Diversity Project
Diversity Project is comprised into 3 components:
Part One: My Personal History Activity (worth 10 points)
Part Two: Diversity Project- Media (worth 50 points)
Part Three: Disability Status and individual, family or country experience
For this part you only need to select one (1) of the below.
Analysis of an Individual’s experience
Analysis of a Family’s experience
Analysis of a Country’s experience
Analysis of an Individual’s experience:
1. Using Figure 3.1 on page 74 of the textbook, identify a microculture that you would like to investigate. Within this microculture, you will need to identify an individual with a documented disability as identified by IDEA (or who has/had a Section 504) who differs from you.
(i.e. if I select the microculture- ‘gender’, then I would need to identify a male who has a documented disability.)
2) draft a document of any preconceived notions/ideas or biases you have regarding the experiences of the individual you are interviewing. These must be submitted to the appropriate assignment box PRIOR to completing step 2.
3) Have the individual (or his/her designee) sign and return to you the Consent form included in this folder.
b) as the student, sign the confidentiality policy form included in this folder
4) Scan the completed consent form and confidentiality policy form and submit to the appropriate assignment box PRIOR to proceeding with number 5.
5) Schedule a time to interview and observe the individual.
a) The semi-structured interview should be audiotaped, if possible. Each interview should be a minimum of 30 minutes. Guided questions are provided within this folder.
b) The observation can occur in any context. It must be a minimum of one hour and notes should be taken regarding what you see, hear, etc.
6) Submit your interview transcripts and observational notes to the appropriate assignment boxes PRIOR to proceeding to number 7.
7) After completing all of the above stated activities, each student will analyze the data and write a paper. The paper should include relevant contextual information about the interview, the community context observed, and other appropriate information. Additionally, it should provide a critical analysis of how your preconceived notions/ideas or biases regarding the individual and the two identified micro-cultures were supported or refuted by the information gained.
Findings should be supported with research from the literature with a minimum of three citations. The paper should be approximately 4-6 double-spaced pages and must be written in APA format.
Items to submit:
Preconceived notions/ideas/biases with the selected microculture clearly stated
Consent form
Confidentiality form
Interview transcripts/Observation Notes
Paper
Analysis of a Family’s experience:
1. Using Figure 3.1 on page 74 of the textbook, identify a microculture that you would like to investigate. Within this microculture, you will need to identify a family who has a member birth-21 years of age with a documented disability as identified by IDEA (or who has/had a Section 504) who differs from you.
(i.e. if I select the microculture- ‘gender’, then I would need to identify a male who has a documented disability.)
2) draft a document of any preconceived notions/ideas or biases you have regarding the experiences of the family you are interviewing. These must be submitted to the appropriate assignment box PRIOR to completing step 2.
3) Have an adult family member sign and return to you the Consent form included in this folder.
b) as the student, sign the confidentiality policy form included in this folder
4) Scan the completed consent form and confidentiality policy form and submit to the appropriate assignment box PRIOR to proceeding with number 5.
5) Schedule a time to interview and observe the family with the individual with a documented disability present.
a) The semi-structured interview should be audiotaped, if possible. Each interview should be a minimum of 30 minutes. Guided questions are provided within this folder.
b) The observation can occur in any context. It must be a minimum of one hour and notes should be taken regarding what you see, hear, etc.
6) Submit your interview transcripts and observational notes to the appropriate assignment boxes PRIOR to proceeding to number 7.
7) After completing all of the above stated activities, each student will analyze the data and write a paper. The paper should include relevant contextual information about the interview, the community context observed, and other appropriate information. Additionally, it should provide a critical analysis of how your preconceived notions/ideas or biases regarding the family and the two identified micro-cultures were supported or refuted by the information gained.
Findings should be supported with research from the literature with a minimum of three citations. The paper should be approximately 4-6 double-spaced pages and must be written in APA format.
Items to submit:
Preconceived notions/ideas/biases with the selected microculture clearly stated
Consent form
Confidentiality form
Interview transcripts/Observation Notes
Paper
Analysis of a Country’s experience:
draft a document of any preconceived notions/ideas or biases you have regarding the experiences of the individuals with documented disabilities from the country you have selected. These must be submitted to the appropriate assignment box PRIOR to completing number 2.
Complete a thorough literature review to determine the experiences of individuals with documented disabilities within that country. Submit annotated bibliographies for a minimum of ten sources prior to completing number 3.
Analyze the literature and write a paper. The paper should include relevant contextual information about the country, its policies, practices, educational supports as it relates to individuals with documented disabilities, and other appropriate information. It should compare and contrast research found regarding the selected country and practices and information provided within the course textbook. Additionally, it should provide a critical analysis of how your preconceived notions/ideas or biases regarding the country were supported or refuted by the information gained.
Findings should be supported with research from the literature with a minimum of ten citations. The paper should be approximately 8-12 double-spaced pages and must be written in APA format.
Items to submit:
Preconceived notions/ideas/biases with the selected country clearly stated
Annotated Bibliographies for a minimum of ten sources
Paper
