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Young Diversity Champions
Too often, schools, places of worship, and parents abdicate the responsibility of teaching children to respect and value diversity in spite of research that shows the development of prejudices, stereotypes, and race-specific attitudes often predates kindergarten. And it can be … Continue reading
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Tagged ages, disabilities, diversity, diversity champions, diversity training, faiths, Gaithersburg Middle School, Latinos, leadership, MGM Mirage, mix-it-up day, nationalities, Orthodox Jews, prejudice, respect diversity, stereotype, teachers, value diversity, viewpoints, youth
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CQ Megaskill: Shifting Perspectives
As a professor of sociology, one of the most important learning outcomes in my classes is that students will learn to shift perspectives. Shifting perspectives, a “megaskill” I discuss in Building Cultural Intelligence (CQ), is the ability to put oneself, … Continue reading
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Tagged Building Cultural Intelligence, comfort zones, community college, Community College Survey of Student Engagement, CQ, cross-cultural interaction, cultural intelligence, culture, diverse perspectives, global economy, leadership, learning opportunities, learning outcomes, megaskill, mental hospital, perspective-shifting, shifting perspectives, social responsibility, sociology, students, survey, The Invisible Man, Vietnam War, viewpoints, women's college
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