Measuring Diversity Training Impact

Action research is an integration of research and theory with ______

A recent study of a school diversity training program illustrates how action research can address theoretical issues using ______ methods and unobtrusive outcome measures

The literature on intergroup contact can provide theoretical guidance while testing and refining its principles in the application and investigation of ______ training

Diversity training is a type of prejudice reduction and social inclusion intervention in need of '______ research'

Journal of Social Issues, Vol. 62, No. 3, 2006, pp. 577--595 Diversity Training and Intergroup Contact: A Call to ______ Research

Emphasis on ______ research approach for refining social interventions based on theory in real-world contexts

Potential benefits of ______ between diversity training and intergroup contact research

Diversity training surge in ______ after a think tank report projected a rise in the percentage of non-Whites and females in the workplace

Diversity training encompasses various ______, from instructional to experiential training methods

Diversity training experienced ______ demand after the 9/11 attacks, even as companies cut budgets for other training

______ methods of diversity training involve personalized and participatory approaches, such as traveling to different neighborhoods or engaging in group therapy sessions.

Some organizations use movies like '______' to fulfill diversity training requirements.

Diversity training programs differ in their definition of ______, focusing on recognized group cleavages or expanding to include ability, philosophical or political views, and working style.

The number of ______ in a diversity training varies, with some programs using one signature exercise and others using an assortment of exercises and discussions.

The ______ technique, an experiential training, involves dividing trainees into two groups and favoring one while verbally harassing and denying privileges to the other, to highlight group differences and promote empathy and awareness.

Despite criticism, ______ is widely used in the American workplace, with 66% of U.S. employers using it in 2005, although it is not required by federal equal opportunity law

The TV show '______' serves as a platform to critique diversity training, bringing attention to the lack of evidence-based approaches and rigorous evaluation in the field

______ aims to increase awareness of racial, ethnic, and cultural differences and promote the value of these differences

The satire '______' raises real questions about diversity training, such as the need for minority group representation and whether it should encourage the open expression of stereotypes and prejudices

The professional and scholarly literature on ______ shows that after 30 years and thousands of interventions, there is uncertainty about its effectiveness

An evaluation of a diversity training for supervisors at a U.S. military installation found that initial decreases in ______ rebounded after 3 months, and ______ continued to fluctuate over repeated follow-up surveys

An experiment examined whether the demographic composition of diversity training groups would change trainees' ______, using a sample of graduate instructors at a business school

The study concluded that measuring the ______ of various types of diversity training is challenging due to the lack of rigorous field studies and the biases in post-training surveys

The impact of diversity training on managers' ______, the duration of the effects, and the effectiveness of different types of training are still unclear due to limited and disparate studies

There is a critical need for more ______ with better methods to generalize the impact of diversity training and address the challenges of measuring its effectiveness

Impact of diversity training

Rigorous field studies

Post-training surveys

Bias in self-reporting

Social desirability bias

Pre-post studies

Controlled studies

One-shot trainings

Diversity management programs

Disparate conclusions

Limited studies

Stereotyping

Diversity training effectiveness

Measurement challenges

Cynicism towards diversity training

Demographic composition

Graduate instructors

Managers' behaviors

Duration of effects

Different types of training

American Management Association

White middle managers

U.S. military installation

Evaluation of a Diversity Training Program