Synopsis
Stimulate lively discussions with activities for a variety of situations: The authors have written and adapted sound, ready-to-use activities for settings where the exploration of values differences is beneficial: the workplace, the classroom, corporate diversity and intercultural training, international team development workshops, conflict management and other contexts.Inexperienced trainers can gain new knowledge: The authors' introduction provides the reader/trainer with an encapsulated theoretical background on values work, including instrumental versus terminal values, the concept of risk in presenting certain values activities, the importance of Robert Kolb's learning styles, and the importance of considering the developmental level of intercultural sensitivities in choosing activities, as per the work of Janet and Milton Bennett.User friendly and accessible: The authors' table of activities at the front of the book helps users choose activities that are appropriate for their needs according to risk level, time required, context (work, personal or general) and group (individual, team, organization, domestic diversity or international). The directions for the activities are easy to follow, and the worksheets and handouts are meant to be photocopied and used.
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Product Description
52 Activities for Exploring Values Differences A manual of activities devoted to values exploration. The activities can be used in: the workplace; the classroom; human resources programmes; ESL classes; corporate diversity training; international team development workshops; and conflict management. Full description
Review
52 Acitivitiesa?makes a significant contribution to the field of training and development, globally and domestically. Stringer and Cassidaygive practitioners a book that is practical, hands-on and full of variety. A must-have for managers and trainers.--Lee Gardenswartz, coauthor Managing Diversity: A Complete Desk Reference and Planning Guide (revised edition)
This remarkable collection of sophisticated values activities will become required reading for every intercultural trainer and educator. There is something here for each of us, from K-12 teachers to executive coaches, whether working in domestic diversity or international contexts.
An extraordinary resource for our times. Donna Stringer and Patricia Cassiday have done a superb job of transforming one of the most important cultural concepts--values and their differences--into practical, concrete learning excercises.--Barbara Deane, Editor-in-Chief DiversityCentral.com
52 Activitesa?provides a wide variety of on-target, involving, and applicable learning activities. These creative tools give trainers and managers the structure to engage groups in meaningful learning and to facilitate the discussion of sensitive issues.--Anita Rowe, coauthor The Diversity Tool Kit
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