Описание: This book focuses on equality, inclusion, and discrimination within the English-speaking Caribbean region, specifically as it relates to employment, education, society, and the law.
Автор: Gaine, Chris Название: Equality and diversity in social work practice ISBN: 1844455939 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781844455935 Издательство: Sage Publications Рейтинг: Цена: 5859.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: An introductory student guide to working with diversity in social work
Описание: All too often, in a hurried attempt to "catch up," diversity training can create division among staff or place undue burdens on a handful of employees. Instead, academic libraries need approaches to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) that position these priorities as ongoing institutional and professional goals. This book's model programs will help academic libraries do exactly that, sharing a variety of initiatives that possess clear goals, demonstrable outcomes, and reproducible strategies. Librarians, administrators, and directors will all benefit from the programs detailed inside, which include such topics asa university library's community of practice for interactions and learning around DEI;cultural competency training to create more welcoming instruction spaces;student workshops on literature searches that mitigate bias;overcoming the historic tendency to marginalize LGBTQ representation in archives;a curriculum and design workshop that moved from discussing social values to embedding them in actions;the founding of a library-led LGBT club for students at a rural community college;a liberal arts college's retention-boosting program for first-generation students;tailoring a collection and library services to the unique needs of student veterans; anda framework for moving from diversity to equity and inclusion, toward a goal of social justice.With this volume's model programs to guide them, academic libraries and their staff can successfully strengthen their own DEI initiatives.
Описание: Shares the challenges and opportunities faced by diversity, equity, and inclusion officers who are leading their organisations to becoming more diverse, equitable, and inclusive working environments. THe book features research on a range of topics such as institutional equity, organizational culture, and the diverse workplace.
Описание: Assigned at over 300 schools, The Family was an instant success due to Philip Cohen's conversational style and robust scholarship. By encouraging sociological thinking about contemporary families, The Family helps students become savvy consumers of media-reported research. In the Second Edition, Cohen examines trends in family life such as gender fluidity, sexuality in later life and technology's transformation of romantic relationships.
The book is further strengthened by expanded media resources including award-winning InQuizitive activities.
Описание: This book explores pedagogical concepts, metaphors and images of non-white, non-western researchers and research students on the inter/nationalization of education.
Princess Petal is NOT what you would expect the 'perfect' princess to be. In fact, she is quite the opposite. Her princess dresses are torn and scruffy, she wears an old woolly hat instead of a golden crown and she is very (very) loud. So when Princess Petal meets a fire-breathing dragon while out hiking in the forest, both are in for a bit of a shock An enchanting tale about friendship, diversity, acceptance and being exactly who we are meant to be. The moral behind this story is imperative yet simple: we are all different and that's okay, making judgements and assumptions about people is not okay, all genders should be treated equally. Also included are Discussion Questions for parents, caregivers and educators.
★ WOULD YOU LIKE TO LIVE IN A WORLD WHERE NO ONE FEELS DISCRIMINATED OR MARGINALIZED?
★ WOULD YOU LIKE TO GO TO WORK EVERY DAY AND FEEL TREATED LIKE OTHERS AND PROPERLY VALUED?
★ IF YOU DEAL WITH HUMAN RESOURCES OR IF YOU ARE AN ENTREPRENEUR YOU CERTAINLY HAVE AN INTEREST IN CREATING AN EFFICIENT, PRODUCTIVE WORK ENVIRONMENT, WHERE EVERYONE GIVES THE BEST
★ HAVE YOU EVER THOUGHT THAT INVESTING IN DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION CAN BRING YOU MORE BENEFITS THAN YOU EXPECT?
★ AND, IF YOU ARE AN EMPLOYEE, DO YOU KNOW THAT YOU CAN DO A LOT INDIVIDUALLY TO BREAK DOWN PREJUDICES AND CONTRIBUTE TO A BETTER WORKPLACE?
THIS BOOK OFFERS THE TOOLS TO ACHIEVE ALL OF THESE GOALS
The solid base of every organization is its employees.
This is where the role of human resource professionals commences. To make their organization a force to reckon with, they need to recruit different candidates who are diverse in their cultural heritage, caste, sex, and even social-economic status.
Once you have various groups of employees in your organization, it leads to a diversified workforce which can provide a powerful arsenal for growth opportunities in an organization.
Remember, by having a diverse workforce you can have people with different backgrounds who can share their individual experiences
These experiences can pave way for powerful workforce.
This book has been written with the perspective of providing you with practical illustrations of the problems faced by organizations when they are not diversified.
In Diversity And Inclusion In The Organizations
✓ David F. George highlights real-life case studies which will help you understand the need for a diversified workforce in today's organization.Using the case studies as a cue, you can gain useful insights into various initiatives that an organization needs to take to inculcate the diversity.
✓ He discusses how organizations can make their workforce more effective by providing a conducive environment to employees with a diverse background.This book proved to be a catalyst for all the leaders who want to invest in diversity and inclusion in their organization using the HRM best practices.
✓ Davide F. George, with his long experience as Change Agent in many companies, identified the main causes of Diversity and Inclusion problems within their organizations. After many years of deep dive in the most successful companies structures, he figured out that, the more the workplace is various, the more the company is active, innovating and competitive.
David also fully understood what are the main obstacles that companies encounter when they have to structure an integration process.
The initial resistance to change is part of the natural process of transformation, but without the right tools the risk of retreating is very high. This can frustrate efforts and not create real benefits.
Many books have been written on this subject but only the book by David F. George fully delves into the dark world of prejudice and the pitfalls it presents in every day life at workplace.