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Record Nr.

UNISA996339133303316

Autore

Clements Phillip Edward

Titolo

The diversity training handbook : a practical guide to understanding & changing attitudes / / Phil Clements & John Jones

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; Philadelphia, : Kogan Page, 2008

London, U.K. : , : Kogan Page, , 2008

ISBN

1-281-98364-0

9786611983642

0-7494-5562-4

Edizione

[3rd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (vi, 234 pages) : illustrations

Collana

Gale eBooks

Disciplina

658.3

658.3008

658.31244

Soggetti

Diversity in the workplace

Employees - Training of

Attitude change

Discrimination in employment

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [227]-230) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Title page; Copyright; Table of contents; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1 Approaching Diversity; Chapter 2 Making the Case for Diversity; Chapter 3 Learning to Learn About Diversity; Chapter 4 A Knowledge Base for Training Diversity: Some Specific Issues; Chapter 5 Designing Diversity Training; Chapter 6 Diversity Training: Challenges and Issues; Chapter 7 Tactics for Teaching and Learning Diversity; Chapter 8 Facilitating Diversity Training; Chapter 9 Evaluating and Assessing Diversity Training; Chapter 10 Diversity Training in Action

Chapter 11 The Management of Black and Minority Ethnic Staff: Learning from Good PracticeChapter 12 Useful Models for Diversity Training; Glossary; Selected Websites; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Diversity issues and the need to understand, and if necessary, change underlying attitudes has become increasingly important for organizations in the aftermath of domestic and global events. From one



of the authors of the highly successful Equal Opportunities Handbook, this new edition is updated to include chapters on facilitating diversity training and the management of black minority ethnic staff, as well as information on the new Equality and Human Rights Commission. The book provides clear guidelines for dealing with issues including stereotyping, prejudice, racism, sexism, ageism and dis