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Fall Semester 1997
EDUC441 -4
Multicultural Education ?
M.Warsh
Office: TBA
Tel: 291-3395
E1.00 ?
E-mail: warsh@sfu.ca
PREREQUISITE
60 credit hours
COURSE DESCRIPTION
Multicultural education is a process of comprehensive school reform and basic education for all students. It accepts and
affirms: 1) the doctrine of pluralism which Canada and British Columbia subscribes to legislatively: 2) the pluralism
(ethnic, racial, linguistic, religious, economic, gender, and among others) that students, their communities, and teachers
represent; and,3) it challenges and rejects racism and other forms of discrimination in schools and society. Multicultural
education permeates the curriculum and instructional strategies used in schools, as well as the interactions among
teachers, students and parents, and in fact the very way that the schools conceptualize the nature of teaching and
learning.
Education 441 is a course for educators and others to develop ways of working in education communities in a manner
consistent with the principles of multicultural and anti-racist education. Role play, group discussion, readings,
audiovisual and curriculum materials will be used to assist participants to develop definitions of their professional roles
in a multicultural Canada. Activities and programs which promote intercultural and anti-racist education will be
examined.
OBJECTIVES
1.
Develop understanding of the meaning of multicultural/anti-racist education in theory and practice.
2.
Become familiar with appropriate resources (films, books, etc.)
3.
Evaluate curriculum materials for stereotyping and bias.
4. Examine problems related to the multicultural classroom.
5. Identify techniques for learning about a culture other than your own.
6. Begin defining your own attitudes, feelings, and values about cultural diversity.
7.
Explore the importance of cultural and ethnic background in shaping self-concept.
8.
Become familiar with issues in multicultural education and develop strategies for analyzing origins of conflict.
REQUIREMENTS
• Attendance and Class participation - 10%
• Interview with someone from a cultural background other than your own - 20%
• Weekly in-class and take home assignments - 20%
• Field Assignment - 10%
• Research Project - 20%
• Midterm Exam - 20%
REQUIRED READING
(Note: There will be a $10.00 charge to cover the cost
of
additional reading materials.)
Gosh, Ratna. Redefining Multicultural Education. Harcourt Brace. ISBN 077473276-8.
RECOMMENDED READING
Tiedt, P. and Tiedt, I. Multicultural Teaching. Allyn and Bacon. ISBN 0-205-15488-3.