Diversity education: Competencies and strategies for educators

Advances in Developing Human Resources

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 312-331

  Bierema, Laura L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Diversity competencies; Diversity education; Pedagogy

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954026079     PISSN: 15234223     EISSN: 15523055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1523422310375024     Document Type: Article

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