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21st Century Conscientization: Critical Pedagogy And The Development Of Competitive Capacity In Colombian Corteros, Angela Barrios, Carmela Nanton Ms
21st Century Conscientization: Critical Pedagogy And The Development Of Competitive Capacity In Colombian Corteros, Angela Barrios, Carmela Nanton Ms
Adult Education Research Conference
The Colombian sugarcane industry presents a unique 21st century opportunity to analytically examine an emergent Human Resource Development (HRD) problem of the “corteros”, key stakeholders of this lucrative industry. Critical pedagogy, competitive capacity, and conscientization theoretically frame the discussion, solution, and implications of the relationship between Adult education and HRD.
Workplace Diversity Training: Evoking Change Or Reinforcing The Status Quo?, Patricia M. Thompson, Thomas V. Bettinger
Workplace Diversity Training: Evoking Change Or Reinforcing The Status Quo?, Patricia M. Thompson, Thomas V. Bettinger
Adult Education Research Conference
In order to effectively support diversity initiatives in our institutions or to develop workplace diversity programs, we need to first define and deconstruct the issues which impede diversity initiatives. The purpose of this roundtable is to discuss how we define diversity; the role social identity plays in supporting and hindering workplace diversity initiatives; the impact of organizational culture or monoculturism on diversity initiative; and ways to address the issues of dominance which undergird organizations.