More than a Mission Statement: Implementing Diversity and Social Justice Initiatives within a School of Social Work

Autor/in	Lee, Eun-Kyoung Othelia
Titel	More than a Mission Statement: Implementing Diversity and Social Justice Initiatives within a School of Social Work
Quelle	In: Multicultural Education & Technology Journal, 4 (2010) 4, S.261-271 (11 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1750-497X
DOI	10.1108/17504971011087559
Schlagwörter	Social Justice; Change Agents; Organizational Change; Social Work; Program Implementation; Student Diversity; Program Descriptions; Case Studies; Equal Education; Intergroup Relations; Intergroup Education; Models; Change Strategies; Barriers + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Soziale Gerechtigkeit; Organisationswandel; Soziale Arbeit; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Intergruppenbeziehungen; Multinationale Lerngruppe; Analogiemodell; Lösungsstrategie
Abstract	Purpose: Through an organizational case study approach, this paper seeks to describe the ongoing diversity initiative of a graduate school of social work (SSW). Organizational change is usually built around the activities of change agents or teams, who seek to bring about changes in human resources, systems, programs, and services. Design/methodology/approach: Dreachlin's five-stage model of organizational change (1999), including discovery, assessment, exploration, transformation, and revitalization, was used to analyze the strategic efforts to promote diversity within the SSW. Findings: The final phase of Dreachlin's model, revitalization, has continued to renew and expand the diversity initiative. It is the responsibility of faculty and administrators to continue to develop, implement, monitor, and review the SSW's diversity efforts with regard to the practicum, curriculum, admissions, and climate issues. Originality/value: Lessons learned during the past three years are discussed along with suggestions for other professional schools who are interested in implementing a multi-faceted diversity initiative. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10