Academic literature on the topic 'Cultural, racial and ethnic diversity'

Rutgers Urban Gardening (RUG) has established a physical, psychological, and emotional environment that fosters and sustains diversity. RUG enhances cultural diversity by employing an ethnic minority work force of six, reaching diverse audiences representing more than 30 ethnic groups, and offering a wide variety of educational programs. Urban gardening gives people an opportunity to meet others, share concerns, and solve problems together. It cuts across social, economic, cultural, and racial barriers, bringing together people of all ages and ethnic backgrounds.

With 2 dominant demographic imperatives of the aging population and increasing racial/ethnic diversity of the older population, current and future generations of racially and ethnically diverse elders are expected to experience complex and diverse sets of service needs. More than ever, the social work profession needs a strategic approach to working with current and future generations of diverse elders. The author presents information that allows a better understanding of future issues and problems facing racial/ethnic minority elders and discusses how social work can effectively and successfully address these future needs. Five specific recommendations are proposed: (a) reconceptualize race/ethnicity and diversity in social work practice, (b) identify and develop a conceptual framework for social work with racially and ethnically diverse elders, (c) consider a multidisciplinary community-oriented and neighborhood-based approach, (d) advance culturally competent gerontological social work with diverse elders, and (e) strengthen gerontological social work education with an emphasis on cultural competence.

Texas' diversity requires that religious organizations develop strategies to overcome racist and segregationist tendencies. The following strategies have proven to be helpful in the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship's attempts to become a more multi-cultural/ethnic organization: 1) promoting a passion to overcome racism; 2) creating structures that embrace a more multi-cultural future; and 3) cultivating relationships across racial/ethnic lines.

In today’s society, the marginalization and oppression among vulnerable communities emphasizes the need for racial, ethnic, and cultural reconciliation. Slavery, racism, and white privilege have had long standing and negative effects in the history of the United States that continue to perpetuate the lives of minority populations. As a result, the need to emphasize the importance of anti-racist education that focuses on addressing all levels of practice (micro, mezzo, and macro) and challenges structural ideologies is paramount. The pursuit and maintenance of social justice for all is the foundation of the Social Work profession, therefore, students and practitioners must be equipped with the knowledge, training, and skills necessary for understanding how the historical antecedents and racism affect communities they will serve. This paper will explore the concept of racial reconciliation as a framework for addressing racial, ethnic, and cultural diversity within social work programs.

QUESTION ASKED: Are there attributes of surgical providers that are associated with culturally congruent care? SUMMARY ANSWER: Surgical providers reported treating diverse patient populations; 71% encountered patients from six or more racial/ethnic groups. More than half (58%) reported completing cultural diversity training, with employer-sponsored training the most common type reported (48%; 71 of 147). Cultural Competence Assessment scores ranged from 5.99 to 13.75 of a possible 14 (mean = 10.3; standard deviation ± 1.3), and receipt of diversity training was associated with higher scores than nonreceipt (10.56 v 9.82, respectively; P < .001). METHODS: Surgical providers from six hospitals in the Puget Sound region of Washington State were invited to participate. Participants completed a 50-item survey that assessed demographic data and incorporated the Cultural Competence Assessment and the Marlowe-Crowne Social Desirability Scale. Survey response rate was 51.1% (n = 253). BIAS, CONFOUNDING FACTORS(S), DRAWBACKS: Our study has several limitations. Although our survey response rate of 51% was better than that of most physician surveys reported in the literature, we acknowledge that our data cannot represent the experience of all surgeons in the United States who care for racial/ethnic minority patients, as our survey was limited to surgeons practicing in the Puget Sound region. Our survey items on the racial/ethnic and special population diversity encountered by providers were limited to experiences in the past 12 months. We might have obtained a more accurate description of providers’ experience by using a more detailed quantitative measure, but we elected not to use this approach in order to limit respondent burden and thereby improve response rates. This study only surveyed surgical providers, which represents only a snapshot of the cancer care continuum. Future research should include medical oncology providers and others oncology providers to provide a more complete picture of cultural competency across the cancer care continuum. REAL-LIFE IMPLICATIONS: Culturally competent care is an essential but often overlooked component of high-quality health care. In our study sample, most surgical providers who treated racially and ethnically diverse patients perceived that they had a high level of cultural awareness, and their perceived and measured cultural awareness were highly correlated in our analyses. As US demographics become increasingly diverse, these data provide encouraging evidence that surgical providers are generally culturally sensitive and culturally aware, and perhaps more important, that they place a high value on cultural awareness. Our results also demonstrate that exposure to cultural diversity training was the single most important contributor to culturally congruent care, indicating a substantial need to continue existing diversity training interventions. Future work should compare training offered by various hospital systems. [Table: see text]

We employed a mixed method design to describe Mexican-origin adolescents’ ethnic-racial label usage in the context of ethnically/racially segregated neighborhoods. Data come from three sources: 26 semistructured interviews with 14 Mexican-origin adolescents (mean age = 15.43, SD = 1.22), 64.3% female, living in neighborhood environments predominated by Latinos; neighborhood ( N = 9) data from the U.S. Census Bureau; and systematic social observations of neighborhood block faces ( N = 256). Using Key-Word-In-Context analysis, we found that adolescents used a variety of labels to describe themselves and members of their ethnic-racial group while discussing the strengths and challenges associated with their residential neighborhoods. Semistructured interview themes included adolescents’ references to cultural and social resources within neighborhoods, neighborhood challenges, ethnic-racial biases, and normative developmental processes. We examined label usage across interview themes and neighborhood characteristics derived from the census and systematic social observation data. Two triangulated findings emerged: (a) diversity in ethnic-racial label usage in the context of neighborhood resources and (b) greater restriction to the use of panethnic labels in the context of neighborhood challenges. Our study suggests that adolescents may be internalizing messages and symbols in their neighborhoods in ways that have implications for their ethnic-racial labeling and identity development.

O objeto de estudo desta dissertação é a análise da experiência de introdução de oficinas de Cultura Brasileira em escola municipal da capital paulista, cujo projeto pedagógico tem características diferenciadas. Esboçando as linhas mestras do projeto da escola em que ocorre a experiência, ao descrever e problematizar o trabalho desenvolvido nessas oficinas, notadamente, as de Capoeira e de Música que tratam da temática afro-brasileira, buscou-se analisar as tensões existentes entre o conhecimento oficial veiculado na escola e os saberes tradicionais produzidos no universo das culturas populares. Foram realizadas entrevistas com membros da comunidade escolar diretora, professoras, oficineiras, membros do Conselho Pedagógico, bem como alunos e familiares, com o intuito de reconstruir as origens das atividades em torno da cultura brasileira na escola, e de verificar os desdobramentos da abordagem que valoriza as contribuições da cultura afro-brasileira. O objetivo foi o de analisar em que medida há integração entre os conhecimentos sistemáticos e as oficinas culturais; se as professoras da escola demonstram aceitar e reconhecem a proposta de trabalho em torno da cultura afro-brasileira como componente do conteúdo curricular e, ainda, se perceberam mudanças na forma como os estudantes elaboram suas convicções sobre a presença e a contribuição dos afro-descendentes em nossa cultura. Da parte das crianças quis-se identificar como elas captam e reelaboram as informações advindas das oficinas que têm como temática a cultura afro-brasileira e se, de alguma maneira, alunos afrodescendentes aceitam melhor a presença das culturas negras na composição de suas identidades. Do lado das crianças brancas desejou-se observar se a abordagem incitada nessas oficinas produziu mudanças relativas à ampliação de seus repertórios culturais originais. Em relação aos familiares, tentou-se captar como eles aceitam a proposta que a escola oferece, de trabalho com a diversidade cultural. Para tanto, utilizamos o referencial teórico oferecido pela teoria crítica do currículo, com base em autores como Apple, Giroux, McLaren, Sacristán, bem como algumas contribuições de Canclini, para compreender melhor a inserção das culturas tradicionais no contexto do capitalismo global.<br>The subject of this thesis is to analyze the experience of introduction of workshops about Brazilian Culture at a municipal school at São Paulos capital which pedagogical project has distinct characteristics. Sketching the main lines of the project at the school where the experience occurs describing and problematizing the work developed in these workshops, specially, the one of Capoeira and Music workshop which works about an afro-brazilian thematic. The thesis looks for to analyze the tensions existents between the official knowledge transmitted in school and the traditional one made on the popular culture universe. There were made interviews with members of the scholar community principal, teachers, workshoppers, members of the Pedagogical Council as well as students and relatives with the objective to rebuild the beginnings of the activities related to brazilian culture at school and to check the unfold of the approach that values the contributions of afro-brazilian culture. The objective was analyzing in what measure occurs the integration between the systematic knowledge and cultural workshops; if teachers at school demonstrate accepting and recognizing the work proposal with afro-brazilian culture as a component at curriculum contents and, more, if they have noticed changes on the way that the students organize their convictions about the presence and the contribution of afro-descendants in our culture. On children part it was intended to identify how they catch and reorganize information came upon workshops which have as thematic afro-brazilian culture and if, in any way, afro-descendants students accept much better the presence of black-cultures building their identities. On white-children part it was wanted to observe if the approach employed at these workshops has produced changes relating to the amplification on their original cultural repertory. Relating to the family, it was tried to captivate how they accept the proposal offered by the school: working with cultural diversity. Therefore, we have used theoretical reference offered by the curriculum critical theory, based on authors like Apple, Giroux, McLaren, Sacristán, as well as some contributions from Canclini to comprehend better the introduction of traditional cultures at the global capitalism context.

Despite advances in health, science, and technology, U.S. healthcare lags in providing access to care and quality care to racial and ethnic minorities. Cultural competence has been noted as a strategy to improve access and quality. The purpose of this project was to assess public health nurses' cultural competence before and after participating in cultural competence informational modules. Two conceptual models were used in this project for theoretical guidance: Leininger's cultural care diversity and universality theory and Campinha-Bacote's process of cultural competence. To assess the nurses' cultural competence, the Cultural Competence Self-Assessment Checklist questionnaire was e-mailed to 57 public health nurses at a local health department. Survey participants remained anonymous. Data were collected on demographics. A paired t test was conducted to compare the statistical significance of the results. A quantitative software tool was used to analyze the data. Study results showed a confidence interval of 95% at p = 0.15, indicating that cultural competence informational modules made a significant difference between the pretest and the posttest of the Cultural Competence Self-Assessment Checklist. Thus, cultural competence informational modules make a difference in public health nurses' awareness, knowledge, and skills, which can enhance their ability to provide culturally competent care to racial and ethnic minorities. The implications of this project for social change include supporting health care professionals' ability to promote and implement cultural competence practices for all populations to decrease health disparities

Esta dissertação tem como objeto a incorporação do tema Diversidade Étnico-Racial e Cultural na formação docente para a Educação Infantil na Periferia. A partir da problematização do cotidiano enfocou-se questões como Racismo e Preconceito e a forma como são abordadas junto à Infância Pequena. Nesta pesquisa buscou-se analisar o desenvolvimento do Programa Nova Baixada de Educação Infantil e refletir sobre o lugar que ocupa nas políticas educacionais, tendo como campo de investigação a Baixada Fluminense. Orienta pelo propósito de compreender de que forma as discussões étnico-raciais e a diversidade cultural estão ou não inseridas nos espaços de formação adotou-se, metodologicamente, uma abordagem qualitativa, de natureza descritiva. As técnicas privilegiadas foram: análise documental, entrevistas estruturadas e semi-estruturadas. Os sujeitos da investigação foram docentes e gestores de instituições nas quais se implementaram o PNB, a saber: Creche Margarida da Silva Duarte e Vereador Nilo Dias Teixeira, ambas no bairro da Chatuba, em Mesquita, município emancipado da cidade de Nova Iguaçu em 1999. Fez-se levantar e analisar as contribuições da formação docente no processo de pensar o fazer educativo. O referencial teórico se fundamenta nos estudos de Trindade, Silva, Kramer, Faria, Lino e Hasenbalg que abordam o tema relações étnico-racial na educação infantil. Através de nossa pesquisa observou-se que há escassez de trabalhos que discutem essa questão, como também, nas matrizes curriculares dos cursos de formação de professores, onde a Educação Infantil ocupa um espaço de penumbra como objeto de reflexão. Por fim, conclui-se que o meio acadêmico se volta, predominantemente, para os aspectos desenvolvimentistas da formação infantil, relegando ao segundo plano, a discussão sobre a diversidade cultural, étnica e racial. No tocante às políticas públicas indicamos a pertinência da revisão, pelo Poder Público, dos critérios que orientam a definição de prioridades e que na prática se traduzem de modo muito limitado frente às conquistas mais recentes dos direitos de todas as crianças de 0 a 6 anos, entre eles, os de freqüentar creches e pré-escolas, lugar seu conquistado.<br>This dissertation aims at incorporating the Cultural, Racial and Ethical Diversity theme in teaching formation for Child Education in the suburbs. Not only were issues such as Racism and Prejudice raised, but also the way they are approached in the Early Childhood. Having Baixada Fluminense as the field of study, this research analyzes the development of the Pre-School Education program Nova Baixada and discuss its role in educational policies. In order to understand the way Racial and Ethical discussions and cultural diversity are inserted or not in the teaching formation, a qualitative and descriptive approach has been chosen, focusing on document analysis, structured and semi-structured interviews. The objects of research were teachers and directors of institutions in which the Nova Baixada program is implemented: Margarida da Silva Duarte and Vereador Nilo Dias Teixeira, both nursery schools in Chatuba neighborhood, Mesquita city, Rio de Janeiro state. The teaching formation contributions in the education thinking process are raised and analyzed. Theoretical references are based in the studies of Trindade, Silva, Kramer, Faria, Lino and Hasenbalg, due to their approach to the Racial and Ethical theme. A lack of articles that discuss this issue has been observed, as well as in the teaching formation courses, in which Child Education, as an object of reflection, is often left out. It is concluded that, in the academic community, developmental aspects towards pre-school formation are considered more important than the Cultural, Racial and Ethical discussion. As far as public policies are concerned, a revision of priorities is suggested, since the constitutional right of having all children aged between 0 6 at school, is not being entirely respected.

Submitted by Nadir Basilio (nadirsb@uninove.br) on 2016-06-09T14:13:30Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Antonio Germano.pdf: 1082415 bytes, checksum: 08f381fd72ed90e564e55dfecdb0871b (MD5)<br>Made available in DSpace on 2016-06-09T14:13:30Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Antonio Germano.pdf: 1082415 bytes, checksum: 08f381fd72ed90e564e55dfecdb0871b (MD5) Previous issue date: 2016-04-01<br>La investigación presentada en esta tesis fue estudiar la realización de la enseñanza de la historia y la cultura africana-brasileña y africana en la escuela pública (estatal) y el nivel de la escuela privada, primaria y secundaria en São Paulo. Este trabajo se guió en base a la siguiente pregunta: ?Cómo los profesores de las escuelas públicas y privadas de Ensino Fundamental e Médio trabaja, con miras a la aplicación de la Ley 10.639 / 2003? Y tuvo como objetivo: investigar, identificar, analizar y comparar las acciones de estos profesores en su enseñanza de la realización de la historia y la cultura africana-brasileña y africana. Las hipótesis eran que el trabajo realizado por los profesores de las escuelas son insuficientes para aplicar la Ley 10.639 / 03; la escuela pública tiene un trabajo más pertinente com miras a la aplicación de la Ley N ° 10.639 / 03; los profesores de lengua portuguesa trabajan con mayor efectividad la Ley 10.639 / 03. El marco teórico de este estudio se compone de los siguientes autores: Munanga, Santos, Freire, Quijano Schawarz, Orlandi entre otros .. La metodología de la investigación fue cualitativa, con entrevistas semiestructuradas como un instrumento de investigación. La investigación tuvo aproximadamente 10 preguntas que se desarrollaron durante la investigación y en la que se incluyen cuatro profesores a partir de dos especialidades (Lengua Portuguesa e Historia), con un equilibrio entre hombres y mujeres y por lo menos siete maestros que se declararon negros. El resultado de la búsqueda ha revelado que las escuelas no incluyen en su PPP la Ley 10.639/03, sin embargo, las acciones desarrolladas por los profesores de las escuelas públicas se realizan mejor, sobre todo, en Portugués. Además, la llevó a reconocer que sólo el establecimiento de la ley 10.639 / 03 no es suficiente, tiene que investir em la formación del profesor.<br>The current research had the observation of the practical use of the History and the afro-brazilians and Africans culture teaching as the main goal. It was noteced in public and in private schools in São Paulo city. This study is based on the following question: How the public and private schools’ teaching board works the Law 10.639/2003 with their students? And had as goals: investigating, identifying, studying and comparing those teachers’ pedagogic praxis related to the use of the history and the afro-brazilians and Africans culture teaching. The hypothesis suggested are concerned to the fact that the work developed by the teachers of both schools are insufficient to cover what is proposed in Law nº 10.639/03; the public schools have a more relevant work based on the Law nº 10.639/03; the teachers of Portuguese work better the mentioned Law.The current study was based on the following authors: Munanga, Santos, Freire, Quijano, Schawarz, Orlandi, among others. The used research method was qualitative, for that it was used interviews as a research instrument. The study covered about 10 questions, developed throughout the analysis and four teachers (Portuguese language and History), men and women and seven teachers who consider themselves black were invited to take part into the interview. The research result reveals that both schools do not cover Law nº 10.639/03 in their PPP, however, the actions developed by the public schools teachers were better, specially by the teachers of Portuguese. Besides that, we notice that the mentioned Law itself is not enough to cover its content. The interviewed teachers complained about the lack of academic study for teachers, resources, pedagogic guidance, among others.<br>A pesquisa apresentada nesta dissertação teve como objeto de estudo a efetivação do ensino da história e cultura afro-brasileiras e africanas em uma escola pública (estadual) e uma privada, nível Ensino Fundamental e Médio da cidade de São Paulo. Esta dissertação orientou-se com base na seguinte questão norteado de pesquisa: como o corpo docente das escolas públicas e privadas de Ensino Fundamental e Médio trabalha, tendo em vista a operacionalização da Lei nº 10.639/03? E teve como objetivos: averiguar, identificar, analisar e comparar as ações desses professores na sua prática pedagógica no sentido da efetivação da história e cultura afro-brasileiras e africanas. As hipóteses levantadas foram a de que os trabalhos desenvolvidos pelos professores de ambas as escolas são insuficientes para efetivação da Lei nº 10.639/03; a escola pública estadual tem um trabalho mais relevante quanto à aplicabilidade da Lei nº 10.639/03; os professores de Língua Portuguesa trabalham mais eficazmente a Lei nº 10.639/03. O referencial teórico deste trabalho foi composto pelos seguintes autores: Munanga, Santos, Freire, Quijano, Schawarz, Orlandi dentre outros. A metodologia de pesquisa utilizada foi qualitativa, com recurso à entrevistas semiestruturadas como instrumento de pesquisa. A investigação abrangeu aproximadamente 10 questões que foram elaboradas no decorrer da pesquisa e englobou quatro professores de duas especialidades (Língua Portuguesa e História), com um equilíbrio entre homens e mulheres e com pelo menos 7 professores que se declararam negros. O resultado da pesquisa nos revelou principalmente que ambas as escolas não contemplam em seus Projetos Políticos Pedagógicos (PPP) a Lei nº 10.639/03, porém, as ações desenvolvidas pelos professores da escola pública foram melhor executadas primordialmente em Língua Portuguesa. Também, no levou a reconhecer que somente o estabelecimento da Lei nº 10.639/03 não é suficiente para sua implementação no âmbito das escolas pesquisadas de acordo com o discurso dos professores que referiram, entre outras coisas, faltar formação docente, recursos materiais, orientações pedagógicas, etc.

Made available in DSpace on 2016-04-04T18:33:13Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Isla Andrade Pereira de Matos.pdf: 4433842 bytes, checksum: d9ae82270c395160d0d4154b7beaa0cf (MD5) Previous issue date: 2013-11-25<br>The present study aimed, from the theoretical reflections on education and museum education, investigate the performance of the educational Afro Brazil Museum along to school groups scheduled for guided tours. With the purpose of acting for the recognition of African and Afro-descendant population as social subjects in Brazilian culture, taking them the stigma of slavery and valuing their ways of being and doing, the Afro Brazil Museum would be assuming the role of combating ethnic racial discrimination, seeking its visitors aware of the importance of African influence in the construction of Brazilian nationality. Therefore it was defined the research problem: the educational action of the Afro Brazil Museum fight ethnic racial discrimination through heritage education? Adopting the procedure ethnographic and empirical observation of guided visits, it was found not to confirm the initial hypothesis, which held that the Afro Brazil Museum hold a heritage education in the sense of celebrate the history of blacks in Brazil and Africa through the narrative perspective inaugurated by von Martius on the participation of the three races (white, black and indigenous) in the construction of Brazil. Among the results obtained from the research we observed characteristics of educational action that can be considered as a factor in teaching and learning, but not heritage education. On the other hand, there is concern in teaching students to read the exhibits and to recognize the African influence in Brazilian culture. It was also the discontinuity of visits, which involves not only the museum, but mostly the school in the preparation and finalization of the visit, this activity could modify the quality of education held at the museum.<br>O presente trabalho teve como objetivo, a partir das reflex?es te?ricas sobre educa??o e educa??o em museus, investigar a atua??o da a??o educativa do Museu Afro Brasil junto aos grupos de escolas agendados para as visitas orientadas. Com o prop?sito de atuar para o reconhecimento da popula??o africana e afrodescendente como sujeitos sociais na cultura brasileira, tirando-lhes o estigma da escravid?o e valorizando seus modos de ser e fazer, o Museu Afro Brasil estaria assumindo o papel de combater a discrimina??o ?tnico-racial, buscando conscientizar seus visitantes da import?ncia da influ?ncia africana na constru??o da nacionalidade brasileira. Por isso, assim foi definido o problema de pesquisa: a a??o educativa do Museu Afro Brasil combate a discrimina??o ?tnico-racial por meio da pr?tica da educa??o patrimonial? Adotando o procedimento etnogr?fico e emp?rico de observa??o das visitas orientadas, constatou-se a n?o confirma??o da hip?tese inicial da pesquisa, ? qual sustentava que o Museu Afro Brasil realizaria uma educa??o patrimonial no sentido de ser celebrativa ? hist?ria dos negros no Brasil e na ?frica da perspectiva narrativa inaugurada por von Martius sobre a participa??o das tr?s ra?as (branca, negra e ind?gena) na constru??o do Brasil. Dentre os resultados obtidos com a pesquisa, foram observadas caracter?sticas da a??o educativa que podem ser consideradas enquanto crit?rios de ensino e aprendizagem, mas n?o de educa??o patrimonial. Por outro lado, h? uma preocupa??o em ensinar os alunos a lerem os objetos expostos e a reconhecerem a influ?ncia africana na cultura brasileira. Constatou-se tamb?m a descontinuidade das visitas, que envolve n?o s? o museu, mas principalmente a escola na prepara??o e finaliza??o da visita, atividade essa que poderia modificar a qualidade da educa??o realizada no museu.

Submitted by PPGE PPGE (pgedu@ufba.br) on 2017-08-15T15:17:15Z No. of bitstreams: 1 MARIO LOPES FINAL.pdf: 1412401 bytes, checksum: fd7d54b642e0f4b0d9de25dedc4f410c (MD5)<br>Approved for entry into archive by Maria Auxiliadora da Silva Lopes (silopes@ufba.br) on 2017-08-18T14:20:14Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 MARIO LOPES FINAL.pdf: 1412401 bytes, checksum: fd7d54b642e0f4b0d9de25dedc4f410c (MD5)<br>Made available in DSpace on 2017-08-18T14:20:14Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 MARIO LOPES FINAL.pdf: 1412401 bytes, checksum: fd7d54b642e0f4b0d9de25dedc4f410c (MD5)<br>CAPES<br>Este trabalho tem por objetivo socializar e compreender experiências docentes de professores de uma escola pública de Salvador a respeito do ensino da história e cultura afro- brasileira e das relações etnico-raciais, a instituição em questão é a escola Celina Pinho, localizada na comunidade do Curuzú. A partir de observações e entrevistas orientadas pelo método de pesquisa etnográfico e também das visões e formas de concepções de mundo e de sujeitos sugeridas pela etnopesquisa, buscamos nos aproximar da comunidade e escola para compreender como dois professores de História concebem as suas experiências docentes em relação aos fenômenos estudados, levando em consideração que tais experiências possuem um caráter formativo a respeito de sua profissão e atribuem sentidos as suas vidas como um todo. O objetivo dessa pesquisa coaduna com a emergência e relevância de propor e discutir temas relacionados as relações étnico-raciais no Brasil que se inserem no quadro das lutas sociais e necessidades em propor um modelo educacional mais equitativo e inclusivo no Brasil. Este estudo nos permitiu conhecer e compreender a partir de uma realidade específica, perspectivas docentes a respeito do ensino da história e cultura afro e das relações etnico-raciais na comunidade do Curuzú, apontando dificuldades e novos caminhos de atuação para professores comprometidos com a consolidação de um modelo educacional mais humano, capaz de garantir a coexistência entre os diversos grupos sociais e culturais que compõem o nosso país, além de garantir as potencialidades dos mesmos.<br>ABSTRACT This study aims to socialize and understand teaching experiences of teachers of a public school in Salvador about the teaching of history and Afro-Brazilian culture and ethnicracial relations, the institution concerned is the Celina Pine School, located in the community Curuzú. From observations and interviews oriented by the ethnographic research method and also the visions and forms of world views and subjects suggested by etnopesquisa, we seek to approach the community and school to understand how two history teachers design their teaching experiences in relation to the phenomena studied, taking into account that such experiences have an educational character about his profession and give directions their lives as a whole. The objective of this research is consistent with the emergence and relevance to propose and discuss issues related to ethnic-racial relations in Brazil that fall within the framework of social struggles and needs to propose a more equitable and inclusive educational model in Brazil. This study has allowed us to know and understand from a specific reality, perspectives teachers about the teaching of history and african culture and ethnic-racial relations in Curuzú community, pointing difficulties and new performance paths for committed teachers with consolidation a more humane educational model capable of ensuring the coexistence of different social and cultural groups that make up our country, and ensure the potential thereof.

In this dissertation, I explore the political implications of racial and ethnic diversity. Unlike previous research, this study seeks to provide a more inclusive examination of race and ethnicity. More specifically, the analysis of this dissertation encompasses multiple racial and ethnic groups, including whites, blacks, Hispanics, American Indians, and Asian Americans. The focus of the examination centers on the impact of racial and ethnic diversity on individual-level attitudes and congressional election outcomes. The specific questions posed herein revolve around the issues of when and how racial and ethnic diversity impacts American politics. The findings produced in this study not only indicate that diversity is related to attitudes and electoral outcomes, but also suggests the nature of the relationship is complex. The analysis indicates that individual-level attitudes vary across racial and ethnic groups. Indeed, attitudes across minority groups are more similar than when compared to the majority. Additionally, the findings suggest that the impact of racial and ethnic diversity varies across racial and ethnic groups. When considered concurrently, this portion of the dissertation suggests that the impact of diversity on attitudes is complex. The second portion of the dissertation examines the electoral implications of racial and ethnic diversity. The analysis indicates as diversity increases electoral volatility increases. In fact, the findings suggest that increased diversity is associated with an increased risk of incumbent turnover and electoral competition. Further, the examination indicates the increased volatility associated with higher levels of diversity increases the likelihood that quality challengers will emerge to oppose the incumbent candidate. The findings presented in this dissertation offer valuable insight to the role of racial and ethnic groups in the American political system. This information serves not only as a stepping stone for future research, but is also suggestive of implications for individual-actors involved in the political system. Future research must extend previous work to provide a more inclusive and systematic analysis of the implications of racial and ethnic diversity. Finally, politicians may find the results useful in their attempts to represent constituents and seek election (and re-election).

Submitted by Elaine Aparecida Mani (elainea.mani@hotmail.com) on 2018-05-17T17:56:27Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Dissertação Elaine - Revisada ENCADERNAÇÃO.docx: 12214593 bytes, checksum: b5f564f214526ecacc264ad51586fa00 (MD5)<br>Approved for entry into archive by Jacqueline de Almeida null (jacquie@franca.unesp.br) on 2018-05-18T19:53:16Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 Mani_EA_me_fran.pdf: 4687027 bytes, checksum: a64cedf4cfa312164073533f2ee8ffa1 (MD5)<br>Made available in DSpace on 2018-05-18T19:53:16Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Mani_EA_me_fran.pdf: 4687027 bytes, checksum: a64cedf4cfa312164073533f2ee8ffa1 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2018-03-23<br>A Lei 10.639, assinada pelo presidente Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva em 2003, corresponde à alteração da Lei de Diretrizes de Bases da Educação, de 1996 (Lei 9.394/96) e torna obrigatório o ensino da temática de História e Cultura da África e dos Afro-brasileiros nos estabelecimentos de ensino fundamental e médio do país. A questão que nos motiva a empreender uma pesquisa sobre esta temática consiste em saber se, após quinze anos da sanção desta Lei, as escolas estão aplicando-a e traduzindo-a em práticas pedagógicas efetivas. Portanto, o objetivo geral que norteia esta pesquisa consiste em analisar o grau de implementação e enraizamento da Lei 10.639/03, a partir de práticas pedagógicas realizadas em uma escola pública de Ensino Médio e Técnica do interior de São Paulo, assim como identificar as principais dificuldades e os desafios encontrados pelos professores e gestores para a sua implementação. Trata-se de uma pesquisa qualitativa por pretender verificar o grau de implementação e o enraizamento de uma política pública educacional através de pesquisa bibliográfica e estudo de caso. Os dados foram coletados através dos documentos escolares: Plano Plurianual de Gestão, Projeto Político-Pedagógico; Planos de Trabalho, diários de classe e Proposta de Currículo por Competência para o Ensino Médio do Centro Paula Souza (2012); de observação e registro em diário de campo e registro fotográfico; de entrevistas semiestruturadas com os professores e com a equipe gestora e grupo de discussão com alunos do Ensino Médio. À luz da análise sobre as dificuldades de implementação adquiridas deu-se a construção de uma proposta de intervenção que pudesse servir de modelo de ação para a escola avaliada e para as demais escolas que ainda não conseguiram implementar a Lei 10.639/03 ou que a implementam com dificuldade.<br>The Law No. 10,639/2003, signed by the President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, corresponds to the amendment of the Guidelines and Bases of National Education (Law No. 9,394/1996.) and makes it mandatory for Brazilian basic education schools the teaching of Afro-Brazilian and African History and Culture. This study aims at investigate whether fifteen years after being sanctioned the Law 10,639/2003 is still being applied at Brazilian schools and being translated into effective pedagogical practices. The general purpose of this study is to analyze the degree of implementation and rooting of the Law No. 10,639/2003, based on pedagogical practices carried out at a Public and Technical High School in the interior of São Paulo State. This study also intends to identify the main difficulties and challenges faced by the school staff during the period of the law implementation. It is a qualitative research because it seeks to verify the degree of implementation and the rooting of an educational public policy through bibliographical research and case study. The data were collected from the school documents such as the Multiannual Management Plan, Political-Pedagogical Project; Lesson Plans, Class Register Book, and Curriculum for high school students at Paula Souza Center (2012). The data were gathered both from observation and from written and photographic records; from semi-structured interviews with teachers, coordinators and principals and from discussion group with high school students. Taking the implementation difficulties analysis into consideration, an intervention proposal will be suggested to the evaluated school and for other schools that have not yet been able to implement the Law No. 10,639/2003 as well as those which have implemented it with difficulty.

In public relations, minority public relations practitioners are feeling left behind by the profession (Ford & Appelbaum, 2005). Where do top executives stand on employment diversity within their organizations? An online survey of 20 top executives of small-sized public relations agencies explored how top executives’ perceptions of and normative beliefs about diversity practices were related to their future engagement in diversity practices at work. Based on the theory of reasoned action, this explanatory study found that executives’ perceptions of peer endorsement of diversity were associated with greater intention of organizational engagement in diversity practices. Neither perceived benefits of nor perceived concerns about diversity were related to future engagement. Recommendations for contacting this hard-to-reach audience, as well as suggestions for promoting diversity practices among top executives, were discussed.

The proposed dictionary is devoted to ethno-confessional factors that have influenced the development of Federal and regionalist States. Special attention is paid to immigration processes that contribute to the cultural, ethnic and racial diversity of modern state-building in the context of globalization.&#x0D; The publication is intended for students and teachers of legal, political science and historical fields of study, as well as for practical politicians and anyone interested in the problems of state studies.

[This Proceedings paper was revised and published in the 2019 issue of the journal Issues in Informing Science and Information Technology, Volume 16] Aim/Purpose: The aim and purpose of this study is to understand why there is a dearth of faculty of color ascending to senior levels of leadership in higher education institutions, and to identify strategies to increase the representation of faculty of color in university senior administrative positions. Background: There is a lack of faculty of color in senior level academic administrative position in the United States. Although there is clear evidence that faculty of color have not been promoted to senior level positions at the same rate as their White col-leagues, besides racism there has been little evidence regarding the cause of such disparities. This is becoming an issue of increased importance as the student bodies of most U.S. higher educational institutions are becoming increasingly more inclusive of people of various racial and ethnic backgrounds. Methodology: Qualitative interviews were used. Contribution: This study adds to the research and information made previously available regarding the status of non-White higher educational members in the U.S. by contributing insights from faculty of color who have encountered and are currently encountering forms of discrimination within various institutions. These additions include personal experiences and suggestions regarding the barriers to diversification and implications of the lack of diversity at higher educational institutions. Given the few diverse administrative or executive leaders in service today in higher education, these personal insights provide seldom-heard perspectives for both scholars and practitioners in the field of higher education. Findings: Limited diversity among faculty at higher educational institutions correlates with persistent underrepresentation and difficulty in finding candidates for leadership positions who are diverse, highly experienced, and highly ranked. This lack of diversity among leaders has negative implications like reduced access to mentor-ship, scholarship, and other promotional and networking opportunities for other faculty of color. While it is true that representation of faculty of color at certain U.S. colleges and programs has shown slight improvements in the last decade, nationwide statistics still demonstrate the persistence of this issue. Participants perceived that the White boys club found to some extent in nearly all higher educational institutions, consistently offers greater recognition, attention, and support for those who most resemble the norm and creates an adverse environment for minorities. However, in these findings and interviews, certain solutions for breaking through such barriers are revealed, suggesting progress is possible and gaining momentum at institutions nationwide. Recommendations for Practitioners: To recruit and sustain diverse members of the academic community, institutions should prioritize policies and procedures which allocate a fair share of responsibilities between faculty members and ensure equity in all forms of compensation. In addition, institutional leaders should foster a climate of mutual respect and understanding between members of the educational community to increase confidence of people of color and allow for fresh perspectives and creativity to flourish. Where policies for diversification exist but are not being applied, leaders have the responsibility to enforce and set the example for other members of the organization. Assimilation of diverse members occurs when leaders create an inclusive environment for various cultures and advocate for social and promotional opportunities for all members of the organization. Recommendations for Researchers: Significant research remains on understanding barriers to the preparation of faculty of color for leadership in higher education. While this research has provided first-hand qualitative perspectives from faculties of color, additional quantitative study is necessary to understand what significant differences in underrepresentation exist by race and ethnicity. Further research is also needed on the compound effects of race and gender due to the historic underrepresentation of women in leadership positions. At the institutional and departmental level, the study validates the need to look at both the implicit and explicit enforcement of policies regarding diversity in the workplace. Future Research: Higher education researchers may extend the findings of this study to explore how faculty of color have ascended to specific leadership roles within the academy such as department chair, academic dean, provost, and president.

Aim/Purpose: This paper provides the results of the preliminary analysis of the findings of an ongoing study that seeks to examine the social media use, cultural and political awareness, civic engagement, issue prioritization, and social activism of Gen Z students enrolled at four different institutional types located in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. The aim of this study is to look at the group as a whole as well as compare findings across populations. The institutional types under consideration include a mid-sized majority serving or otherwise referred to as a traditionally white institution (TWI) located in a small coastal city on the Atlantic Ocean, a small Historically Black University (HBCU) located in a rural area, a large community college located in a county that is a mixture of rural and suburban and which sits on the border of Maryland and Pennsylvania, and graduating high school students enrolled in career and technical education (CTE) programs in a large urban area. This exploration is purposed to examine the behaviors and expectations of Gen Z students within a representative American region during a time of tremendous turmoil and civil unrest in the United States. Background: Over 74 million strong, Gen Z makes up almost one-quarter of the U.S. population. They already outnumber any current living generation and are the first true digital natives. Born after 1996 and through 2012, they are known for their short attention spans and heightened ability to multi-task. Raised in the age of the smart phone, they have been tethered to digital devices from a young age with most having the preponderance of their childhood milestones commemorated online. Often called Zoomers, they are more racially and ethnically diverse than any previous generation and are on track to be the most well-educated generation in history. Gen Zers in the United States have been found in the research to be progressive and pro-government and viewing increasing racial and ethnic diversity as positive change. Finally, they are less likely to hold xenophobic beliefs such as the notion of American exceptionalism and superiority that have been popular with by prior generations. The United States has been in a period of social and civil unrest in recent years with concerns over systematic racism, rampant inequalities, political polarization, xenophobia, police violence, sexual assault and harassment, and the growing epidemic of gun violence. Anxieties stirred by the COVID-19 pandemic further compounded these issues resulting in a powder keg explosion occurring throughout the summer of 2020 and leading well into 2021. As a result, the United States has deteriorated significantly in the Civil Unrest Index falling from 91st to 34th. The vitriol, polarization, protests, murders, and shootings have all occurred during Gen Z’s formative years, and the limited research available indicates that it has shaped their values and political views. Methodology: The Mid-Atlantic region is a portion of the United States that exists as the overlap between the northeastern and southeastern portions of the country. It includes the nation’s capital, as well as large urban centers, small cities, suburbs, and rural enclaves. It is one of the most socially, economically, racially, and culturally diverse parts of the United States and is often referred to as the “typically American region.” An electronic survey was administered to students from 2019 through 2021 attending a high school dual enrollment program, a minority serving institution, a majority serving institution, and a community college all located within the larger mid-Atlantic region. The survey included a combination of multiple response, Likert scaled, dichotomous, open ended, and ordinal questions. It was developed in the Survey Monkey system and reviewed by several content and methodological experts in order to examine bias, vagueness, or potential semantic problems. Finally, the survey was pilot tested prior to implementation in order to explore the efficacy of the research methodology. It was then modified accordingly prior to widespread distribution to potential participants. The surveys were administered to students enrolled in classes taught by the authors all of whom are educators. Participation was voluntary, optional, and anonymous. Over 800 individuals completed the survey with just over 700 usable results, after partial completes and the responses of individuals outside of the 18-24 age range were removed. Findings: Participants in this study overwhelmingly were users of social media. In descending order, YouTube, Instagram, Snapchat, Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest, WhatsApp, LinkedIn and Tik Tok were the most popular social media services reported as being used. When volume of use was considered, Instagram, Snapchat, YouTube and Twitter were the most cited with most participants reporting using Instagram and Snapchat multiple times a day. When asked to select which social media service they would use if forced to choose just one, the number one choice was YouTube followed by Instagram and Snapchat. Additionally, more than half of participants responded that they have uploaded a video to a video sharing site such as YouTube or Tik Tok. When asked about their familiarity with different technologies, participants overwhelmingly responded that they are “very familiar” with smart phones, searching the Web, social media, and email. About half the respondents said that they were “very familiar” with common computer applications such as the Microsoft Office Suite or Google Suite with another third saying that they were “somewhat familiar.” When asked about Learning Management Systems (LMS) like Blackboard, Course Compass, Canvas, Edmodo, Moodle, Course Sites, Google Classroom, Mindtap, Schoology, Absorb, D2L, itslearning, Otus, PowerSchool, or WizIQ, only 43% said they were “very familiar” with 31% responding that they were “somewhat familiar.” Finally, about half the students were either “very” or “somewhat” familiar with operating systems such as Windows. A few preferences with respect to technology in the teaching and learning process were explored in the survey. Most students (85%) responded that they want course announcements and reminders sent to their phones, 76% expect their courses to incorporate the use of technology, 71% want their courses to have course websites, and 71% said that they would rather watch a video than read a book chapter. When asked to consider the future, over 81% or respondents reported that technology will play a major role in their future career. Most participants considered themselves “informed” or “well informed” about current events although few considered themselves “very informed” or “well informed” about politics. When asked how they get their news, the most common forum reported for getting news and information about current events and politics was social media with 81% of respondents reporting. Gen Z is known to be an engaged generation and the participants in this study were not an exception. As such, it came as no surprise to discover that, in the past year more than 78% of respondents had educated friends or family about an important social or political issue, about half (48%) had donated to a cause of importance to them, more than a quarter (26%) had participated in a march or rally, and a quarter (26%) had actively boycotted a product or company. Further, about 37% consider themselves to be a social activist with another 41% responding that aren’t sure if they would consider themselves an activist and only 22% saying that they would not consider themselves an activist. When asked what issues were important to them, the most frequently cited were Black Lives Matter (75%), human trafficking (68%), sexual assault/harassment/Me Too (66.49%), gun violence (65.82%), women’s rights (65.15%), climate change (55.4%), immigration reform/deferred action for childhood arrivals (DACA) (48.8%), and LGBTQ+ rights (47.39%). When the schools were compared, there were only minor differences in social media use with the high school students indicating slightly more use of Tik Tok than the other participants. All groups were virtually equal when it came to how informed they perceived themselves about current events and politics. Consensus among groups existed with respect to how they get their news, and the community college and high school students were slightly more likely to have participated in a march, protest, or rally in the last 12 months than the university students. The community college and high school students were also slightly more likely to consider themselves social activists than the participants from either of the universities. When the importance of the issues was considered, significant differences based on institutional type were noted. Black Lives Matter (BLM) was identified as important by the largest portion of students attending the HBCU followed by the community college students and high school students. Less than half of the students attending the TWI considered BLM an important issue. Human trafficking was cited as important by a higher percentage of students attending the HBCU and urban high school than at the suburban and rural community college or the TWI. Sexual assault was considered important by the majority of students at all the schools with the percentage a bit smaller from the majority serving institution. About two thirds of the students at the high school, community college, and HBCU considered gun violence important versus about half the students at the majority serving institution. Women’s rights were reported as being important by more of the high school and HBCU participants than the community college or TWI. Climate change was considered important by about half the students at all schools with a slightly smaller portion reporting out the HBCU. Immigration reform/DACA was reported as important by half the high school, community college, and HBCU participants with only a third of the students from the majority serving institution citing it as an important issue. With respect to LGBTQ rights approximately half of the high school and community college participants cited it as important, 44.53% of the HBCU students, and only about a quarter of the students attending the majority serving institution. Contribution and Conclusion: This paper provides a timely investigation into the mindset of generation Z students living in the United States during a period of heightened civic unrest. This insight is useful to educators who should be informed about the generation of students that is currently populating higher education. The findings of this study are consistent with public opinion polls by Pew Research Center. According to the findings, the Gen Z students participating in this study are heavy users of multiple social media, expect technology to be integrated into teaching and learning, anticipate a future career where technology will play an important role, informed about current and political events, use social media as their main source for getting news and information, and fairly engaged in social activism. When institutional type was compared the students from the university with the more affluent and less diverse population were less likely to find social justice issues important than the other groups. Recommendations for Practitioners: During disruptive and contentious times, it is negligent to think that the abounding issues plaguing society are not important to our students. Gauging the issues of importance and levels of civic engagement provides us crucial information towards understanding the attitudes of students. Further, knowing how our students gain information, their social media usage, as well as how informed they are about current events and political issues can be used to more effectively communicate and educate. Recommendations for Researchers: As social media continues to proliferate daily life and become a vital means of news and information gathering, additional studies such as the one presented here are needed. Additionally, in other countries facing similarly turbulent times, measuring student interest, awareness, and engagement is highly informative. Impact on Society: During a highly contentious period replete with a large volume of civil unrest and compounded by a global pandemic, understanding the behaviors and attitudes of students can help us as higher education faculty be more attuned when it comes to the design and delivery of curriculum. Future Research This presentation presents preliminary findings. Data is still being collected and much more extensive statistical analyses will be performed.

The Tay people are an ethnic minority of Vietnam. Tay literature has many unique facets with relevance to cultural identity. It plays an important part in the diversity and richness of Vietnamese literature. In this study, Tay literature in Vietnam is analyzed through a cultural perspective, by placing Tay literature in its development from its birth to the present, together with the formation of the ethnic group, and historical and cultural conditions, focusing on the typical customs of the Tay people in Vietnam. The researcher examines Tay literature through poems of Nôm Tày, through the works of some prominent authors, such as Vi Hong, Cao Duy Son, in the Cao Bang province of Vietnam. Cao Bang is home to many Tay ethnic people and many typical Tay authors. The research also locates individual contributions of those authors and their works in terms of artistic language use and cultural symbolic features of the Tay people. In terms of art language, the article isolates the unique use of Nôm Tay characters to compose stories which affect the traditional Tay luon, sli, and so forth, and hence the use of language that influences poetry and proverbs of Tay people in the story of Vi Hong, Cao Duy Son. Assuming a symbolic framework, the article examines the symbols of birds and flowers in Nôm Tay poetry and the composition of Vi Hong, Cao Duy Son, so to point out the uniqueness of the Tay identity. The above research issue is necessary to help us better appreciate the cultural values preserved in Tay literature, thereby, affirming the unique cultural identity of the Tay people and planning to preserve and develop these unique cultural features from which emerges the risk of falling into oblivion in modern social life in Vietnam. In addition, this is also a research direction that can be extended to Thai, Mong, Dao, etc, ethnic minorities in Vietnam.

Workplace inclusion is a core component of corporate social responsibility (CSR) in Hong Kong. Workplace inclusion points to the need for employers to recognize diversity among employees, to acknowledge their contributions to the work environment and to raise professional standards for the work force. Diversity within a workplace indicates inclusion of persons with different backgrounds as in racial, ethnic, sex, health status, sexual orientation and gender identity. Women are already less represented at senior levels across various business sectors in Hong Kong. Lesbians and bisexual women face a double glass ceiling in the workplace as a result of both their gender and sexual orientation. Funded by Lingnan University’s Innovation and Impact Fund, and in partnership with Interbank Forum and Lesbians in Finance, Prof. Denise Tse-Shang Tang conducted an online survey and two focus groups targeting lesbians and bisexual women working in Hong Kong’s financial and banking industry. The aim of the study is to examine the specific challenges and barriers faced by lesbians and bisexual women in Hong Kong’s financial services industry. We found that only 37% of survey respondents were out at work, with 23% partially out to close colleagues. In other words, there are still key concerns with being out at work. On the issue of a glass ceiling for LGBT+ corporate employees, 18% of the survey respondents agreed and 47% somewhat agreed that such a ceiling exists. When asked whether it is harder for lesbians and bisexual women to come out in the workplace than it is for gay men, 32% agreed and 46% somewhat agreed. 27% agreed and 39% somewhat agreed with the statement that it is difficult for lesbians and bisexual women to climb up the corporate ladder. Other findings pointed to the low visibility of lesbians and bisexual women in corporate settings, lack of mentorship, increased levels of stress and anxiety, and the fear of being judged as both a woman and a lesbian. Masculine-presenting employees face significantly more scrutiny than cisgender female employees. Therefore, even though discussion on diversity and inclusion has been on the agenda for better corporate work environment in Hong Kong, there still remain gaps in raising awareness of lesbian and bisexual women’s issues.

This report presents the study findings associated with the project “Enhancing Rural Livelihoods in Georgia: Introducing Integrated Seed Health Approaches to Local Potato Seed Systems” in Georgia. It also incorporates information from the results of gender training conducted within the framework of the USAID Potato Program in Georgia. The study had three major aims: 1) to understand the gender-related opportunities and constraints impacting the participation of men and women in potato seed systems in Georgia; 2) to test the multistakeholder framework for intervening in root, tuber, and banana (RTB) seed systems as a means to understand the systems themselves and the possibilities of improving gender-related interventions in the potato seed system; and 3) to develop farmers’ leadership skills to facilitate women’s active involvement in project activities. Results of the project assessment identified certain constraints on gender mainstreaming in the potato seed system: a low level of female participation in decision-making processes, women’s limited access to finances that would enable their greater involvement in larger scale potato farming, and a low awareness of potato seed systems and of possible female involvement in associated activities. Significantly, the perception of gender roles and stereotypes differs from region to region in Georgia; this difference is quite pronounced in the target municipalities of Kazbegi, Marneuli, and Akhalkalaki, with the last two having populations of ethnic minorities (Azeri and Armenian, respectively). For example, in Marneuli, although women are actively involved in potato production, they are not considered farmers but mainly as assistants to farmers, who are men. This type of diversity (or lack thereof) results in a different understanding of gender mainstreaming in the potato seed system as well. Based on the training results obtained in three target regions—Akhalkalaki, Akhaltsikhe, and Marneuli—it is evident that women are keen on learning new technologies and on acquiring updated agricultural information, including on potato production. It is also clear that women spend as much time as men do on farming activities such as potato production, particularly in weeding and harvesting. However, women are heavily burdened with domestic work, and they are not major decision-makers with regard to potato variety selection, agricultural investments, and product sales, nor with the inclusion of participants in any training provided. Involving women in project activities will lead to greater efficiency in the potato production environment, as women’s increased knowledge will certainly contribute to an improved production process, and their new ideas will help to improve existing production systems, through which women could also gain confidence and power. As a general recommendation, it is extremely important to develop equitable seed systems that take into consideration, among other factors, social context and the cultural aspects of local communities. Thus, understanding male and female farmers’ knowledge may promote the development of seed systems that are sustainable and responsive to farmers’ needs and capacities.