Diversity Michelle Fishburn Walden University Masters in Science of Education E-Portfolio-Transition Point Three 21 July 2014 Diversity As an educator in any school you have experienced a diverse range of students; from boys and girls‚ young adults‚ to immigrants starting a new life. In each classroom you will encounter and continue to encounter a different mix of student demographics. In order to be an effective educator you learn to adapt the curriculum and teaching methods to each
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about soft skills‚ examples of soft skills that are needed for university students and its importance. “What are soft skills?” According to the oxford online dictionary soft skills are “personal attributes that enable someone to interact effectively and harmoniously with other people” . It is mainly the ability of a person to think critically and make decisions independently‚ soft skills usually used much of Emotional Intelligence (EQ)‚ from the thinking skills prongs other soft skills that enables
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The issue I have selected to examine from both positions of both the American Federation of Teachers and the National Education Association is Diversity and also Human and Civil Rights within the classroom. At the National Education Association‚ they understand “that education advocacy and social justice advocacy go hand in hand.” Because there is a great increase in incredibly diverse classrooms‚ they are working towards equal opportunity and social justice for all students and staff. They even
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paradigm for managing diversity‚ written by David A. Thomas and Robin J. Ely‚ demonstrates the various types of diversity management‚ the ways in which they work‚ and how they can possibly have an adverse affect on companies. As stated in this article: Our goal is to help business leaders see what their own approach to diversity currently is and how it may already have influenced their companies’ diversity efforts. Managers can learn to asses whether they need to change their diversity initiatives and
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What are Interpersonal Skills? Interpersonal skills are the life skills we use every day to communicate and interact with other people‚ individually and in groups. Interpersonal skills include not only how we communicate with others‚ but also our confidence‚ and our ability to listen and understand. Problem solving‚ decision making and personal stress management are also considered interpersonal skills. People with strong interpersonal skills are usually more successful in both their professional
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investing in diversity and inclusion as part of their overall talent management practices and to continually challenge their organizations to make the connection between those principles and their corporate performance.. Diversity is especially crucial in today’s global marketplace‚ as companies interact with different cultures and clients. The payoffs touch every area of the business by potentially resulting in increased creativity‚ increased productivity‚ new attitudes‚ new language skills‚ global understanding
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Diversity in Health Care In the healthcare environment‚ diversity is an organization that is build mainly through leaders. These leaders are responsible to address and follow policies. For example‚ equal opportunities for employees and a nondiscrimination status. In additions there are also different methods such as‚ ethnic disparities and education. These factors have to be adopted when considering diversity issues. Currently‚ healthcare organizations recruit management that matches the
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The diversity in the world today helps us all to grow as individuals and open our minds to the different ways of life. When a person becomes exposed to the different cultures and ways of life and how others live their life’s we see that all people do live differently in some way or another‚ then our minds are not closed anymore‚ yet they are opened to the differences of the world and we can see that each culture has a difference and that difference has a meaning in their lives. Diversity also promotes
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How to Diversity Effects on Organizations Organizations are dynamic eco-systems of people collaborating and communicating within and across complex systems of relationships and subcultures. These rich eco-systems are full of differences - different personal values‚ experiences‚ perspectives‚ beliefs‚ professional‚ national cultures and emotional states. Diversity consists of visible and non-visible factors‚ which include personal characteristics such as sex‚ race‚ age‚ background‚ culture‚ disability
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Diversity is described as the state of having people who are of different races or who have different cultures in a group‚ but diversity can be more than just race or ethnic background. When we are talking about workplace diversity‚ we are referring to the variety of differences between people in an organization. Diversity encompasses race‚ gender‚ ethnic group‚ age‚ personality‚ cognitive style‚ tenure‚ organizational function‚ education and background. The effects of diversity can impact how
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