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  • 1.  Diversity Textbook-Masters-Level Course?

    Posted 12-15-2008 16:43
    Hi Everyone,

    I'm in the process of prepping a Masters-Level diversity course and I'm
    having difficulty finding a textbook. My dilemma is that the available
    textbooks seem to geared toward an (a) undergraduate student or (b)
    doctoral student audience. I solicit your input as to some diversity
    texts that are appropriate for Masters-level, practitioner-oriented
    learners, while containing a thorough scientific grounding. Thanks in
    advanced for your assistance. Take care!!!

    Patrick F. McKay


  • 2.  Diversity Textbook-Masters-Level Course?

    Posted 12-15-2008 20:59
    Hello Patrick,
    I don't know if you have already reviewed it or if it has already been suggested to you, but I suggest Dr. Myrtle P. Bell's textbook.  It's called "Diversity in Organizations."  It's published by Thomson Higher Education (2007). 

    Oscar Holmes IV, M.L.A., B.S.
    PhD Student of Management/Organizational Behavior
    President of Rams for the Advancement of Management Studies (R.A.M.S.)
    Virginia Commonwealth University School of Business
    Snead Hall, 301 Main Street Box 844000
    Richmond, VA 23284-4000
    Office: B3184
    Office:  804-827-2799
    Fax:  804-828-1602
    Adjunct Faculty of Spanish Instruction,
    Virginia Commonwealth University School of World Studies, 804-827-1111
    http://www.has.vcu.edu/wld/faculty/holmes.html

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    Date: 12/15/2008 04:43PM
    Subject: Diversity Textbook-Masters-Level Course?

    Hi Everyone,

    I'm in the process of prepping a Masters-Level diversity course and I'm
    having difficulty finding a textbook.  My dilemma is that the available
    textbooks seem to geared toward an (a) undergraduate student or (b)
    doctoral student audience.  I solicit your input as to some diversity
    texts that are appropriate for Masters-level, practitioner-oriented
    learners, while containing a thorough scientific grounding.  Thanks in
    advanced for your assistance.  Take care!!!

    Patrick F. McKay



  • 3.  Diversity Textbook-Masters-Level Course?

    Posted 12-16-2008 00:00

    Hi Patrick,

    I second Oscar's recommendation of Myrtle Bell's textbook. I've used it in my both my undergraduate and MBA classes since Fall 2007 and I love it!  One of the reasons it stood out for me was the inclusion of numerous statistics and EEOC cases to ground our class discussions.  I have also found the Harvey & Allard (2008) "Understanding and Managing Diversity" quite useful.

    Best,

    Hazel-Anne
    --
    Hazel-Anne M. Johnson, Ph.D. 
    Assistant Professor 
    Management & Human Resources 
    College of Business Administration 

    Rider University 
    2083 Lawrenceville Road, SWG 245 
    Lawrenceville, NJ 08648 
    hjohnson@rider.edu

    ----- Original Message -----
    From: "Oscar Holmes/FS/VCU" <s2oiholm@VCU.EDU>
    To: GDO-L@AOMLISTS.PACE.EDU
    Sent: Monday, December 15, 2008 8:58:48 PM (GMT-0500) America/New_York
    Subject: Re: Diversity Textbook-Masters-Level Course?

    Hello Patrick,
    I don't know if you have already reviewed it or if it has already been suggested to you, but I suggest Dr. Myrtle P. Bell's textbook.  It's called "Diversity in Organizations."  It's published by Thomson Higher Education (2007). 

    Oscar Holmes IV, M.L.A., B.S.
    PhD Student of Management/Organizational Behavior
    President of Rams for the Advancement of Management Studies (R.A.M.S.)
    Virginia Commonwealth University School of Business
    Snead Hall, 301 Main Street Box 844000
    Richmond, VA 23284-4000
    Office: B3184
    Office:  804-827-2799
    Fax:  804-828-1602
    Adjunct Faculty of Spanish Instruction,
    Virginia Commonwealth University School of World Studies, 804-827-1111
    http://www.has.vcu.edu/wld/faculty/holmes.html

    -----Gender & Diversity in Organizations Division Listserv <GDO-L@AOMLISTS.PACE.EDU> wrote: -----
    To: GDO-L@AOMLISTS.PACE.EDU
    From: "Patrick F. McKay" <pmckay@SMLR.RUTGERS.EDU>
    Sent by: Gender & Diversity in Organizations Division Listserv <GDO-L@AOMLISTS.PACE.EDU>
    Date: 12/15/2008 04:43PM
    Subject: Diversity Textbook-Masters-Level Course?

    Hi Everyone,

    I'm in the process of prepping a Masters-Level diversity course and I'm
    having difficulty finding a textbook.  My dilemma is that the available
    textbooks seem to geared toward an (a) undergraduate student or (b)
    doctoral student audience.  I solicit your input as to some diversity
    texts that are appropriate for Masters-level, practitioner-oriented
    learners, while containing a thorough scientific grounding.  Thanks in
    advanced for your assistance.  Take care!!!

    Patrick F. McKay