Educating students about diversity helps to increase their self-awareness and allows them to participate in the process of becoming culturally competent.
Diversity and the College Experience helps students understand the educational, vocational, and personal benefits that diversity can bring to them. This book is different from classic sociology and ethnic books by connecting diversity with liberal arts and critical thinking. It provides the basic information about what diversity is, but then takes that information further by providing a model for overcoming bias and a strategic plan for making the most of diversity with specific action-oriented steps.
Topics include:
- Variety of forms of diversity, including: ethnic, racial, gender, sexual socioeconomic, religious, generational, and individual diversity
- Benefits of diversity
- Taking action to overcome bias(es) through a sequential process of four stages
- A strategic plan for making the most of diversity inside and outside the classroom