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CULTURAL DIVERSITY
Cultural is a broad term that encompasses beliefs, values, norms,
Behaviours, and overall can be understood as our “way of being”
When you go out into the world, you will come into contact with people
from different backgrounds and walks of life.
WHAT IS CULTURAL DIVERSITY ?
Culture diversity is considered to be the underlying values that direct how
people behave. Cultural diversity in the workplace is a result of practices, v
traditions, or beliefs of employees based on race, age, ethnicity, religion,
or gender.
SIGNIFICANCE OF CULTURAL DIVERSITY.
• Recognizing that there is a large amount of cultures that exist.
• Respecting each other’s differences.
• Valuing what cultures have to bring to the table.
• Empowering diverse group to contribute.
• Celebrating differences, not just tolerating them.
THE IMPORTANCE OF CULTURAL DIVERSITY IN EDUCATION
CULTURAL DIVERSITY IS IMPORTANT IN EVERY SETTING IN LIFE, BUT
IT CAN BE EVEN MORE PIVOTAL WHEN IT HAPPENS WITHIN
EDUCATION. STUDENTS AROUND THE WORLD HAVE THE RIGHT
TO EQUAL ACCESS OF QUALITY EDUCATION, AND AS SUCH, THERE
ARE MANY UPSIDES THAT COME ALONG WITH IT WHEN
INSTITUTIONS BELIEVE IN THE POWER OF DIVERSITY.
CULTURAL DIVERSITY IN EDUCATION HELPS TO SUPPORT:
1. DEEP LEARNING
LEARNING HAPPENS WITHIN THE CURRICULUM AND OUTSIDE OF IT.
WITH A DIVERSE STUDENT POPULATION, STUDENTS HAVE THE
PRIVILEGE OF GAINING MORE UNDERSTANDING ABOUT PEOPLE AND
BACKGROUNDS FROM ALL OVER. THIS ALSO CONTRIBUTES TO
DIVERSITY OF THOUGHT AND PERSPECTIVES THAT MAKE LEARNING
MORE INTERESTING AND DYNAMIC.
2. CONFIDENCE AND GROWTH
WHEN STUDENTS PARTICIPATE WITH PEOPLE FROM VARIED
CULTURES, IT PROVIDES THEM WITH MORE CONFIDENCE IN
DEALING WITH THINGS OUTSIDE OF THEIR COMFORT ZONES. IT CAN
BUILD STRENGTH OF CHARACTER, PRIDE, AND CONFIDENCE.
3. PREPARATION FOR THE FUTURE
IF A WORKPLACE HAS DONE THE NECESSARY WORK, IT’S BOUND TO
BE CULTURALLY DIVERSE. ATTENDING A CULTURALLY DIVERSE
INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION WILL PREPARE STUDENTS FOR THEIR
FUTURE IN A WORKPLACE.
4. MORE EMPATHY
INTERACTING WITH PEOPLE WHO HAVE DIVERSE PRACTICES,
BELIEFS, LIFE EXPERIENCES, AND CULTURE PROMOTES EMPATHY.
WHILE YOU CAN NEVER FULLY UNDERSTAND SOMEONE’S LIFE
WITHOUT BEING THEM, YOU CAN LEARN, LISTEN, AND UNDERSTAND.
BENEFITS OF CULTURAL DIVERSITY
THE WORLD IS NATURALLY MULTICULTURAL. APPROACHING
CULTURAL DIVERSITY WITH A MINDSET AND ACTIONS THAT EMBRACE
THIS FACT LEADS TO MANY BENEFITS, LIKE:
COMPASSION: COMMUNICATION AND UNDERSTANDING OF
DIFFERENCES LEADS TO INCREASED COMPASSION INSTEAD OF
JUDGMENT.
INNOVATION: VARIED PERSPECTIVES AND LENS OF LOOKING AT THE
WORLD LEND TO INNOVATIVE THINKING.
PRODUCTIVITY: PEOPLE WHO COME TOGETHER AND BRING THEIR
OWN STYLE OF WORKING TOGETHER TEND TO SUPPORT A MORE
PRODUCTIVE TEAM.
NEW OPPORTUNITIES: THE DIVERSITY OPENS THE DOOR TO NEW
OPPORTUNITIES AND THE BLENDING OF IDEAS WHICH WOULD
OTHERWISE HAVE BEEN HOMOGENEOUS.
PROBLEM-SOLVING: CHALLENGES ARE LAYERED, SO HAVING
PEOPLE WITH DIFFERENT BACKGROUNDS CAN LEAD TO BETTER
PROBLEM-SOLVING WITH RICHNESS OF OPINIONS.
THANK YOU

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Cultural diversity.pptx

  • 2. Cultural is a broad term that encompasses beliefs, values, norms, Behaviours, and overall can be understood as our “way of being” When you go out into the world, you will come into contact with people from different backgrounds and walks of life. WHAT IS CULTURAL DIVERSITY ? Culture diversity is considered to be the underlying values that direct how people behave. Cultural diversity in the workplace is a result of practices, v traditions, or beliefs of employees based on race, age, ethnicity, religion, or gender.
  • 3. SIGNIFICANCE OF CULTURAL DIVERSITY. • Recognizing that there is a large amount of cultures that exist. • Respecting each other’s differences. • Valuing what cultures have to bring to the table. • Empowering diverse group to contribute. • Celebrating differences, not just tolerating them.
  • 4. THE IMPORTANCE OF CULTURAL DIVERSITY IN EDUCATION CULTURAL DIVERSITY IS IMPORTANT IN EVERY SETTING IN LIFE, BUT IT CAN BE EVEN MORE PIVOTAL WHEN IT HAPPENS WITHIN EDUCATION. STUDENTS AROUND THE WORLD HAVE THE RIGHT TO EQUAL ACCESS OF QUALITY EDUCATION, AND AS SUCH, THERE ARE MANY UPSIDES THAT COME ALONG WITH IT WHEN INSTITUTIONS BELIEVE IN THE POWER OF DIVERSITY. CULTURAL DIVERSITY IN EDUCATION HELPS TO SUPPORT: 1. DEEP LEARNING LEARNING HAPPENS WITHIN THE CURRICULUM AND OUTSIDE OF IT. WITH A DIVERSE STUDENT POPULATION, STUDENTS HAVE THE PRIVILEGE OF GAINING MORE UNDERSTANDING ABOUT PEOPLE AND BACKGROUNDS FROM ALL OVER. THIS ALSO CONTRIBUTES TO DIVERSITY OF THOUGHT AND PERSPECTIVES THAT MAKE LEARNING MORE INTERESTING AND DYNAMIC.
  • 5. 2. CONFIDENCE AND GROWTH WHEN STUDENTS PARTICIPATE WITH PEOPLE FROM VARIED CULTURES, IT PROVIDES THEM WITH MORE CONFIDENCE IN DEALING WITH THINGS OUTSIDE OF THEIR COMFORT ZONES. IT CAN BUILD STRENGTH OF CHARACTER, PRIDE, AND CONFIDENCE. 3. PREPARATION FOR THE FUTURE IF A WORKPLACE HAS DONE THE NECESSARY WORK, IT’S BOUND TO BE CULTURALLY DIVERSE. ATTENDING A CULTURALLY DIVERSE INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION WILL PREPARE STUDENTS FOR THEIR FUTURE IN A WORKPLACE. 4. MORE EMPATHY INTERACTING WITH PEOPLE WHO HAVE DIVERSE PRACTICES, BELIEFS, LIFE EXPERIENCES, AND CULTURE PROMOTES EMPATHY. WHILE YOU CAN NEVER FULLY UNDERSTAND SOMEONE’S LIFE WITHOUT BEING THEM, YOU CAN LEARN, LISTEN, AND UNDERSTAND.
  • 6. BENEFITS OF CULTURAL DIVERSITY THE WORLD IS NATURALLY MULTICULTURAL. APPROACHING CULTURAL DIVERSITY WITH A MINDSET AND ACTIONS THAT EMBRACE THIS FACT LEADS TO MANY BENEFITS, LIKE: COMPASSION: COMMUNICATION AND UNDERSTANDING OF DIFFERENCES LEADS TO INCREASED COMPASSION INSTEAD OF JUDGMENT. INNOVATION: VARIED PERSPECTIVES AND LENS OF LOOKING AT THE WORLD LEND TO INNOVATIVE THINKING. PRODUCTIVITY: PEOPLE WHO COME TOGETHER AND BRING THEIR OWN STYLE OF WORKING TOGETHER TEND TO SUPPORT A MORE PRODUCTIVE TEAM. NEW OPPORTUNITIES: THE DIVERSITY OPENS THE DOOR TO NEW OPPORTUNITIES AND THE BLENDING OF IDEAS WHICH WOULD OTHERWISE HAVE BEEN HOMOGENEOUS. PROBLEM-SOLVING: CHALLENGES ARE LAYERED, SO HAVING PEOPLE WITH DIFFERENT BACKGROUNDS CAN LEAD TO BETTER PROBLEM-SOLVING WITH RICHNESS OF OPINIONS.