Document Type
Introduction
Abstract
Forty-five K-12 educators, University representatives, and community leaders were invited to the conference held on the University of Northern Iowa campus. Individuals were selected based on their keen interest in cultural diversity, equity issues, their skills as communicators, and their enthusiasm for exploring issues in an in-depth and interactive environment. The purpose of the conference was to stimulate dialogue to better understand differences and the potential strengths of our diverse community and to use this newly developed knowledge base to construct an action agenda designed to implement recommendations which lead to equity for all. Participants were organized to address the following issues:
How Do We Collaboratively Help the Community Realize Potential Strengths of Diversity in a Democracy? How Do We Resolve the Separateness of Cedar Falls and Waterloo Created by Diversity? How Can We Provide Opportunities and Design Support Systems for People of Diversity Without Creating Dependency? How Does Understanding Our Ethnicity Impact Our Perceptions of Others and How Do We Change Negative Expectations to Orient All People to Success? How Do We Develop a Global Perspective in Helping People Understand Our Interconnectedness?
Journal Title
Institute for Educational Leadership Monograph Series
Volume
7
Issue
1
First Page
1
Last Page
7
Publisher
Institute for Educational Leadership, University of Northern Iowa
City
Cedar Falls, IA
Copyright
©1997 Institute for Educational Leadership, College of Education, and the University of Northern Iowa
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Else, Dave
(1997)
"Executive Summary,"
Institute for Educational Leadership Monograph Series: Vol. 7:
No.
1, Article 4.
Available at:
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/iel_monographs/vol7/iss1/4
