My degree is an EDD in Performance Improvement Leadership  Assignment Overview In the assignment this week, you will write a paper (7–10 pages), including a literature review, that examines ethical behavior, diversity, and civil discourse in the context of your particular focus and specialization. What You Need to Know Ethical Reasoning Morris (2016) tells us: In fall 2016, more than twenty million students enrolled across more than four million colleges and universities in the U.S. One in four students were members of a minority group, and approximately one million were international students. These students interacted with approximately four million administrators and faculty and staff members in a diversity of settings. Most of these students will easily transition into a life of academics and social interactions. For others, insults, aggressions, and lack of inclusion are a reality; and these experiences will shape their interactions and perceptions . . . on the challenges facing the nation and world and considering the role that post-secondary education plays in improving civil discourse nationally and creating safe spaces for dialogue and personal growth. (p. 361) Morris (2016) goes on to argue: First, [we must] identify resources to support conversations around civil discourse, social justice, and inclusion. Could we individually and collectively in every department, college, and administrative unit resolve to make a difference—to role-model and ask our students to be kind, show compassion, be inclusive and fair, and extend a hand of friendship? Maybe our academic words, like social justice, just do not resonate. Perhaps people forget that words have power and can cause long-lasting pain or can provide encouragement. While we may study and advocate for equity, perhaps we should say that this campus and my class will discuss challenging topics; but we will be characterized by the following values: to listen, to reflect, to show compassion, to think critically, and to care about this community of learners. I know: it sounds like Robert Fulghum’s All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten (1988). However, sometimes simple guidelines work best. (p. 361) Use your Critical Thinking  text to quickly review the following: Chapter 14, "Develop As an Ethical Reasoner," pages 345–365. If you did not complete the Blooming Park: Ethics, Diversity, and Personnel Selection simulation last week, complete it now to begin work on the interviews relevant to your organization: P–12 education, higher education, business or corporate, or military. This activity will give you the opportunity to grapple with the ethical questions that frequently arise in professional contexts, which will be the focus of your assignment this week. Diversity and Multiculturalism Diversity in all organization settings can take many forms. We may consider differences across many criteria, including the following: Ethnicity. Ethnic identity. Gend.

1. My degree is an EDD in Performance Improvement Leadership
Assignment Overview
In the assignment this week, you will write a paper (7–10
pages), including a literature review, that examines ethical
behavior, diversity, and civil discourse in the context of your
particular focus and specialization.
What You Need to Know
Ethical Reasoning
Morris (2016) tells us:
In fall 2016, more than twenty million students enrolled across
more than four million colleges and universities in the U.S. One
in four students were members of a minority group, and
approximately one million were international students. These
students interacted with approximately four million
administrators and faculty and staff members in a diversity of
settings. Most of these students will easily transition into a life
of academics and social interactions. For others, insults,
aggressions, and lack of inclusion are a reality; and these
experiences will shape their interactions and perceptions . . . on
the challenges facing the nation and world and considering the
role that post-secondary education plays in improving civil
discourse nationally and creating safe spaces for dialogue and
personal growth. (p. 361)
Morris (2016) goes on to argue:

2. First, [we must] identify resources to support conversations
around civil discourse, social justice, and inclusion. Could we
individually and collectively in every department, college, and
administrative unit resolve to make a difference—to role-model
and ask our students to be kind, show compassion, be inclusive
and fair, and extend a hand of friendship? Maybe our academic
words, like social justice, just do not resonate. Perhaps people
forget that words have power and can cause long-lasting pain or
can provide encouragement. While we may study and advocate
for equity, perhaps we should say that this campus and my class
will discuss challenging topics; but we will be characterized by
the following values: to listen, to reflect, to show compassion,
to think critically, and to care about this community of learners.
I know: it sounds like Robert Fulghum’s
All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten
(1988). However, sometimes simple guidelines work best. (p.
361)
Use your
Critical Thinking
text to quickly review the following:
Chapter 14, "Develop As an Ethical Reasoner," pages 345–365.
If you did not complete the
Blooming Park: Ethics, Diversity, and Personnel Selection
simulation last week, complete it now to begin work on the
interviews relevant to your organization: P–12 education, higher
education, business or corporate, or military. This activity will
give you the opportunity to grapple with the ethical questions
that frequently arise in professional contexts, which will be the
focus of your assignment this week.
Diversity and Multiculturalism

3. Diversity in all organization settings can take many forms. We
may consider differences across many criteria, including the
following:
Ethnicity.
Ethnic identity.
Gender.
Gender identity.
Culture.
Ability and disability.
Developmental criteria.
Age and generation.
Other exceptionalities.
When taking account of this diversity, the principles of
multicultural education encourage us to acknowledge
differences, addressing the reality of each person's experience
and seeking the best possible outcomes for all.
This week, you are asked how the diversity of the constituencies
you serve within your organization need to be considered when
planning and implementing education programming. Theories in
the fields of diversity and multicultural education indicate that
an important role of educators is to plan for and implement
education practices that recognize the diverse needs of the
people they serve.

4. Use the Capella library to read the following:
Banks, J. A. (Ed.). (2012).
Encyclopedia of diversity in education
.
Sage.
Read "Introduction" (Volume 1, starting on page xlvii).
Scan "Index" (Volume 4, beginning on page 2383) for a
comprehensive listing of terms and topics related to diversity.
Doubet, K. J., & Hockett, J. A. (2017).
Classroom discourse as civil discourse
.
Educational Leadership
,
75
(3), 56–60.
Morris, L. V. (2016).
Collective action for civil discourse [PDF]
.
Innovative Higher Education
,
41
(5), 361–363.
Use the Internet to read the following:
Gay, G. (1994).

5. A synthesis of scholarship in multicultural education
[PDF]
. Eric. http://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED378287.pdf
Teaching Tolerance. (n.d.).
Civil discourse in the classroom
. https://www.tolerance.org/magazine/publications/civil-
discourse-in-the-classroom
Explore the following websites to learn about standards,
definitions, and issues related to ethics and diversity:
American Council on Education
. (n.d.). http://www.acenet.edu
Council for Exceptional Children
. (n.d.). http://www.cec.sped.org/
The National Association for Multicultural Education
. (n.d.). http://nameorg.org/index.php
Reference
Morris, L. (2016). Collective action for civil discourse.
Innovative Higher Education
,
41
(5), 361–363.
Assignment Instructions
ETHICAL BEHAVIOR, DIVERSITY, AND CIVIL DISCOURSE

6. Overview
Ethical behavior, diversity, and civil discourse are subjects not
easily defined for study. We can point to perceived differences
between people and cultures; however, that is only the tip of the
proverbial iceberg, ignoring the effects of those differences in a
given context. Additionally, focus on ethical behavior,
diversity, and civil discourse usually requires value
comparisons and judgments, rather than a one-side-versus-the-
other approach. For additional information on these concepts
and how they tie into the assignment, see the
Week 7 Assignment Background Information [PDF]
document.
In the context of the field of education, the effects of ethical
behavior, diversity, and civil discourse on individuals and
organizations are impossible to ignore. The challenges of
adopting a broad view of difference and creating an equitable
learning experience for all whom we lead are many, and they
are not easily met. However, the professional literature of the
field is a rich resource of tools, research, and practical
experience and application.
For this assignment, you will review the literature related to
ethical behavior, diversity, and civil discourse in the context of
your particular focus and specialization and choose one main
concern for each of these domains to analyze in the literature
review section of your paper. You will apply the skills you
started building in the Literature Review assignment in Week 4.
Similar to what you did previously, but focused now on the
challenges relevant to these domains and inherent to your
specialization, you will research and review scholarly, peer-
reviewed literature. Going one step further, you will then
choose and explain the main challenges in your specialization,
as suggested by your review. Note that you are writing a
condensed literature review for this assignment.

7. Reminders
Note that:
The literature that you will select and discuss in this assignment
is
totally distinct
from those sources that you searched and discussed in your
Week 4 Literature Review assignment, but the skills you
employed in that assignment will apply here.
Writing a literature review is a key part of academic work. A
literature review is a piece of writing that describes what has
been learned about a topic through previous research efforts. A
literature review is essentially a report on work previously done
in a field, to show an understanding of the context for your own
writing. A literature review is not a summary of individual
sources in a list, such as in the form of an annotated
bibliography. Rather, the literature review paraphrases the
findings from the scholarly readings you selected. You will seek
the key themes from the different sources, and you will use in-
text citations to support the information you learned from the
scholarly readings.
Use Academic Writer for guidance in citing sources and
formatting your paper in proper APA style. See the
Evidence and APA
section of the Writing Center for instructions on accessing and
using Academic Writer.
Instructions
Before you begin your paper, examine the grading criteria in the
scoring guide.

8. Use the
Sample Course Paper Template [DOCX]
as a guide for formatting and organizing your course papers.
Use the
Week 7 Writing Revision Matrix [DOCX]
template to address feedback you receive on this assignment
from your instructor. Refer to the Writing Revision Matrix
instructions below for further information.
Paper Organization
Start with a title page and organize your paper with the
following guidelines:
Title page
: Include a title page with the following title: Ethical Behavior,
Diversity, Civil Discourse, and [Name of Your Specialization]:
A Literature Review.
Introduction
: The opening content should directly follow the title of the
paper (repeated from the title page). In this section, list or
summarize the issues you selected from the literature related to
ethical behavior, diversity, and civil discourse, and provide a
summary or road map for the content included in your paper.
Overview of issues
: Begin the body of your paper with an overview of the issues
related to ethical behavior, diversity, and civil discourse you
chose for this review. Describe connections among these issues
and their significance to education. Write in third person and
include literature support.

9. Diversity issue related to specialization
: Provide detailed descriptions and examples of how the
issues you chose to review specifically relate to your
specialization. Write in third person and include literature
support.
Ethical behavior issue related to specialization
: Provide detailed descriptions and examples of how the issue
you chose to review specifically relates to your
specialization. Write in third person and include literature
support.
Civil discourse issue related to specialization
: Provide detailed descriptions and examples of how the issue
you chose to review specifically relates to your
specialization. Write in third person and include literature
support.
Review of the literature
: The literature review should include a minimum of five
references from peer-reviewed journal articles related to your
education specialization. Analyze this scholarly literature,
focusing on the connections between your educational
specialization and the issues of ethical behavior, diversity, and
civil discourse you chose to research. Continue writing in third
person and cite the literature for support.
Conclusion
: Your conclusion should emphasize the main themes in your
paper and provide a synthesis of the literature reviewed, with
special attention to the connections and relationships among the
issues you chose to research and your educational
specialization.
References

10. : Include a minimum of five different scholarly, peer-reviewed
journals (related to your field of specialization) that are also
cited in the paper. Your citations must have references and your
references should be included within your paper as in-text
citations.
Research Guides
Refer to the
EdD Program Library Research Guide
and the
EdS Program Library Research Guide
for guidance on gathering scholarly resources. The topical tabs
offer more advice for each specialization. If you have questions
about gathering articles or other materials, see the
Library Help
page for personal assistance through chat, e-mail, and phone.
Additional Requirements
In addition to the requirements outlined above, your assignment
should meet the following:
Assignment template
: Use the
Sample Course Paper Template [DOCX]
for the assignment.
Written communication
: Written communication is free of errors that detract from the
overall message.
Sources
: A minimum five scholarly, peer-reviewed sources from at least

11. three different scholarly journals for your field or
specialization.
APA formatting
: Follow current APA style and formatting for in-text
citations. For more information on the APA guidelines for in-
text citations, go to
Academic Writer
and use the Learn tab to find the Quick Guides on Citing
Sources and Paper Format and Organization.
Include a title page with the following title: Ethical Behavior,
Diversity, Civil Discourse, and [Name of Your Specialization]:
A Literature Review.
Length
: The paper should be 7–10 pages, in addition to the title page
and references page.
Font and font size
: Times New Roman, 12 point.
Portfolio Prompt
: Consider saving this assignment to your
ePortfolio
. The work you submit for this course will only be retrievable
for a limited time, and you may want or need to access these
assignments in the future.
Submit your paper as a Word document in the Week
7 assignment area.