Posts Tagged ‘Diversity’

The Global Diversity Desk Reference: Managing an International Workforce

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Written by a team of experts in the field of workplace diversity, The Global Diversity Desk Reference offers a strategic approach for international organizations that want to succeed in the worldwide marketplace b… More >>

The Global Diversity Desk Reference: Managing an International Workforce

Social Cohesion: Social Policy, Sociology, Political Science, Cultural Diversity, Sociological, Conservatism

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Social cohesion is a term used in social policy, sociology and political science to describe the bonds or “glue” that bring people together in society, particularly in the cont… More >>

Social Cohesion: Social Policy, Sociology, Political Science, Cultural Diversity, Sociological, Conservatism

Mathematics for Every Student: Responding to Diversity in Grades PK-5

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Guided by the views of the Principals and Standards for School Mathematics, NCTM has created a new three-book series designed to help teachers support high-quality mathematics learning for diverse student populations in … More >>

Mathematics for Every Student: Responding to Diversity in Grades PK-5

The Psychology and Management of Workplace Diversity

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Immigration and globalization, combined with new civil rights laws and changes in public opinion have resulted in vastly increased workplace diversity in the last half-century. The Psychology and Management of Workplace … More >>

The Psychology and Management of Workplace Diversity

Human Diversity in Education: An Integrative Approach with PowerWeb

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This research-based, comprehensive introduction to multicultural education and diversity prepares future teachers for the wide diversity of students they will meet in their classrooms, schools, and communities. Moving be… More >>

Human Diversity in Education: An Integrative Approach with PowerWeb

Multicultural Education in a Pluralistic Society & Exploring Diversity Package

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For undergraduate and graduate courses in Multicultural Education and Cultural Foundations. This text explores diversity through seven micro-cultures, including: class, ethnicity and race, gender, exceptionality, religio… More >>

Multicultural Education in a Pluralistic Society & Exploring Diversity Package

Diversity in Early Care and Education: Honoring Differences

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Diversity in Early Care and Education (formerly Multicultural Issues In Child Care) explores the rich diversity encountered in programs and environments for children ages birth to 8, including those serving children with special needs. The emphasis is on the practical and immediate concerns of the early childhood professional and family service worker, though all information has strong theoretical support…. More >>

Diversity in Early Care and Education: Honoring Differences

Fear of Diversity: The Birth of Political Science in Ancient Greek Thought

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This wide-ranging book locates the origin of political science in the everyday world of ancient Greek life, thought, and culture. Arlene Saxonhouse contends that the Greeks, confronted by the puzzling diversity of the physical world, sought a force that would unify, constrain, and explain it. This drive toward unity did more than value the mind over the senses: it led the Greeks to play down the very real complexities—particularly regarding women, the family, and sexuality—in both their political and personal lives.

Saxonhouse opens up fresh understandings of such issues as the Greeks’ fear of the feminine and their attempts to ignore the demands that gender, reproduction, and the family inevitably make on the individual…. More >>

Fear of Diversity: The Birth of Political Science in Ancient Greek Thought

Research and Evaluation in Education and Psychology: Integrating Diversity With Quantitative, Qualitative, and Mixed Methods

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“The emphasis on minority populations has caught my attention and sustained my loyalty. Donna is so sensitive in exploring those issues, a first in a text for that class and a welcome addition.”
-Nick Eastmond, Utah State UniversityFocused on discussing what is considered to be “good” research, this text explains quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods in detail, incorporating the viewpoints of various research paradigms into the descriptions of these methods. Approximately 60% of the content in this Third Edition is new, with lots of fresh examples. Key FeaturesPostpositivist, constructivist, transformative, and pragmatic paradigms discussed Conducting research in culturally complex communities emphasized throughout A step-by-step overview of the entire research process providedNew to this Edition Accompanied by a Student Web site with links to flashcards, mini-cases, and SAGE journal … More >>

Research and Evaluation in Education and Psychology: Integrating Diversity With Quantitative, Qualitative, and Mixed Methods

Affirming Diversity: The Sociopolitical Context of Multicultural Education

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In this revision of her best-selling book, author Sonia Nieto explores the meaning, necessity, and benefits of multicultural education for students of all backgrounds.   The book looks at how personal, social, political, cultural, and educational factors affect the success or failure of students in today’s classroom. Expanding upon the popular case-study approach, the fifth edition examines the lives of 19 real students who are affected by multicultural education, or a lack of it. Social justice is firmly embedded in this view of multicultural education, and teachers are encouraged to work for social change in their classrooms, schools, and communities. Inservice and preservice teachers, principals, school administrators and anyone interested in multicultural education…. More >>

Affirming Diversity: The Sociopolitical Context of Multicultural Education