Beyond Diversity: Dismantling Barriers in Education

摘要: Virtually all educational institutions today can be described as culturally diverse. Although the degree of diversity certainly varies, predictably members from different cultural groups are present in these students and employees. Goals mission statements for discuss pluralistic notions hiring practices that reflect numbers diverse faculty staff hired. However presence is not sufficient to ensure they will extended power privileges by those currently holding privilege society general. Despite claims contrary, barriers understanding still existent institutional cultures where subtleties our racist past persist. The purpose this paper uncover issues involved racism provide an next steps moving dismantling education. However, In order comprehend broader economic, social, historic factors within United States, it first necessary understand "types minority status" (Ogbu, 1993, p. 484) country. Ogbu explains minorities States who compare relatively well with their European American counterparts "closest ancestral practice socialization social orientation, closest Western model" (p. 484). other words, immigrate because perceive able achieve greater economic opportunities political freedom fare better than were brought here involuntarily, such Africans through slave trade. speculates newer immigrants may how racial prejudice influence dominant group thinks about them therefore operate psychologically apart status quo. short, internalize or affects overpowers involuntary minorities. There continues much discussion concerning definition which leads (Campbell & Marable, 1996; Hayes Colin III, 1994). This centers around power, privilege, racist, even if there concepts race today. Racial "prejudgement others a some way inferior, dangerous repugnant" 1996, 49) typically enjoy privilege. Campbell Marable describe racism, then, "the oppression people based on perceived race. Racism both belief system domination beliefs" 49). III Preciphs (1991) define "conscious unconscious, expressed actions attitudes initiated individuals, groups, treat human beings unjustly skin pigmentation. …