Matching A.can Be an Enriching Source of Vitality and Growth or or a Source

question 69

Essay

Matching
a.can be an enriching source of vitality and growth or a source of conflict, division and exclusion
b.perspective or lens that considers all factors of different cultures
c.views things from a dominant culture lens
d.forward thinking administrator who tackles the issue of diversity
e.built in pattern of hum behavior, including customs, belief and values of a social group
f.associated with Chang's (2006) Pathways to Cultural Competence project
g.a set of congruent practices, attitudes, and policies identified in an organization that enables people to work effectively in cross-cultural situations.
h.Quality Benchmark for Cultural Competence Project
i.fifty recommended programmatic strategies for cultural competence
j.provide classrooms that don't reinforce stereotypes
k.interactions with difficulties dealing with differences in worldviews
l.motivated by problem solving that helps disagreeing parties see the other person's point of view
-dialogue

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Definitions:

Self-Fulfilling Prophecies

Expectations about a situation or person that lead to behaviors which cause the expectation to come true.

Cognitive Dissonance

A psychological concept describing the discomfort felt when holding conflicting cognition, beliefs, or values, prompting individuals to seek consistency.

Festinger

Leon Festinger was a social psychologist known for the theory of cognitive dissonance, which describes the discomfort felt when holding conflicting beliefs or values.

Communicator

A person or device that conveys information or facilitates communication between parties.