Diversity Initiatives in Higher Education: Just How Important "Is" Diversity in Higher Education?

Autor/in	Clark, Christine
Titel	Diversity Initiatives in Higher Education: Just How Important "Is" Diversity in Higher Education?
Quelle	In: Multicultural Education, 19 (2011) 3, S.57-59 (3 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext (1); PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (2) Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1068-3844
Schlagwörter	Stellungnahme; Achievement Gap; Higher Education; Student Diversity; Cultural Pluralism; Group Membership; Social Differences; Educational Finance; Budgeting; Equal Education; Economic Factors + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Kulturpluralismus; Gruppenzugehörigkeit; Sozialer Unterschied; Bildungsfonds; Ökonomischer Faktor
Abstract	Diversity in educational settings is generally understood as the body of services and programs offered to students, faculty, and staff that seek to ensure compliance with non-discrimination and related policy and law, and to affirm social membership group differences (broadly considered) in curricular, co-curricular, and workplace contexts. Given the current state of the economy in general and education funding in particular, many higher education institutions are asking the question, "How important is diversity?" In this article, the author explores just how important diversity is in higher education. The author argues that if one truly values it, if closing the achievement gap is a real priority and not just lip service, then funding for diversity should be base budgeted--something people fund no matter the fluctuations in the economy, or the swing of the political pendulum on Capital Hill, in state legislatures, on higher education boards, or among system or campus leaders. She contends that while true equality remains the goal, unless one can come to terms with equity as the only vehicle through which such equality can come to fruition, diversity will remain important to tout but never to meaningfully bring about. (Contains 1 note.) (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10