Assessing Community Readiness to Engage in Diversity and Inclusion Efforts

Autor/inn/en	Chazdon, Scott; Hawker, Julie; Hayes, Bukata; Linscheid, Neil; O'Brien, Nancy; Spanier, Tobias
Titel	Assessing Community Readiness to Engage in Diversity and Inclusion Efforts
Quelle	In: Journal of Extension, 58 (2020) 6, (7 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1077-5315
Schlagwörter	Readiness; Diversity; Inclusion; Community; Extension Education; Rural Areas; Best Practices; Community Role; Immigrants; Refugees; Minority Groups; Community Development; Public Policy; Leadership Role; Participative Decision Making; School Role; Health Services; Law Enforcement; Nonprofit Organizations; Religious Organizations; Business; Local Government; Minnesota + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Inklusion; Erweitertes Bildungsangebot; Rural area; Ländlicher Raum; Immigrant; Immigrantin; Immigranten; Flüchtling; Ethnische Minderheit; Community; Development; Entwicklung; Öffentliche Ordnung; Health service; Gesundheitsdienst; Gesundheitswesen; Gesetzesvollzug; Nonprofit-Organisation; Business studies; Wirtschaft; Betriebswirtschaft; Gemeindeverwaltung
Abstract	Social scientific research has demonstrated that increasing racial or ethnic diversity can reduce overall levels of social solidarity in a community. Yet many community development organizations, including Extension, are deeply committed to creating a broader sense of cohesion in rural communities. This article highlights a recent interagency effort, known as the Welcoming Communities Assessment, to assess a community's readiness for inclusion. The Welcoming Communities Assessment helps community members gain a baseline, action-oriented understanding of how inclusive different sectors of their community are for immigrants, refugees, and people of color. This article describes the assessment's context, design, analysis, and implementation. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Extension Journal, Inc. e-mail: joe-ed@joe.org; Web site: http://www.joe.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01