Engaging diversity in academia
Manifold Voices of Faculty
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6058810 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Helena Syna Desivilya (The Max Stern Yezreel Valley College), Helena Desivilya, Dalit Yassour Borochowitz (The Max Stern Yezreel Valley College), Shalom Bouknik (The Max Stern Yezreel Valley College), Geke Kalovski (The Max Stern Yezreel Valley College), Ilana Lavy (The Max Stern Yezreel Valley College), Liora Ore (The Max Stern Yezreel Valley College) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 36 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 90-104 |
| Publication date | 2017-02-13 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Equal Opportunities International (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1758-7093 • E-ISSN: 2040-7149 |
| Publisher | Emerald (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1108/edi-09-2016-0074 |
| OpenAlex | W2586957808 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 23 |
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the perspectives of academic staff on issues of diversity and social schisms: capturing their perceptions of the complex relations at an academic campus positioned in an intricate sociopolitical context. It also explored how the faculty’s construal of diversity and social divisions inform their educational practices. Design/methodology/approach The study employed a qualitative approach using grounded theory methodology. Data collection was based on semi-structured in-depth interviews with 20 diverse faculty members from different departments in a Northern Israeli college. The interviews were transcribed and processed into main themes and categories. Findings The findings revealed two main themes: “Diversity awareness” depicting recognition and sensitivity to the complex social context in the college, strategies of directly engaging with it, downplaying or overlooking the intricacies, and “Practices” describing the practical translations of the educational credos into teaching practice. Both themes reflected a myriad of faculty voices. Social implications The study illuminated the challenges posed by social schisms, inequalities, and diversity for the faculty who need to grapple with the intricacies on a daily basis. More open dialogue and debates by the protagonists are needed to increase awareness of diversity and experimenting with different ways of addressing the intricacies. Originality/value Empirical evidence of the organizational actors’ predicaments, their diverse patterns of coping with intricacies, and the factors underlying their choices contribute to the body of knowledge on managing diversity in vivo by real women and men with different backgrounds and experiences
Geography · Grounded theory · Originality · Pedagogy · Political science · Public relations · Qualitative research · Social science · Sociology · Gender Diversity and Inequality · Higher Education Governance and Development · International Student and Expatriate Challenges · Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 7 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2019 - 2025 (7) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 7 |