Diverging on diversity and difference : the mask of inclusion

dc.contributor.authorPillay, Venitha
dc.contributor.authorMcLellan, C.E. (Carlton Eugene)
dc.contributor.emailvpillay@up.ac.zaen_US
dc.date.accessioned2010-11-09T13:09:38Z
dc.date.available2010-11-09T13:09:38Z
dc.date.issued2010-09
dc.description.abstractIn this paper we argue that the clichéd phrases, ‘dealing with difference’ and ‘dealing with diversity’, despite their commitment to accepting and appreciating difference and diversity, may be used in counterproductive ways to camouflage resistance to change and transformation. In a small sample of interviews conducted at a South African university, the appropriation of these phrases for the purpose of practicing sameness was apparent. While pointing to the possibilities of asserting diversity and difference and simultaneously practicing sameness, the paper also proposes the possibilities for the acknowledgement and embracing of the ambivalence toward diversity and difference as valuable opportunities for transformation.en_US
dc.identifier.citationPillay, V & McLellan, CE 2010, 'Diverging on diversity and difference : The mask of inclusion', Perspectives in Education, vol. 28, no. 3, pp. 13-22. [http://journals.sabinet.co.za/ej/ejour_persed.html]en_US
dc.identifier.issn0081-2463
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/15234
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherFaculty of Education, University of the Free Stateen_US
dc.rightsFaculty of Education, University of the Free Stateen_US
dc.subjectDiversityen_US
dc.subjectTransformationen_US
dc.subjectHigher education institutionsen_US
dc.subjectInclusionen_US
dc.subject.lcshUniversities and colleges -- Sociological aspects -- South Africaen
dc.subject.lcshCultural pluralismen
dc.subject.lcshMulticultural education -- South Africaen
dc.titleDiverging on diversity and difference : the mask of inclusionen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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