Teaching value in diversity: on the folly of espousing inclusion, while practicing exclusion

Deskripsi

The authors experience of common approaches to teaching diversity suggests that while they espouse to teach inclusion in order to yield the potential workgroup and organizational value associated with diversity, they may be in effect teaching exclusion, perpetuating the practice of making distinctions between perspectives that are sanctioned and valued, and those that are not. They explore ways this inclusion-exclusion conundrum emerges and is reinforced, potential inherent dangers, and strategies to yield more inclusive diversity courses. Just as important, awareness of the possible effects of the inclusion-exclusion conundrum informs teachers that when their material, ideas, and pedagogy are not challenged by students, they must similarly be able to create conditions for taking perspective on the opinions, values, and beliefs that those in the classroom are appearing to hold in common..Printed journal