Byrd Marilyn, Scott Chaunda. Diversity in the Workforce Current Issues and Emerging Trends

Taylor & Francis, 2014. — 369 p.The purpose of this textbook is to bring to light current issues in diversity that have not been adequately addressed and recognize emerging trends that are having an impact on diversity in the workforce. The need for this textbook stems from our roles as professors in the fields of Human Resource Management (HRM) and Human Resource Development (HRD). We have become increasingly aware of our students’ curiosity to (1) know more about the history of diversity and the issues associated with it in order to better understand its significance in the workplace; and (2) learn what specific knowledge and skills they will need to respond to complex human diversity issues and tensions in the 21st-century workplace (Thomas, 2005).
Th is textbook is intended as a primary resource for upper- level undergraduate and graduate diversity courses across the disciplines of HRD, HRM, Adult Education, Business Administration, Communication, Counseling, Educational Leadership, Human Relations Organizational Leadership, Public Administration, Training and Development, Teacher Education, and Workforce Education and Development, to name a few. It can also be used as a reference resource for practitioners who are involved in the work of diversity education and diversity training. The goal of this textbook is to provide students (future business professionals, practitioners, educators, managers, counsellors, etc.) with a more informed perspective of diversity by presenting historical, social, and contextual accounts of diversity. Our ultimate goal is to stimulate thinking that recaptures the original essence of recognizing diversity in the workforce and take action-oriented steps towards social justice and social change.