Research contexts : A potential means of dissecting the diversity paradox
- Authors: Qin, John
- Date: 2007
- Type: Text , Conference paper
- Relation: Paper presented at 13th Asia Pacific Management Conference, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria : 18th-20th November 2007 p. 252-260
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- Description: Despite the intensive efforts to measure and predict the effects of group diversity on performance, research has presented a diversity paradox suggesting coexisting and conflicting effects of diversity. In explaining the paradox, scholars have reached a consensus that diversity may impact on performance indirectly via group processes building up a three-way relationship, diversity, conflict and performance, which has been described as a diversity-conflict-performance paradigm. Whereas the diversity-conflict-performance paradigm may provide a promising explanation to the diversity paradox, the results of research examining this paradigm have been mixed. Therefore, the specific effects of diversity are still difficult to predict. Following a stream of theoretical argument suggesting that contextual factors may affect whether diversity differences are noticed and how people react to these, this paper examines the question of whether research contexts could possibly moderate the diversity-conflict-performance paradigm and how the moderation works. By doing so, this discussion offers a means of dissecting the current diversity paradox.
- Description: 2003005215
- Authors: Qin, John
- Date: 2007
- Type: Text , Conference paper
- Relation: Paper presented at 13th Asia Pacific Management Conference, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria : 18th-20th November 2007 p. 252-260
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- Description: Despite the intensive efforts to measure and predict the effects of group diversity on performance, research has presented a diversity paradox suggesting coexisting and conflicting effects of diversity. In explaining the paradox, scholars have reached a consensus that diversity may impact on performance indirectly via group processes building up a three-way relationship, diversity, conflict and performance, which has been described as a diversity-conflict-performance paradigm. Whereas the diversity-conflict-performance paradigm may provide a promising explanation to the diversity paradox, the results of research examining this paradigm have been mixed. Therefore, the specific effects of diversity are still difficult to predict. Following a stream of theoretical argument suggesting that contextual factors may affect whether diversity differences are noticed and how people react to these, this paper examines the question of whether research contexts could possibly moderate the diversity-conflict-performance paradigm and how the moderation works. By doing so, this discussion offers a means of dissecting the current diversity paradox.
- Description: 2003005215
Identity and ownership : Since I came to work at dal I don’t have a disability
- Authors: Marks, Genee
- Date: 2006
- Type: Text , Journal article
- Relation: The International Journal of Diversity in Organisations, Communities and Nations Vol. 6, no. 5 (2006), p. 107-124
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- Description: Corio Bay Innovators, trading as dal Gourmet Cafe and Catering, is an innovative supported training and employment service that operates a gounnet catering service and two retail cafes in Geelong. Currently, dal has around forty staff who receive federal or state disability funding, and about half as many support staff. Rather than being seen as an agency providing supported employment, dal is regarded as a successful and competitive business that is very popular locally, and is in demand in the hospitality sector. Yet dals primary purpose is not the friendly service, great atmosphere, and delicious food, but the creation of a range of innovative employment opportunities in a caring work environment for adults who have been labeled as having disabilities. Most significant, however, is the extremely strong emphasis on inclusion in the local community, in combination with an actively supportive and empowering workplace. Staff at dal have voted that they do not want to be labelled as having disabilities but to have it noted that they have special needs. While the choice of such termninology may not necessarily be in line with current "politically correct" discourse, it is a choice that is respected at dal. It is a description worn with pride in difference and collective identification adopted by Other oppressed communities and acknowledged by Meekosha (2000) and Barton (2003). While exploring dal as a model of best practice in training young people for the hospitality industry, this paper will explore the conflicts raised by contrasts between the voices ofthe staffat dal and the discourses of educators and trainers, in an attempt to develop a sustainable model for the future.
- Description: C1
- Description: 2003002384
- Authors: Marks, Genee
- Date: 2006
- Type: Text , Journal article
- Relation: The International Journal of Diversity in Organisations, Communities and Nations Vol. 6, no. 5 (2006), p. 107-124
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- Description: Corio Bay Innovators, trading as dal Gourmet Cafe and Catering, is an innovative supported training and employment service that operates a gounnet catering service and two retail cafes in Geelong. Currently, dal has around forty staff who receive federal or state disability funding, and about half as many support staff. Rather than being seen as an agency providing supported employment, dal is regarded as a successful and competitive business that is very popular locally, and is in demand in the hospitality sector. Yet dals primary purpose is not the friendly service, great atmosphere, and delicious food, but the creation of a range of innovative employment opportunities in a caring work environment for adults who have been labeled as having disabilities. Most significant, however, is the extremely strong emphasis on inclusion in the local community, in combination with an actively supportive and empowering workplace. Staff at dal have voted that they do not want to be labelled as having disabilities but to have it noted that they have special needs. While the choice of such termninology may not necessarily be in line with current "politically correct" discourse, it is a choice that is respected at dal. It is a description worn with pride in difference and collective identification adopted by Other oppressed communities and acknowledged by Meekosha (2000) and Barton (2003). While exploring dal as a model of best practice in training young people for the hospitality industry, this paper will explore the conflicts raised by contrasts between the voices ofthe staffat dal and the discourses of educators and trainers, in an attempt to develop a sustainable model for the future.
- Description: C1
- Description: 2003002384
The many Americas: Civilization and modernity in the Atlantic world
- Authors: Smith, Jeremy
- Date: 2010
- Type: Journal article
- Relation: European Journal of Social Theory Vol. 13, no. 1 (2010), p. 117-133
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- Description: Civilizational analysis has not concerned itself too greatly with the historical experiences of the American New World. There are good reasons to correct this position and Shmuel Eisenstadt’s principal work on America’s distinct modernities goes some way to establishing the colonization of the Atlantic world as an opening phase of modernity. Nonetheless, a more far-reaching analysis of the distinctiveness of diverse American societies can be developed that goes beyond the image of a Protestant North America contrasted with southern Latin cultures. This article outlines the basis for a more nuanced approach in three steps: a focus on intercivilizational engagement (which goes beyond the notion of ‘intercivilizational encounters’ developed by Benjamin Nelson and Johann Arnason), examination of civilizational factors neglected by Eisenstadt and reconsideration of the conceptual range of the notion of ‘civilization’ itself. The archetype of two Americas is replaced by a model of four with some consideration given to indigenous civilizations as a fifth America.
- Authors: Smith, Jeremy
- Date: 2010
- Type: Journal article
- Relation: European Journal of Social Theory Vol. 13, no. 1 (2010), p. 117-133
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- Description: Civilizational analysis has not concerned itself too greatly with the historical experiences of the American New World. There are good reasons to correct this position and Shmuel Eisenstadt’s principal work on America’s distinct modernities goes some way to establishing the colonization of the Atlantic world as an opening phase of modernity. Nonetheless, a more far-reaching analysis of the distinctiveness of diverse American societies can be developed that goes beyond the image of a Protestant North America contrasted with southern Latin cultures. This article outlines the basis for a more nuanced approach in three steps: a focus on intercivilizational engagement (which goes beyond the notion of ‘intercivilizational encounters’ developed by Benjamin Nelson and Johann Arnason), examination of civilizational factors neglected by Eisenstadt and reconsideration of the conceptual range of the notion of ‘civilization’ itself. The archetype of two Americas is replaced by a model of four with some consideration given to indigenous civilizations as a fifth America.
Restoration on abandoned tropical pasturelands - Do we know enough?
- Florentine, Singarayer, Westbrooke, Martin
- Authors: Florentine, Singarayer , Westbrooke, Martin
- Date: 2004
- Type: Text , Journal article
- Relation: Journal for Nature Conservation Vol. 12, no. (2004), p. 85-94
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- Description: Tropical rainforests have been disappearing at an alarming rate. In addition to preserving remaining tropical rainforests, we need to convert degraded and abandoned pasturelands into secondary forests. To accelerate this, human intervention in the recovery process is essential. In this review paper we (i) encapsulate some of the problems, which might surface when converting abandoned land to secondary forest. (ii) Look at some of the restoration techniques used in restoration programs and propose additional techniques for consideration. Major barriers to natural regeneration on abandoned and degraded pasturelands are: weed infestation, lack of indigenous soil seed bank, lack of seed supply/movement, soil compaction, depletion of soil nutrients and unsuitable microclimate and microhabitat. Although several restoration techniques have been recommended, most restoration programs have been carried out using native seedling transplants to accelerate natural recruitment. Most restoration groups in the tropics are still in the initial stages of determining which species or species combination to chose to gain maximum benefit. On the other hand restoration ecologists are struggling to detect which techniques are most appropriate to restore degraded and abandoned pasturelands. Our review shows that there is immediate need for further research and development on restoration techniques by examining the ecological and economic effectiveness of: direct seeding, stem cuttings using native pioneer or climax species and simple manipulation such as displacing branches of pioneer species with mature seeds on abandoned and degraded pasturelands and artificial perching to accelerate natural regeneration. These techniques are essential to successfully heal the wound humans have inflicted on the most spectacular and species-rich ecosystems on earth.
- Description: C1
- Description: 2003000720
- Authors: Florentine, Singarayer , Westbrooke, Martin
- Date: 2004
- Type: Text , Journal article
- Relation: Journal for Nature Conservation Vol. 12, no. (2004), p. 85-94
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- Description: Tropical rainforests have been disappearing at an alarming rate. In addition to preserving remaining tropical rainforests, we need to convert degraded and abandoned pasturelands into secondary forests. To accelerate this, human intervention in the recovery process is essential. In this review paper we (i) encapsulate some of the problems, which might surface when converting abandoned land to secondary forest. (ii) Look at some of the restoration techniques used in restoration programs and propose additional techniques for consideration. Major barriers to natural regeneration on abandoned and degraded pasturelands are: weed infestation, lack of indigenous soil seed bank, lack of seed supply/movement, soil compaction, depletion of soil nutrients and unsuitable microclimate and microhabitat. Although several restoration techniques have been recommended, most restoration programs have been carried out using native seedling transplants to accelerate natural recruitment. Most restoration groups in the tropics are still in the initial stages of determining which species or species combination to chose to gain maximum benefit. On the other hand restoration ecologists are struggling to detect which techniques are most appropriate to restore degraded and abandoned pasturelands. Our review shows that there is immediate need for further research and development on restoration techniques by examining the ecological and economic effectiveness of: direct seeding, stem cuttings using native pioneer or climax species and simple manipulation such as displacing branches of pioneer species with mature seeds on abandoned and degraded pasturelands and artificial perching to accelerate natural regeneration. These techniques are essential to successfully heal the wound humans have inflicted on the most spectacular and species-rich ecosystems on earth.
- Description: C1
- Description: 2003000720
Practicum assessment of culturally and linguistically diverse early childhood pre-service teachers
- Nuttall, Joce, Ortlipp, Michelle
- Authors: Nuttall, Joce , Ortlipp, Michelle
- Date: 2012
- Type: Text , Journal article
- Relation: European Early Childhood Education Research Journal Vol. 20, no. 1 (2012), p. 47-60
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- Description: The practicum is an integral component of teacher education courses, but culturally and linguistically diverse pre-service teachers can face particular struggles in meeting assessment requirements on the practicum in early childhood settings. This paper reports from a small, exploratory study of early childhood practicum handbooks from four Australian universities, interviews with early childhood pre-service teachers whose home language is not English, and interviews with early childhood educators who had supervised pre-service teachers from diverse backgrounds. Analysis of the data suggests that, while the universities aim to produce graduates who are sensitive to the diversity of the children they teach, similar considerations are not evident in the experiences of some diverse pre-service teachers. We illustrate this claim by describing the case of Sue, a Singaporean Chinese student, who struggled to pass a final-year practicum. © 2012 Copyright EECERA.
- Authors: Nuttall, Joce , Ortlipp, Michelle
- Date: 2012
- Type: Text , Journal article
- Relation: European Early Childhood Education Research Journal Vol. 20, no. 1 (2012), p. 47-60
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- Description: The practicum is an integral component of teacher education courses, but culturally and linguistically diverse pre-service teachers can face particular struggles in meeting assessment requirements on the practicum in early childhood settings. This paper reports from a small, exploratory study of early childhood practicum handbooks from four Australian universities, interviews with early childhood pre-service teachers whose home language is not English, and interviews with early childhood educators who had supervised pre-service teachers from diverse backgrounds. Analysis of the data suggests that, while the universities aim to produce graduates who are sensitive to the diversity of the children they teach, similar considerations are not evident in the experiences of some diverse pre-service teachers. We illustrate this claim by describing the case of Sue, a Singaporean Chinese student, who struggled to pass a final-year practicum. © 2012 Copyright EECERA.
Resolving the diversity paradox : an analysis of the diversity-conflict-performance paradigm in an Australian context
- Authors: Qin, John
- Date: 2009
- Type: Text , Thesis , PhD
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- Description: "Despite the intensive efforts to measure and predict the effects of group diversity on performance, research has produced extremely inconsistent and mixed results. This state of knowledge has presented a diversity paradox suggesting coexisting and conflicting effects of diversity. In order to explain the paradox and therefore improve our understanding of diversity, a three-way relationship (i.e. diversity-conflict-performance identified as a paradigm) has been suggested as a promising explanation. This thesis explores the effects of diversity via the paradigm, thereby offering a deeper insight into the diversity paradox." --Abstract.
- Description: Doctor of Philosophy
- Authors: Qin, John
- Date: 2009
- Type: Text , Thesis , PhD
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- Description: "Despite the intensive efforts to measure and predict the effects of group diversity on performance, research has produced extremely inconsistent and mixed results. This state of knowledge has presented a diversity paradox suggesting coexisting and conflicting effects of diversity. In order to explain the paradox and therefore improve our understanding of diversity, a three-way relationship (i.e. diversity-conflict-performance identified as a paradigm) has been suggested as a promising explanation. This thesis explores the effects of diversity via the paradigm, thereby offering a deeper insight into the diversity paradox." --Abstract.
- Description: Doctor of Philosophy
Public services as indispensable stepping stones to migrant women's self determination
- Authors: Bursian, Olga
- Date: 2007
- Type: Text , Journal article
- Relation: Practice Reflexions Vol. 2, no. 1 (2007 2007), p. 35-49
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- Description: This paper argues that publicly funded infrastructure, or the welfare state, were indispensable in enabling a group of migrant women to exercise energetic self determination during resettlement in Melbourne between the mid 1970s to late 1990s. Even though the group of participants in my doctoral study were extraordinarily resilient, and mostly educated women, they needed the service system developed within the bi-partisan supported policy of multiculturalism which granted access to newcomers on the basis of citizenship rights. The paper unpacks the sufferings of migrants who come from communally based societies, lose their former worlds and meaningful place in society and encounter negative representations fuelled by ignorance in the Australian context. I then present the women’s detailed evidence about how the network of publicly funded services, as they existed up to the end of the 1990s in Victoria, enabled them to not only recapture their former energies, but also had life affirming reverberations for their families and the community. In contradiction to recent divisive, neo-liberal public discourses (Edgar 2001; Mendes 2003), the welfare state and the policies of multiculturalism and related programs enabled engaged citizenship and the building of vibrant and diverse civil society. Rather than being a drain on the public purse, modest government investments into programs enabled the nation to benefit from the women’s enormous industriousness. After some brief contextual information, I will present vignettes from their narratives about connecting with a variety of services. The tragically amusing dialogue with an isolated woman’s experience of poor medical practice will provide a counter balance to the discussion.
- Authors: Bursian, Olga
- Date: 2007
- Type: Text , Journal article
- Relation: Practice Reflexions Vol. 2, no. 1 (2007 2007), p. 35-49
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- Description: This paper argues that publicly funded infrastructure, or the welfare state, were indispensable in enabling a group of migrant women to exercise energetic self determination during resettlement in Melbourne between the mid 1970s to late 1990s. Even though the group of participants in my doctoral study were extraordinarily resilient, and mostly educated women, they needed the service system developed within the bi-partisan supported policy of multiculturalism which granted access to newcomers on the basis of citizenship rights. The paper unpacks the sufferings of migrants who come from communally based societies, lose their former worlds and meaningful place in society and encounter negative representations fuelled by ignorance in the Australian context. I then present the women’s detailed evidence about how the network of publicly funded services, as they existed up to the end of the 1990s in Victoria, enabled them to not only recapture their former energies, but also had life affirming reverberations for their families and the community. In contradiction to recent divisive, neo-liberal public discourses (Edgar 2001; Mendes 2003), the welfare state and the policies of multiculturalism and related programs enabled engaged citizenship and the building of vibrant and diverse civil society. Rather than being a drain on the public purse, modest government investments into programs enabled the nation to benefit from the women’s enormous industriousness. After some brief contextual information, I will present vignettes from their narratives about connecting with a variety of services. The tragically amusing dialogue with an isolated woman’s experience of poor medical practice will provide a counter balance to the discussion.
A three-stage intrathymic development pathway for the mucosal-associated invariant T cell lineage
- Koay, Hui-Fern, Gherardin, Nicholas, Enders, Anselm, Loh, Liyen, Mackay, Laura, Almeida, Catarina, Russ, Brendan, Nold-Petry, Claudia, Nold, Marcel, Bedoui, Sammy, Chen, Zhenjun, Corbett, Alexandra, Eckle, Sidonia, Meehan, Bronwyn, d'Udekem, Yves, Konstantinov, Igor, Lappas, Martha, Liu, Ligong, Goodnow, Chris, Fairlie, David, Rossjohn, Jamie, Chong, Mark, Kedzierska, Katherine, Berzins, Stuart, Belz, Gabrielle, McCluskey, James, Uldrich, Adam, Godfrey, Dale, Pellicci, Daniel
- Authors: Koay, Hui-Fern , Gherardin, Nicholas , Enders, Anselm , Loh, Liyen , Mackay, Laura , Almeida, Catarina , Russ, Brendan , Nold-Petry, Claudia , Nold, Marcel , Bedoui, Sammy , Chen, Zhenjun , Corbett, Alexandra , Eckle, Sidonia , Meehan, Bronwyn , d'Udekem, Yves , Konstantinov, Igor , Lappas, Martha , Liu, Ligong , Goodnow, Chris , Fairlie, David , Rossjohn, Jamie , Chong, Mark , Kedzierska, Katherine , Berzins, Stuart , Belz, Gabrielle , McCluskey, James , Uldrich, Adam , Godfrey, Dale , Pellicci, Daniel
- Date: 2016
- Type: Text , Journal article
- Relation: Nature Immunology Vol. 17, no. 11 (2016), p. 1300-1311
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- Description: Mucosal-associated invariant T cells (MAIT cells) detect microbial vitamin B2 derivatives presented by the antigen-presenting molecule MR1. Here we defined three developmental stages and checkpoints for the MAIT cell lineage in humans and mice. Stage 1 and stage 2 MAIT cells predominated in thymus, while stage 3 cells progressively increased in abundance extrathymically. Transition through each checkpoint was regulated by MR1, whereas the final checkpoint that generated mature functional MAIT cells was controlled by multiple factors, including the transcription factor PLZF and microbial colonization. Furthermore, stage 3 MAIT cell populations were expanded in mice deficient in the antigen-presenting molecule CD1d, suggestive of a niche shared by MAIT cells and natural killer T cells (NKT cells). Accordingly, this study maps the developmental pathway and checkpoints that control the generation of functional MAIT cells.
- Authors: Koay, Hui-Fern , Gherardin, Nicholas , Enders, Anselm , Loh, Liyen , Mackay, Laura , Almeida, Catarina , Russ, Brendan , Nold-Petry, Claudia , Nold, Marcel , Bedoui, Sammy , Chen, Zhenjun , Corbett, Alexandra , Eckle, Sidonia , Meehan, Bronwyn , d'Udekem, Yves , Konstantinov, Igor , Lappas, Martha , Liu, Ligong , Goodnow, Chris , Fairlie, David , Rossjohn, Jamie , Chong, Mark , Kedzierska, Katherine , Berzins, Stuart , Belz, Gabrielle , McCluskey, James , Uldrich, Adam , Godfrey, Dale , Pellicci, Daniel
- Date: 2016
- Type: Text , Journal article
- Relation: Nature Immunology Vol. 17, no. 11 (2016), p. 1300-1311
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- Description: Mucosal-associated invariant T cells (MAIT cells) detect microbial vitamin B2 derivatives presented by the antigen-presenting molecule MR1. Here we defined three developmental stages and checkpoints for the MAIT cell lineage in humans and mice. Stage 1 and stage 2 MAIT cells predominated in thymus, while stage 3 cells progressively increased in abundance extrathymically. Transition through each checkpoint was regulated by MR1, whereas the final checkpoint that generated mature functional MAIT cells was controlled by multiple factors, including the transcription factor PLZF and microbial colonization. Furthermore, stage 3 MAIT cell populations were expanded in mice deficient in the antigen-presenting molecule CD1d, suggestive of a niche shared by MAIT cells and natural killer T cells (NKT cells). Accordingly, this study maps the developmental pathway and checkpoints that control the generation of functional MAIT cells.
Accountability and oversight of state functions : use of volunteers to monitor equality and diversity in prisons in England and Wales
- Authors: Roffee, James
- Date: 2017
- Type: Text , Journal article
- Relation: SAGE Open Vol. 7, no. 1 (2017), p.
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- Description: This article offers an evaluation of the use of volunteers in providing accountability of state detention in the prison system of England and Wales through a review of their efforts to monitor the humane and just treatment of those held in custody. A content and dialogical analysis was conducted on 280 reports submitted to the Secretary of State to analyze their practice of reporting and monitoring of equality and diversity. The article argues that the use of volunteers is appropriate to performing monitoring functions that act to enhance intelligent accountability, but volunteers are ineffective for the purposes of improving technical accountability. Evidence suggests some role confusion and use of volunteers for the achievement of both intelligent and technical accountability. The use of volunteers for the latter may result in poor quality repetition of other reporting mechanisms. In addition, it is argued that members require better training, and clearer communications concerning expectations from their reporting functions, which in turn is linked to the quality of their monitoring. The volunteers’ monitoring and surveillance of the detention estate can be more than symbolic and may act as a crucial antidote to technical accountability, furthering the humane and just treatment of some of the state’s most vulnerable citizens. © The Author(s) 2017.
- Authors: Roffee, James
- Date: 2017
- Type: Text , Journal article
- Relation: SAGE Open Vol. 7, no. 1 (2017), p.
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- Description: This article offers an evaluation of the use of volunteers in providing accountability of state detention in the prison system of England and Wales through a review of their efforts to monitor the humane and just treatment of those held in custody. A content and dialogical analysis was conducted on 280 reports submitted to the Secretary of State to analyze their practice of reporting and monitoring of equality and diversity. The article argues that the use of volunteers is appropriate to performing monitoring functions that act to enhance intelligent accountability, but volunteers are ineffective for the purposes of improving technical accountability. Evidence suggests some role confusion and use of volunteers for the achievement of both intelligent and technical accountability. The use of volunteers for the latter may result in poor quality repetition of other reporting mechanisms. In addition, it is argued that members require better training, and clearer communications concerning expectations from their reporting functions, which in turn is linked to the quality of their monitoring. The volunteers’ monitoring and surveillance of the detention estate can be more than symbolic and may act as a crucial antidote to technical accountability, furthering the humane and just treatment of some of the state’s most vulnerable citizens. © The Author(s) 2017.
The inter-relationship of diversity principles for the enhanced participation of older people in their care : a qualitative study
- Ogrin, Rajna, Meyer, Claudia, Appannah, Arti, McMillan, Sally, Browning, Colette
- Authors: Ogrin, Rajna , Meyer, Claudia , Appannah, Arti , McMillan, Sally , Browning, Colette
- Date: 2020
- Type: Text , Journal article
- Relation: International Journal for Equity in Health Vol. 19, no. 1 (2020), p.
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- Description: Background: The health and aged care workforce must understand and support the diverse needs of older people to enhance their care experience. We previously identified five principles of diversity training for this workforce: awareness of unconscious bias and prejudice; promotion of inclusion; access and equity; appropriate engagement; and intersectionality. This study aims to explore how these principles are considered from the perspectives of older Australians. Methods: Older people (≥65 years) receiving home care and nursing services based in Victoria, Australia were invited to participate in a home-based semi-structured interview about their experience of, or with, diversity. Interviews were thematically analysed using a priori categories based on our previous work on principles of diversity training, and themes were interpreted and expanded upon based on the participants' experiences and understanding of diversity concepts and their care needs. Results: Fifteen older people (seven female, eight male), mean age 76 years (range 71-85 years), were interviewed. Five themes were drawn from the data. It was found that human connection through building (1) trust and rapport was highly valued as an approach by older people, crucial as a first step to understanding what is important to the older person. Identifying with (2) intersectionality, that is, the different intersecting aspects of who they are and their experiences was understood by the participants as an important framework to meet their needs. The participants were aware of (3) unconscious bias and prejudice by health professionals and its impact on their care. Participants also noted that (4) promotion of inclusion through language was important to for a positive relationship with the healthcare worker. The participants understood that to facilitate human connection, these four principles of human interaction were critical, underpinned by (5) access and equity of the system. A model articulating these relationships was developed. Conclusion: Health and aged care training should incorporate the five diversity principles to support older people to participate in their own care. © 2020 The Author(s).
- Authors: Ogrin, Rajna , Meyer, Claudia , Appannah, Arti , McMillan, Sally , Browning, Colette
- Date: 2020
- Type: Text , Journal article
- Relation: International Journal for Equity in Health Vol. 19, no. 1 (2020), p.
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- Description: Background: The health and aged care workforce must understand and support the diverse needs of older people to enhance their care experience. We previously identified five principles of diversity training for this workforce: awareness of unconscious bias and prejudice; promotion of inclusion; access and equity; appropriate engagement; and intersectionality. This study aims to explore how these principles are considered from the perspectives of older Australians. Methods: Older people (≥65 years) receiving home care and nursing services based in Victoria, Australia were invited to participate in a home-based semi-structured interview about their experience of, or with, diversity. Interviews were thematically analysed using a priori categories based on our previous work on principles of diversity training, and themes were interpreted and expanded upon based on the participants' experiences and understanding of diversity concepts and their care needs. Results: Fifteen older people (seven female, eight male), mean age 76 years (range 71-85 years), were interviewed. Five themes were drawn from the data. It was found that human connection through building (1) trust and rapport was highly valued as an approach by older people, crucial as a first step to understanding what is important to the older person. Identifying with (2) intersectionality, that is, the different intersecting aspects of who they are and their experiences was understood by the participants as an important framework to meet their needs. The participants were aware of (3) unconscious bias and prejudice by health professionals and its impact on their care. Participants also noted that (4) promotion of inclusion through language was important to for a positive relationship with the healthcare worker. The participants understood that to facilitate human connection, these four principles of human interaction were critical, underpinned by (5) access and equity of the system. A model articulating these relationships was developed. Conclusion: Health and aged care training should incorporate the five diversity principles to support older people to participate in their own care. © 2020 The Author(s).
Policy, discourse and epistemology in inclusive education
- Burke, Jenene, Goriss-Hunter, Anitra, Emmett, Susan
- Authors: Burke, Jenene , Goriss-Hunter, Anitra , Emmett, Susan
- Date: 2023
- Type: Text , Book chapter
- Relation: Inclusion, equity, diversity, and social justice in education: a critical exploration of the sustainable development goals Chapter 2 p. 13-27
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- Description: This chapter begins a conversation about the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the concepts of rights, diversity, equity and inclusion that underpin them, and the ways in which they are enacted in a variety of contexts. There is a specific focus on SDG4 “Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all”. Based on examinations of the SDGs, the conversations throughout the book give voice to those who work at times within and sometimes outside mainstream education discourse people who use inclusive approaches to teach early childhood, primary and secondary school and higher education students, parent-educators, parents and carers, academics teaching and researching in the field of inclusion and teachers and academics who themselves have impairments and disabilities. In this chapter, we investigate the policies, discourses and epistemologies that are foundational for the concepts of rights, diversity, equity and inclusion. To examine issues of social justice, epistemic injustice, equity and equality, the authors describe a framework of discourse and intersectional analysis.
- Authors: Burke, Jenene , Goriss-Hunter, Anitra , Emmett, Susan
- Date: 2023
- Type: Text , Book chapter
- Relation: Inclusion, equity, diversity, and social justice in education: a critical exploration of the sustainable development goals Chapter 2 p. 13-27
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- Description: This chapter begins a conversation about the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the concepts of rights, diversity, equity and inclusion that underpin them, and the ways in which they are enacted in a variety of contexts. There is a specific focus on SDG4 “Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all”. Based on examinations of the SDGs, the conversations throughout the book give voice to those who work at times within and sometimes outside mainstream education discourse people who use inclusive approaches to teach early childhood, primary and secondary school and higher education students, parent-educators, parents and carers, academics teaching and researching in the field of inclusion and teachers and academics who themselves have impairments and disabilities. In this chapter, we investigate the policies, discourses and epistemologies that are foundational for the concepts of rights, diversity, equity and inclusion. To examine issues of social justice, epistemic injustice, equity and equality, the authors describe a framework of discourse and intersectional analysis.
Workplace heterosexism and well-being : education, social class, sexual orientation and gender identity, and human rights
- Gates, Trevor, Morse, Claire, Bennett, Bindi
- Authors: Gates, Trevor , Morse, Claire , Bennett, Bindi
- Date: 2023
- Type: Text , Journal article
- Relation: Journal of Human Rights and Social Work Vol. 8, no. 2 (2023), p. 117-122
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- Description: Human rights advocates work towards the inclusion of people of various identities, including people of diverse LGBTQ+ identities, cultural identities, and education. The purpose of this research note is to explore the intersection of lower- and working-class identity with race, gender, and educational attainment in a sample of LGBTQ+ workers in New York. Findings of the pilot study were that LGBTQ+ people from lower- and working-class backgrounds reported differences in risk of reporting heterosexism and likelihood the complaint would be taken seriously. Education and gender were significant factors in the sample. Implications and possible interventions for human rights advocates are provided. © 2023, The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature Switzerland AG.
- Authors: Gates, Trevor , Morse, Claire , Bennett, Bindi
- Date: 2023
- Type: Text , Journal article
- Relation: Journal of Human Rights and Social Work Vol. 8, no. 2 (2023), p. 117-122
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- Description: Human rights advocates work towards the inclusion of people of various identities, including people of diverse LGBTQ+ identities, cultural identities, and education. The purpose of this research note is to explore the intersection of lower- and working-class identity with race, gender, and educational attainment in a sample of LGBTQ+ workers in New York. Findings of the pilot study were that LGBTQ+ people from lower- and working-class backgrounds reported differences in risk of reporting heterosexism and likelihood the complaint would be taken seriously. Education and gender were significant factors in the sample. Implications and possible interventions for human rights advocates are provided. © 2023, The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature Switzerland AG.
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