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2005 APSA Teaching and Learning Conference Track Summaries: Track Two: Diversity

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 August 2005

Kendra Stewart ,
Steven Andrew Light ,
Christine Pappas  and
Kathryn R.L. Rand
Kendra Stewart
Affiliation:
Eastern Kentucky University
Steven Andrew Light
Affiliation:
University of North Dakota
Christine Pappas
Affiliation:
East Central University
Kathryn R.L. Rand
Affiliation:
University of North Dakota
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In the 2005 APSA Teaching and Learning Conference's Diversity Track, some 30 participants representing a wide range of colleges and universities came together to discuss issues related to teaching and learning about diversity. Diversity-focused pedagogy recognizes commonalities of individual and group experience defined by race, gender, ethnicity, class, sexual orientation, age, and ability, but it touches much broader circles. One of the most important aspects of the track was the diversity of its participants—not usually one of the discipline's strong points. The wide range of backgrounds and experiences reflected by the track's participants highlighted the value of diversity to the profession, as well as the fact that political scientists carry different burdens at a wide range of institutions. Participants in this track found that our senses of what defines diversity, the importance of teaching about diversity, and what teaching techniques effectively illustrate diversity were, well, diverse.

Type
CONFERENCE TRACK SUMMARIES
Information
PS: Political Science & Politics , Volume 38 , Issue 3 , July 2005 , pp. 416 - 418
Copyright
© 2005 The American Political Science Association

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