Return to Fairchild Center's OTS Advocacy Briefing Support Pagea) Inclusive policies and behaviors are
critical for managing the Air Force's diverse workforce.
b) Ethnocentrism is harmful to global military efforts.
June 2011
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Air Force Diversity (Briefing Charts), by Shawna
O'Brien. Washington, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Air Force Diversity
Operations, January 2010. 10 p.
Giovannini, Maureen. What Gets Measured Gets Done. Journal for Quality & Participation
27:21-27 Winter 2004.
This PowerPoint briefing
presents the U.S. Air Force's diversity program.
Available online at: http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/ADA535718
Chin, Jean L. Cultural Competence in a Multicultural Society: A
Checklist. Journal for Quality & Participation 27:19 Winter
2004.
"This article presents a brief, but insightful, set of questions that can help
each of us assess our cultural competence." - Article.
Available online at:
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=buh&an=15867594
Cultural Diversity: Lesson Plan. Ft. Benning,
GA, n.d. 4 p.
From the Air War College Gateway.
Available online at: http://www.au.af.mil/au/awc/awcgate/army/diversity_lsn.pdf
"As you plan your diversity/inclusion initiatives, make every
effort to integrate assessment and measurement into each phase of the process."
- Article.
Available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=buh&an=15867601
Military Readiness: Women Are Not a Problem: Research
Brief, by
Margaret C. Harrell and Laura L. Miller. Santa Monica, CA, RAND, 1997.
3 p.
Examines "progress of the services in expanding opportunities for women and the
effect of that expansion on the readiness, cohesion, and morale of selected
units." - Article.
Available online at:
http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB7515/index1.html
United States. Air Force. Equal Opportunity
Program: Military and Civilian. Washington, October 5, 2010. 156 p.
AFI 36-2706.
Available online at:
http://www.e-publishing.af.mil/shared/media/epubs/AFI36-2706.pdf
Books Attitudes Aren't Free: Thinking Deeply about Diversity in the US Armed
Forces,
"Offers a framework for improving policy in the areas of religious
expression, open homosexuality, race, gender, ethics, and other current issues
affecting military members." - Abstract.
Also available online at:
http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/ADA518901
Book call no.: 355.61080973 A885
Diversity of Service Academy Entrants and Graduates,
by Sheila Nataraj
and others. Santa Monica, CA, RAND, 2010. 123 p.
RAND provided assistance in a congressionally mandated "assessment
of recruiting efforts, admissions policies, graduation rates, and career success
rates with respect to the diversity of entrants and graduates of the United
States Military Academy, the United States Air Force Academy, and the United
States Naval Academy." - Abstract.
Also available online at:
http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG917/
Book call no.: 355.0071173 K58d
From Representation to Inclusion: Diversity Leadership for the 21st-Century
Military: Final Report. Military Leadership Diversity Commission,
Arlington, VA, 2011. 140 p.
Recommendations from the Military Leadership Diversity Commission are: "(1)
that the Armed Forces systematically develop a demographically diverse
leadership that reflects the public it serves and the forces it leads and (2)
that the Services pursue a broader approach to diversity that includes the range
of backgrounds, skill sets, and personal attributes that are necessary in
enhancing military performance." - Abstract.
Also available online at:
http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/ADA539297
Book call no.: 355.223620973 U58f
Harrell, Margaret C. and others. The Status of Gender Integration in
the Military: Analysis of Selected Occupations. Santa Monica, CA,
RAND, 2002. 139 p.
"Assess the degree to which women are represented in military occupations
open to them, and to determine whether there are factors that inappropriately
hinder or preclude women's opportunities to work in their military specialties."
- Summary.
Also available online at:
http://www.rand.org/publications/MR/MR1380/
Book call no.:
355.0082 H296s
Officer Classification and the Future of Diversity among Senior Military
Leaders: A Case Study of Army ROTC,
by Nelson Lim and others. Santa
Monica, CA, RAND, 2009. 39 p.
"Suggests that there is a relationship between career field selection,
racial/ethnic status, and membership in the senior officer corps. Moreover, this
connection appears to stem, at least in part, from racial/ethnic differences in
the occupational preferences of officer cadets." - Abstract.
Also available online at: http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/2009/RAND_TR731.pdf
Book call no.: 355.33108900973 O32
Documents (Student Research)
Brown, Kathryn A. Ending Discrimination: The
Ability to Serve. Maxwell AFB, AL, Air Command and Staff College,
April 2008. 27 p.
"Argues for an end to the current Homosexual Conduct Policy and advocates
fashioning a new policy that eliminates discrimination based upon sexual
orientation by allowing homosexuals to serve openly." - Abstract.
Also available online at: https://www.afresearch.org
Doc. call no.: M-U 43122 B8786e
Currin, Scoville Wanamaker, Jr. Turning Aspirations into Reality:
Ensuring Female and Minority Representation in the US Air Force Officer
Corps and Senior Leader Ranks. Maxwell AFB, AL, School of Advanced Air
and Space Studies, June 2009. 87 p.
"The project strives to answer the following research question: Does the US Air
Force have sufficient diversity in its officer corps and senior leader
positions? If not, why not? How can the US Air Force improve the
situation?" - Abstract.
Also available online at: http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/ADA540163
Doc. call no.: M-U 43998-1 C976t
Marsh, AaBram G. From Travis to Today: An Analysis of Racial Progress in
the US Air Force Officer Corps since 1971. Maxwell AFB, AL, Air Command
and Staff College, April 2009. 49 p.
"The US population is expected to become
’majority-minority’ over the next few decades. This 'tanning of America'
highlights the urgent need for more diversity amongst its officer corps." -
Abstract.
Also available online at: https://www.afresearch.org
Doc. call no.: M-U 43122 M3652f
Moon, Molly K. Understanding the Impact of Cultural Diversity on
Organizations. Maxwell AFB, AL, Air Command and Staff
College, March 1997. 34 p.
"Tools such as empowerment, training, and mentoring are presented for leaders to
consider when dealing with diversity in their organization." - Abstract.
Also available online at: http://www.au.af.mil/au/awc/awcgate/acsc/97-0607c.pdf
Doc. call no.: M-U 43122 M818u
Phelps, Michael E. Understanding and Managing Diversity: The
Personnel Challenge for Leaders. Maxwell AFB, AL,
Air Command and Staff College, March 1997. 34 p.
"The key here is the inclusion of similarities and synergy created between
differences and similarities to achieve an effective workforce reflective of the
America society." - Abstract.
Also available online at: http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/ada397894
Doc. call no.: M-U 43122 P539u
Varvel, Todd K. Ensuring Diversity Is Not Just Another Buzz Word.
Maxwell AFB, AL, Air Command and Staff College, April 2000. 28 p.
"Embracing diversity as an asset provides a myriad of advantages. Among
them are 1) full utilization of human capital; 2) reduced interpersonal
conflict; 3) greater innovation and flexibility; 4) improved productivity; 5)
reduced employee turnover; and 6) improved recruiting opportunities." - Abstract.
Also available online at:
https://www.afresearch.org
Doc. call no.: M-U 43122 V327e
Periodicals Breslin, David A. Leveraging Diversity.
Program Manager 29:10-13 September-October 2000. Fontaine, Scott. Survey Results Prompt Academy to Create Diversity
Office: Cadets Report Sexual Harassment, Bias, Unwanted Proselytizing.
Air Force Times 71:31 November 15, 2010.
"Discusses how diversity programs can help program
managers hire a better workforce for the armed forces of the United States." -
Abstract.
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=buh&an=3706137
Discusses the results of a survey which found that "nearly half of non-Christian
cadets at the Air Force Academy endure proselytizing. About 40 percent of female
cadets have been sexually harassed. And nearly half of all cadets,
regardless of race or gender, have experienced or witnesses harassment or
discrimination." - Article.
Also available online at:
NewsBank
McMichael, William H. Pentagon Searches for the Right Way to Measure
Diversity. Air Force Times 70:12-13 June 14, 2010.
"Should the number of blacks in uniform, for example, reflect their percentage
of the general population? Of current high school and college graduates? Or just of those who are 'qualified to serve'?" - Article.
Also available online at:
NewsBank
Parco, Jim and others. Intolerable Tolerance: The Problem with
Diversity Training in the Military. Armed Forces Journal
145:37-41+ July 2008.
"Fostering appropriate attitudes of inclusion and respect can be achieved only
by re-establishing the purity of how military organizations socialize their
newest members in how they view one another." - Article.
Also available online at: NewsBank
Scoppio, Grazia. Diversity Best Practices in Military Organizations in
Canada, Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
Canadian Military Journal 9, no.3:17-30 2009.
"Provides an overview of a research project dealing with diversity strategies
involving military organizations and select police forces in Canada, Australia,
Britain, and the United States of America." - Article.
Also available online at: http://www.journal.dnd.ca/vo9/no3/05-scoppio-eng.asp
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