27326 Diversity Management

Subject level: Undergraduate

Handbook description

This subject examines the philosophical and theoretical issues related to 'specific populations'. It traces the historical evolution of treatment of specific populations and discusses contemporary practice. Selected specific populations (e.g. people with physical disabilities, gay and lesbian communities) are covered in detail with the focus of study on leisure lifestyle and opportunities. Students have direct contact with specific populations through field visits.

Subject objectives/outcomes

On successful completion of this subject students should be able to:

1. demonstrate an awareness of the historical, philosophical and definitional issues associated with diversity groups
2. identify the basic characteristics and needs of the selected diversity groups
3. develop skills in inclusive program practice that minimise the socially constructed economic, social, cultural and political constraints experienced by diversity groups
4. understand the application of diversity principles in an organisational setting.

Contribution to graduate profile

This is a core subject in the Bachelor of Management in Events and Leisure. It seeks to provide students with a theoretical framework for analysing issues of leisure for disadvantaged and marginalised groups. Implications for social policies, government legislation, societal attitudes and economic realities are explored to provide students with an understanding of how these impinge on the leisure opportunities of diverse populations and the need for a response by leisure providers.

Teaching and learning strategies

Teaching and learning strategies include field trips, workshops, debates, experiential exercises and performances. Content for this subject will be supported by UTSOnline.

Content

• History and theory of disability, deviance and difference
• Evolution of management approaches
• Detailed study of selected diverse populations — differences of language, cultural background, gender, sexuality, age, family responsibility, socioeconomic status, religion, and disability
• Planning, implementation and evaluation of leisure services, facilities and opportunities
• Policies — access, equity, anti-discrimination and adaptation

Assessment

Assessment item 1: Disability in film essay (Individual)

Assessment item 2: Field Visit and Poster Presentation (Group)

Assessment item 3: Final Exam (Individual)

Indicative references

Faculty of Business 2000, Guide to Writing Assignments, Faculty of Business, University of Technology, Sydney.

Barnes, C, Mercer, G and Shakespeare, T, 1999, Exploring Disability: a Sociological Introduction, Polity Press in association with Blackwell Publishers Ltd., Cambridge

Charlton, J, 1998, Nothing About Us Without Us: Disability Oppression and Empowerment, University of California Press, Berkeley and Los Angeles.

Denton, A, 1990, The Year of the patronising bastard [videorecording], Sydney, NSW: ABC, c1990, 48 minutes

Darcy, S, 1998, From Anxiety to Access: The Tourism Patterns and Experiences of NSW People with a Physical Disability, Tourism New South Wales, Sydney.

Hume, J, 1995, Media Guidelines, Disability Council of NSW, Sydney.

Gething, Lindsay 1994 (2nd ed), The Disability Awareness Package, University of Sydney, Sydney.

Gething, Lindsay 1997 (3rd edn), Person to Person: A guide for professionals working with people with disabilities, MacLennan and Petty, Sydney.

Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission 2002, Website – Disability, Race, Ethnicity, Sex, Ageing and Family Responsibility Discrimination Issues, HREOC, Canberra www.hreoc.gov.au

Hutchison, Peggy and McGill, Judith (2nd edn) 1998, Leisure, Integration and Community, Concord One: Leisurability Publications.

Karmel, Pip and Adams, Prue 1991, Able to choose, [videorecording] Lindfield, NSW: Film Australia.

Lockwood, Richard and Lockwood, Anne (Editors) 1999, Recreation and Disability in Australia, DUIT Multimedia – the University of Western Australia, Nedlands Perth.

New South Wales Government 1999, NSW Government Disability Policy Framework, Ageing and Disability Department/NSW Health, Sydney.

Oliver, Michael. 1996, Understanding disability: from theory to practice, Houndmills, Basingstoke : Macmillan.

Olympic Co-ordination Authority 1998 (2nd edn), Access Guidelines, Olympic Co-ordination Authority, Sydney.

Parsons, I, 1997, Disability Awareness and Disability Discrimination Law — A Training Manual, Villamanta Publishing Service, Geelong West.

Sport and Recreation Victoria 1996, Sport and recreation — access for all : a guide to the design of accessible indoor and outdoor recreation and sporting facilities, prepared for Sport and Recreation Victoria by Villamanta Publishing Services Melbourne, Vic.

Smith Street Films (1991) Special treatment: locking up Aboriginal children, Sydney : Smith Street Films [producer], Film Australia [distributor]

Standards Australia 1998, AS 1428.1 — 1998 Design for access and mobility Part 1: General requirements for access — New building work, Standards Australia, Sydney.

Villamanta Publishing 1997, Right of Access, Villamanta Publishing Services Inc., Victoria.

Walsh, Des, and London, Julie. 1995, Arts and Disability, a report prepared for the Australia Council for the Arts, Redfern.