عنوان

How Higher Education in the U.S. Can Inform Missions' Diversification Efforts

شماره

LA121102

زبان متن نوشتاري يا گفتاري و مانند آن

انگلیسی

عنوان اصلي

How Higher Education in the U.S. Can Inform Missions' Diversification Efforts

نام عام مواد

[Article]

نام نخستين پديدآور

Richard L. Starcher

محل نشرو پخش و غیره

Leiden

نام ناشر، پخش کننده و غيره

Brill

متن يادداشت

Many largely homogenous, North American mission organizations claim they are interested in attracting a more diverse membership. Some have even taken steps toward diversity. However, few have a clear, proven, diversification strategy in mind. This article borrows heavily from the diversity literature on higher education in the United States to uncover effective principles that can inform mission organizations' diversification efforts. The intended audience is primarily North American mission organizations seeking to diversify their membership. Nevertheless, the principles outlined are potentially transferable to mission organizations in other contexts. The article proposes the following transferable diversification strategy: 1)Revisit organization purposes. 2) Assess organizational readiness. 3) Establish a responsibility structure that sets diversity goals, develops and implements a relational strategy, and manages the resultant diversity. 4)Exercise patient persistence. Many largely homogenous, North American mission organizations claim they are interested in attracting a more diverse membership. Some have even taken steps toward diversity. However, few have a clear, proven, diversification strategy in mind. This article borrows heavily from the diversity literature on higher education in the United States to uncover effective principles that can inform mission organizations' diversification efforts. The intended audience is primarily North American mission organizations seeking to diversify their membership. Nevertheless, the principles outlined are potentially transferable to mission organizations in other contexts. The article proposes the following transferable diversification strategy: 1)Revisit organization purposes. 2) Assess organizational readiness. 3) Establish a responsibility structure that sets diversity goals, develops and implements a relational strategy, and manages the resultant diversity. 4)Exercise patient persistence.

تاريخ نشر

2012

توصيف ظاهري

201-212

عنوان

Mission Studies

شماره جلد

29/2

شماره استاندارد بين المللي پياييندها

1573-3831

اصطلاح موضوعی

affirmative action

اصطلاح موضوعی

ageism

اصطلاح موضوعی

Diversification

اصطلاح موضوعی

diversity

اصطلاح موضوعی

equal opportunity

اصطلاح موضوعی

racism

اصطلاح موضوعی

sexism

اصطلاح موضوعی

tokenism

مستند نام اشخاص تاييد نشده

Richard L. Starcher

شماره بازیابی

10.1163/15733831-12341237

نام الکترونيکي

فرمت انتشار

p

نوع ماده

[Article]

کد کاربرگه

275578

سطح دسترسي

a

تكميل شده

Y