1. WELCOME!

2.
ACTIVITY: LABELLING

3. On the next slide you will see several pictures of different people
STEP 1: EXAMINE
On the next slide you will see several pictures of different people
Examine them for about 10 seconds

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5. Please use 1-2 characteristics for each one of them
STEP 2: WRITE DOWN
Now, write down the first ideas that come to your mind, when you describe each person on the pictures
Please use 1-2 characteristics for each one of them

6. STEP 3: CHECK Look at the characteristics that you have listed down
STEP 3: CHECK
Look at the characteristics that you have listed down
Is there any characteristic that refers to the person’s intellectual abilities, knowledge, skills, or personality?
Did you think of them as of “a fighter”, “a wise person”, “an artist”, “a good parent”, “a hard worker”?

7. LABELLING: Reflections
LABELLING: Reflections
People often judge the others by projecting their own subjective views over them
The individual self-perception might be totally different from the way the others see a person
People’s perceptions often determine their behavior and attitudes
Correcting false perceptions is difficult. The process requires:
Awareness that opinions/perceptions are subjective
Communication
Interaction
Willingness to reduce the distance
Trust and tolerance

8. INTRODUCTION TO THE COURSE
DIVERSITY MANAGEMENT
INTRODUCTION TO THE COURSE

9. STRUCTURE OF THE COURSE
STRUCTURE OF THE COURSE
Session 1: Introduction to Diversity Management
Session 2: Minority Rights in Education
Session 3: Linguistic Diversity
Session 4: Religious Diversity
Session 5: Non-Discrimination and Equality
Session 6: Preventing Hate Speech and Discrimination

10. OBJECTIVES OF THE COURSE
OBJECTIVES OF THE COURSE
To raise awareness about:
various aspects of diversity and the challenges associated with them
international and national regulatory frameworks and how they are (not?) projected at school level
the role of the teacher as diversity manager
To stimulate reflection and critical thinking
To share opinions and experiences
To learn about and reflect on positive and negative practices
To inspire positive changes (on a personal, inter-personal and institutional level)

11.
WHAT IS DIVERSITY?
An infinite range of unique characteristics and experiences with:
Internal dimensions: personality, age, sex, gender, race, culture, language, religion, belonging, physical/mental capacities and characteristics
External dimensions: defined by society (norms = conventionally agreed similarities/rules) or by personal experience
Organisational dimensions: institutional affiliation, membership, management status
Source: (Based on Gardenswartz & Rowe, Diverse Teams at Work, 2nd Edition, SHRM, 2003; Internal Dimensions and External Dimensions are adapted from Marilyn Loden and Judy Rosener, Workforce America!, Business One Irwin, 1991)

12. WHAT IS DIVERSITY MANAGEMENT
WHAT IS DIVERSITY MANAGEMENT
Adequate and effective management of differences through:
knowledge
dynamic skills
creative mind-set (ability to see things from different angles)
without rigid prejudgement
Measures (policies, programmes) to create greater inclusion
of people from various backgrounds
into the structures that they interact with
and among themselves
Based on S.Ting-Toomey & L.C.Chung, 2004, Understanding Intercultural Communication, Oxford University Press
Based on M.E.M. Barak, 2016, Managing DiversityToward a Globally Inclusive Workplace, SAGE

13. WHY DIVERSITY MANAGEMENT IS NEEDED
WHY DIVERSITY MANAGEMENT IS NEEDED
To accommodate differences so that inclusion and integration are enabled
To achieve common goals!
To prevent conflicts
To create a safe and productive environment
To enable the development of individual identities and their full potential
To ensure that rights and dignity of people(as human beings) are respected

14. DIVERSITY MANAGEMENT AT SCHOOL
DIVERSITY MANAGEMENT AT SCHOOL
Is diversity management at school important at all? Why?
Do you face challenges related to diversity?
How do you manage diversity at your school?