Interrogating Models of Diversity within a Multicultural Environment

Discussing common understanding of the concepts of multiculturalism, diversity, and inclusion, this volume critically examines the interpretation and praxis of diversity and inclusion in relation to marginalized populations--from women, sexual minorities, minority newcomers, and aboriginal communities. The contributors collected here present well-grounded epistemological, theoretical, and methodological bases from which to account (at least in part) for the processes and dynamics shaping the relationship between diversity and inclusion, on the one hand, and policy and practice on the other. Arising from research derived in part from community work with minorities in North America, particularly Canada, this volume examines common barriers to full minority integration, with important implications for inclusion efforts around the globe.

Includes index.

Chapter 1. Introduction; Michael Tonderai Kariwo, Neda Asadi, and Chouaib El Bouhali -- Chapter 2. A Critical Examination of the Factors that Influence School Performance of Indigenous Students in Northern Ontario; Mario J. Rocchetta -- Chapter 3. Racialized Identity: (In)Visibility and Teaching: A Community of Critical Consciousness; Sonia Aujla-Bhullar -- Chapter 4. Listening to Counter-stories: Enacting Diversity and Inclusion; Christine L. Cho -- Chapter 5. A Critical Review of the Challenges, Opportunities and Critical Issues in Teaching Diversity Management in Undergraduate Programs; Margaret Sithole -- Chapter 6. Employment Equity for Whom? Deconstructing the Canadian Paradigm; Jennifer Chan -- Chapter 7. Transnationalism and Ethnic Enclaves Among Immigrants: Resistance to Canadianization; Edward Shizha -- Chapter 8. Progressing Beyond Integration: Valuing All Knowledges through the Infusion of Equity into Educational Policy and Practice; Neda Asadi -- Chapter 9. Internationally Educated Teachers in Canada: Caught Between Scylla and Charybdis; Chouaib El Bouhali -- Chapter 10. The Ideal of Immigrant Integration: Does It Take Agency Seriously? The Concept, Barriers and Civic…