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""This book examines emerging methods and trends for creating accessible and inclusive educational environments and examines the latest teaching strategies and methods for promoting learning for all students. It also addresses equal opportunity and diversity requirements in schools"--Provided by publisher"--

Intro -- | Introduction -- Part I State of Play -- Chapter 1 | Slouching Toward a Relatively Stateless State -- Introduction -- Two reference points -- The rise and evolution of the notion of governance -- Experiments at the Centre on Governance -- Conclusion -- Chapter 2 | Governance as Mythbuster -- Introduction -- The governance approach -- Four key notions transformed in the -- small 'g' world -- Persiflage about the governance approach -- Some conjectures about the future -- of governance studies -- Conclusion -- Chapter 3 | Wicked Problems and Social Learning -- Introduction -- The social learning response to the wicked problems challenge -- The engine of social learning and wayfinding -- Scoping design thinking -- Design attitude: why, what and how -- Shifting attitude -- Conclusion -- Part II Wicked Trans-scientific Policy Challenges -- Chapter 4 | Equality -- Introduction -- The Tocqueville mechanism -- The dynamics of the entitlement revolution -- Impacts of the entitlement revolution -- The toxicity of the entitlement epidemic -- The governance of equability -- Modest general propositions -- Conclusion -- Chapter 5 | Diversity -- Introduction -- The issue domain: a few stylized facts -- The manufactured Canadian consensus -- A fragile social fabric and its dilemmas -- A primer on the governance of diversity -- Intermediate cosmopolitanism as the way out -- The journey to transculturalism -- Conclusion -- | Annex -- Joseph Heath's Golden Rule -- Chapter 6 | Sustainability -- Introduction -- Sustainability as a weaselword -- Governance -- Blending, complex adaptive systems and bricolage -- A plea for polycentric governance -- Conclusion -- | Conclusion -- Issues -- Polyphonic organizations and hybrid -- forms of governance -- Issue domains and wayfinding: -- mechanisms and representations -- Two murky frontiers -- In conclusion.

Com o dito latino Hic rhodus hic saltus, referido no prefácio da sua Filosofia do Direito, pretendia Hegel sublinhar que cabe à filosofia estudar o que é, o real, e não o que deveria ser. Nos anos 60 do século XX, o real era, para os estudos culturais ingleses, a revolução cultural em curso desde os finais da II Guerra Mundial, e que tornava crucial o estudo de questões como as da relação entre cultura e poder, cultura popular e cultura de massa, homogeneidade cultural e diversidade cultural. As reflexões dos autores dos estudos culturais, ingleses e outos, em relação a estas questões, continuam hoje a ser cruciais e, diríamos mesmo, mais cruciais do que nunca. Partindo do trabalho levado a cabo pelos estudos culturais no domínio da cultura, o presente artigo reflete sobre as condições de uma democracia que respeite a pluralidade e a diferença das culturas, não só a nível do estado nacional, hoje em profunda mudança, mas também a nível mundial/global. De forma algo anacrónica, deixamos Hegel e a sua ancoragem ao real para regressarmos a Kant e ao seu ideal de uma sociedade cosmopolita. ; Through the Latin saying Hic rhodus hic saltus, mentioned in the preface of his Philosophy of Right, Hegel intended to emphasise that it is Philosophy's duty to study what is real, rather than what ought to be. During the 60's of the 20th century, what was real was, as far as British Cultural Studies were concerned, the cultural revolution ongoing since the end of the II World War, which made critical the study of such issues as the relationship between culture and power, popular culture and mass culture, cultural homogeneity and cultural diversity. The considerations on these issues produced by cultural studies' authors – British and otherwise – remain crucial today, perhaps more so than ever. Setting the work carried through by cultural studies in the domain of culture, this paper aims to reflect upon the condition of a democracy that respects plurality and cultural differences, not only at national state level – presently undergoing deep changes – but also at a global level. In order to do so, we will somewhat anachronistically move beyond Hegel and his tethering to the real by returning to Kant and his ideal for a cosmopolitan society.

Com o dito latino Hic rhodus hic saltus, referido no prefácio da sua Filosofia do Direito, pretendia Hegel sublinhar que cabe à filosofia estudar o que é, o real, e não o que deveria ser. Nos anos 60 do século XX, o real era, para os estudos culturais ingleses, a revolução cultural em curso desde os finais da II Guerra Mundial, e que tornava crucial o estudo de questões como as da relação entre cultura e poder, cultura popular e cultura de massa, homogeneidade cultural e diversidade cultural. As reflexões dos autores dos estudos culturais, ingleses e outos, em relação a estas questões, continuam hoje a ser cruciais e, diríamos mesmo, mais cruciais do que nunca. Partindo do trabalho levado a cabo pelos estudos culturais no domínio da cultura, o presente artigo reflete sobre as condições de uma democracia que respeite a pluralidade e a diferença das culturas, não só a nível do estado nacional, hoje em profunda mudança, mas também a nível mundial/global. De forma algo anacrónica, deixamos Hegel e a sua ancoragem ao real para regressarmos a Kant e ao seu ideal de uma sociedade cosmopolita. ; Through the Latin saying Hic rhodus hic saltus, mentioned in the preface of his Philosophy of Right, Hegel intended to emphasise that it is Philosophy's duty to study what is real, rather than what ought to be. During the 60's of the 20th century, what was real was, as far as British Cultural Studies were concerned, the cultural revolution ongoing since the end of the II World War, which made critical the study of such issues as the relationship between culture and power, popular culture and mass culture, cultural homogeneity and cultural diversity. The considerations on these issues produced by cultural studies' authors – British and otherwise – remain crucial today, perhaps more so than ever. Setting the work carried through by cultural studies in the domain of culture, this paper aims to reflect upon the condition of a democracy that respects plurality and cultural differences, not only at national state level – presently undergoing deep changes – but also at a global level. In order to do so, we will somewhat anachronistically move beyond Hegel and his tethering to the real by returning to Kant and his ideal for a cosmopolitan society.

In recent years, the saliency of conflicts pitting different ethnic, racial and religious groups against one another has increased dramatically. The world of nation-states is much more diverse than previously realized; only a small number of the 185 independent countries are truly homogeneous. With the end of the cold war, the relative importance of ethnic conflicts as a threat to international peace and stability is far greater. An international set of scholars collaborate in this volume to explore policy alternatives which can contribute towards the accommodation of cultural diversity

Many companies are rapidly realizing that the promotion and management of workplace diversity can be a vital strategic resource for competitive advantage, not only for multinationals but also for SMEs, supporting organizations and bodies concerned with business education and promotion. This publication brings together surveys analyzing issues relating to diversity and the ways companies seek to respect and promote diversity in the workplace. The overall goal of this publication is to provide guidance and support to companies that are at different stages in the implementation of diversity in the workplace, and it is intended for businesses of all sizes, business support organizations and business schools.--Publisher's description

Content diversity, a journalistic tenet that addresses the concept of the marketplace of ideas, is a fundamental dimension of news diversity. This content analysis of newspaper articles measures the difference between diversity of ideas (content) and diversity of sources, two constructs that others have assumed are highly correlated. The findings indicate that the difference is substantial. Although content diversity may sometimes accompany source diversity, it is fallacious to assume that one ensures the other.

Reliable and valid methods are imperative to assess any organization's diversity and inclusion practices. Therefore, the Diversio Diversity and Inclusion Survey (DDIS), an instrument built on a framework of five core themes (inclusive culture, fair management, access to networks, flexible working conditions, and safe working environment), and designed to measure inclusion metrics for organizations, was tested to examine its psychometric properties. The DDIS was developed through a collaboration of industry experts, including those with the Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business (CCAB) and the LGBTQ Chamber of Commerce. Initial testing and focus groups with over 60 participants belonging to equity-deserving groups ensured the instrument had good content validity. After the initial testing, pilot testing involving a diverse sample of working adults from 25 companies in Canada, the U.S., and the United Kingdom was completed. Psychometric properties of the 5-item DDIS scale were examined based on a cross-sectional survey of 8,800 working adults from various industries worldwide. The internal consistency reliability of the scale was analyzed using Cronbach's alpha coefficient1. The Cronbach alpha was 0.840 with all item-total correlations greater than 0.5. Therefore, the DDIS, which has good content validity and good internal consistency, should prove helpful in conducting assessments of diversity and inclusion culture and practices at any organization. In addition, organizations can survey their employees to gather relevant information to drive policy and organizational change.

This paper discusses the main ideas of the Diversity Based approach to culturally sensitive practices in health and social care services.This approach is important in emphasizing the fluid nature of culture, the diversity in cultural groups and the impact of inegalitarian and racist power relations on their life. Chinese people in the UK are used as an example to demonstrate how exploration of the diversity of ethnic minority groups could strengthen cultural sensitivity. Some methods for the realization of the Diversity Based approach, such as the culturagram and user involvement, have also been highlighted.

This article draws on the policy transfer literature to examine a UK‐based initiative to promote supplier diversity and provides insights into three areas neglected in current research, namely: the dynamics of non‐governmental policy transfer; the factors that mediate policy transfer in different jurisdictions; and the integration of research and practice in small business related policy transfer. To this end, an innovative action research approach is deployed with the dual purpose of effecting practical change and advancing knowledge. This comprises two phases: first, a realist analysis of the US National Minority Supplier Development Council (NMSDC), an exemplar intermediary; and second, the implementation and concurrent realist evaluation of a supplier diversity initiative modelled on NMSDC, referred to as 'Supplier Development East Midlands' (SDEM). The findings provide lessons for academics and practitioners dealing with small and medium‐sized enterprise (SME) policy transfer in general and supplier diversity intermediaries in particular.

1. Introduction : culture, values and ethics in social work and human services -- 2. The implications of culture for social work and human services -- 3. Professionalism and ethics in social work and human services -- 4. Universal values and ethics -- 5. Cultural difference in values and ethics -- 6. Pluralism and ethics in social work and human services -- 7. Religion, spirituality, values and ethics : implications for social work and human services -- 8. Ethical pluralism and the democratic urge -- 9. The paradox of value difference and ethical pluralism -- 10. Embracing diversity : shared humanity and cultural difference?

AbstractThe proliferation of nongovernmental organizations across the developing world has sparked discussions of the "NGOization" of civil society and concern that NGOs have become increasingly uniform and internally homogenous. This article explores the evolution of NGOs in Guatemala since the 1960s and finds that NGOs historically and currently respond in diverse ways to external pressures—adjusting their strategies and actively attempting to shape their environment. Comparing two microcredit NGOs, it finds in addition that old and new models combine in unique organizational contexts in distinct ways. These two findings suggest that diversity is likely to persist among NGOs.