity, higher absenteeism, and higher turnover which
will result in higher costs to the company.
8. What are the causes of beyond diversity? Diversity in the
workplace can be a financial benefit to a company, according to
business expert Sharon Douglas writing on the Workforce Diversity
Network website. Workforce diversity can help a company expand into
new markets and it can also create differing points of view that
can help the company devise more creative solutions to problems. In
order to create a diverse workforce, a company needs to first
understand what causes workforce diversity.
9. What are the consequences of beyond diversity? The
consequences of diversity could lead towards creating bad judgment
that can cause a company business to fail. Also, there are many
disadvantages that can be associated with diversity. People tend to
collide in matters of opinion. Different cultures can come into
play at a go causing confusion.
10. What are the types of diversity? There are different types
of diversity such as: capabilities and disabilities, age, gender,
race, ethnicity, religion, socio-economic backgrounds and sexual
orientation. The acceptance of these diverse affiliations in a
society ensures harmonious existence and peaceful relations .
11. Continued. People live in all kinds of places around the
world. Some people live in big cities. Others prefer to live in
small towns or villages. Some people live in big houses; others
live in apartments, or small homes. Some people don't have enough
money for lodging and are homeless. Others are forced out of their
homes and live in shelters or refugee camps.
12. Continued. Another factor is the education people receive.
People can attend public or private schools. At a public school in
the U.S., the government provides a free and appropriate education
for children ages 3-18. At a private school in the U.S., people pay
tuition for their schooling. If people want to further their
education, they may choose to go to college. Some people attend
trade school for training as well. Some people live in countries
that place a high value on education. Some people live in countries
that limit who is allowed to attend school. And in some countries
there are few schools because there is so much poverty.
13. Continued. There are so many different types of jobs for
people to work and earn money. There are jobs where people can be
leaders and manage companies or even countries. Some people work in
jobs that teach or provide services for others. There are many jobs
in which people help to keep others healthy and safe too. Some
people work in jobs that entertain others. Some people work in
manufacturing or trade jobs which provide goods and services to
others. Also, some people work without getting paid; they volunteer
their time and talents.
14. Continued. People take pride in their family heritage.
There are many different cultures around the world. Each is special
in its own way. Many family traditions and customs are passed down
from generation to generation. People are proud of their ancestors
and have special foods, songs, holidays, and other traditions they
celebrate with their families.
15. Continued. Religion is important to many people. There are
many different religions around the world. Some religions are
Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Buddhism, and Hinduism. Many people
base their beliefs and values upon things they have learned about
in their religious teachings.
16. Continued. Language is the way we talk to each other. There
are so many different languages in the entire world. English,
Spanish, French, German, Japanese, Chinese, Russian, and Korean are
just a few of the languages people speak. We can learn so much from
other people by learning to communicate with each other.
17. How does diversity compare to beyond diversity? The
original well known factor for diversity is based on race, gender,
religion and gender and beyond diversity is stepping out of the box
by changing the mind process of creating equal treatment.
18. What is the present status of beyond diversity? To find the
greatness of oneself by expanding the mind thought process.
Overall, building more equality and reducing less
discrimination.
19. How should beyond diversity be interpreted? Diversity can
be generational differences, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation or
even sex. To communicate effectively, you must work to understand
the context from which each group comes, without stereotyping all
individuals from that particular group. Ineffective communication
is spawned from conflict; if that conflict is not resolved,
communication will break down further. Effective communication
depends on the content and delivery from the communicator and how
it is received and interpreted by the recipient.
20. What are the facts about beyond diversity? Diversity, as a
word or concept, can apply to rocks, plants, animals, people,
systems of law, and much else. In the United States, since the
1970s, its immediate reference, if the word is presented with
nothing more to specify it, is to the diversity of races, ethnic
groups, and language groups that make the United States possibly
the most diverse country in the world. But its import extends far
beyond its use as a neutral descriptor of this variety: It rather
refers to an ideology in which this diversity is prized, considered
a benefit to the society, and is to be responded to positively in
public policy and by major nongovernmental interests.
21. How did beyond diversity happen? (Researched information:
http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/Diversity.aspx Before Diversity
One kind of diversity, ethnic diversity among white Americans, is
not much recognized in the current discourse on diversity, or in
policies that recognize or respond to diversity. Yet before
diversity became a prevailing concept to recognize and appreciate
significant differences among Americans, other conceptssuch as the
"melting pot" and "cultural pluralism"emerged to respond to and
recognize ethnic differences among white Europeans (though they
were then not all necessarily considered "white"). These concepts
emerged because the large new immigrant groups of the late
nineteenth and early twentieth centuriesJews, Italians, Poles,
Slavic groups, Greeks, and others from eastern and southern Europe
and the Near Eastwere seen as different from and inferior to
previous immigrants from Great Britain and northern and western
Europe, and were subject to various degrees of discrimination.
22. What kind of person is diversity? People have a great deal
of diversity. Even though our basic body structure is the same
(head, eyes, heart, arms, legs, feet, etc.), our physical
characteristics are different. For instance, the color of our skin,
hair, and eyes are different. Also, our height and shape provide
some diversity too. Even our fingerprints are unique and
different.
23. Continued. People have to develop their own thoughts,
opinions, feelings, and ideas about different topics and beliefs.
It is important to make informed decisions. We are influenced by
the people, places, and experiences in our lives. It is important
to pay attention to this as a person forms an opinion about an
issue. A person has to keep an open mind when developing an
opinion. Gathering information is also crucial to making a
decision. The more you know about a topic the easier it will be to
make a good decision. As people grow up, they may even change their
own opinions and have new ideas.
24. Continued. Every person has unique talents,
characteristics, and challenges to share with the world. Some
people are good at reading and writing. Other people are talented
at art and music. Some people are good at working with numbers or
science. Others are talented by sharing their creativity. Some
people have challenges to work with like being deaf, blind, or
learning differently than others. It is important to remember that
no matter what a person is good at or struggles with, we are all
special in our own way. By accepting other people's differences, we
are showing respect and tolerance throughout the world. We can
learn about a variety of cultures, places, and different ways to
look at the world. We might even make a new friend.
25. What is my personal response to beyond diversity? I feel as
if stepping beyond diversity is a great task to accomplish. My
reason stated, is because in todays society most people still walks
around with the same mindset of thinking that only race, religion,
age, and gender are the only main factors of diversity, but in most
cases it is much more than that. And by stepping out of the box and
into beyond diversity, this will better expand the differences of
how we see diversity as a whole.
26. How are we diverse? Some other things that make us diverse
are the places we live, the jobs we have, our education, our ethnic
heritage, our religious beliefs, the languages we speak, our
thoughts and feelings, our abilities, and our challenges.
27. What is my memory of beyond diversity? The memory that I
have of diversity is having the thought process of thinking that
were all the same but in actuality we are all different due towards
the ability of our skills, talents, strengths and how we
think.
28. What is the value of beyond diversity? Through this work
and in several other classes I have taken I have come to realize
that learning about diversity is a life-long endeavor. Through
diversity--in the classroom and in life--I learned how to learn. I
learned that no area of learning is limited to only one
perspective. True learning occurs when problems are approached from
many perspectives. The value of diversity in my education and in my
life finally became clear to me only after having many of these
sorts of experiences. Because I have experiences unique to the
groups with whom I am affiliated, and because I recognize that no
problem is ever isolated within one group of people, I am
personally invested in matters of concern to groups other than my
own. And, for the same reasons, members of these groups have become
invested in addressing the needs of my community. Diversity is a
multi-part citizenship: of smaller communities that define
identity, of the university, of the nation, and of the world.
29. Continued I have also realized that this is a peculiar
strength of education in America. In America, I don't need to give
up who I am to be American. I don't have to choose between being a
Christian and being American, between being secular or religious.
Affiliation does not mean separation. Distinctions among peoples
ensure that we can approach life with a full palate of
perspectives. This is the value of diversity for me.
30. How can beyond diversity be summarized? An initial
objection to the concept of "diversity" is that it defines our
identity in terms of the groups we belong to, whether by choice or
circumstance. But that is just what people do all the time.
Diversity is often perceived in terms of a visual image - what we
might call the "imaginary". Diversity is about empowering
people.
31. What case can be made for or against beyond diversity?
Simply enforcing government regulations will not get you to the
best. To obtain that competitive edge, you need to grow your
work-force from groups into teams that use the full potential of
every individual. Teams are much more than a group. A group is
collection of individuals where each person is working towards his
or her own goal, while a team is a collection of individuals
working towards a common goal or vision. This helps to create a
synergy effect with teams which is, one plus one equals more than
one. An individual, acting alone, can accomplish much; but a group
of people acting together in a unified force can accomplish great
wonders. This is because team members understand each other and
support each other. Their main goal is to see the team accomplish
its mission.
32. What are the benefits of beyond diversity? More and more,
organizations are realizing that in order to be successful they
must value the diversity of their employees and the clients they
serve. Organizations must have clarity about the specific benefits
of diversity to their success. It's important that employees are
representative of their client base so they can understand their
needs and know how to serve them. It does not mean that people of
one culture, gender, age, etc. only work with those respective
populations. It means that the organization as a whole is better
able to relate to a larger population. This creates better working
relationships, and helps avoid miscommunication based on cultural
differences and ignorance about other groups. It saves time and
money and having to do things over.