diversity education
Teaching about differences
Diversity education refers to teaching and training that promotes awareness of differences among people—including race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, religion, and disability.
The goal is typically to foster inclusion and reduce prejudice in schools, workplaces, or other institutions: The company required diversity education for all managers.
Critics view some forms as ideological; supporters see it as essential for equitable environments.
- anti-discriminationOpposing unfair differential treatment
- implicit biasAutomatic, unintentional stereotyping
- multiculturalismCoexistence of diverse traditions
- cultural competencyAbility to interact across backgrounds
- systemic changeTransformation affecting whole institutions
accessibility · cross-cultural communication · inclusive practices · safe spaces · lived experience · representation · equal opportunity · intersectionality · belonging · universal design · social justice · cultural sensitivity · difficult conversations · teachable moments · allyship · activism · cooperative learning · global citizenship
- pedagogyteaching methods, teaching, teaching strategies, teaching models, teaching techniques
- LGBTQ educationGSA, LGBTQ history, LGBTQ youth, queer studies, trans students
- literaciesbasic literacy, digital literacy, financial literacy, health literacy, media literacy
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Institutions for Indigenous assimilation
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State-promoting instruction for citizens
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