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Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1996
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The Challenge of Diversity: Embracing Those on the Fringes.
Allison, Maria T.
Journal of Experiential Education, v19 n3 p122-26 Dec 1996
In order to build programs that embrace social and cultural diversity, educators must understand the perspectives of people of color and how agencies unwittingly create systematic barriers to program access through stigmatization and marginalization. Identifies strategies that decrease the stigmatizing process and foster greater accessibility of outdoor and adventure programs. (TD)
Descriptors: Access to Education, Attitude Change, Change Strategies, Consciousness Raising, Cultural Pluralism, Culturally Relevant Education, Educational Discrimination, Experiential Learning, Minority Groups, Outdoor Education, Program Development, Racial Bias, Self Evaluation (Groups), Stereotypes
Publication Type: Guides - Non-Classroom; Information Analyses; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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