Assessing Community Readiness to Engage in Diversity and Inclusion Efforts

Social scientific research has demonstrated that increasing racial or ethnic diversity can reduce overall levels of social solidarity in a community. Yet many community development organizations, including Extension, are deeply committed to creating a broader sense of cohesion in rural communities....

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Published inJournal of extension Vol. 58; no. 6
Main Authors Chazdon, Scott, Hawker, Julie, Hayes, Bukata, Linscheid, Neil, O'Brien, Nancy, Spanier, Tobias
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Extension Journal, Inc 01.12.2020
Subjects
Best Practices
Business
Community
Community Development
Community Role
Diversity
Extension Education
Health Services
Immigrants
Inclusion
Law Enforcement
Leadership Role
Local Government
Minority Groups
Nonprofit Organizations
Participative Decision Making
Public Policy
Readiness
Refugees
Religious Organizations
Rural Areas
School Role
Minnesota
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Summary:Social scientific research has demonstrated that increasing racial or ethnic diversity can reduce overall levels of social solidarity in a community. Yet many community development organizations, including Extension, are deeply committed to creating a broader sense of cohesion in rural communities. This article highlights a recent interagency effort, known as the Welcoming Communities Assessment, to assess a community's readiness for inclusion. The Welcoming Communities Assessment helps community members gain a baseline, action-oriented understanding of how inclusive different sectors of their community are for immigrants, refugees, and people of color. This article describes the assessment's context, design, analysis, and implementation.
ISSN:1077-5315
0022-0140
1077-5315
DOI:10.34068/joe.58.06.24