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Education 441-4 Cultural Differences and Education
Fall, 1982
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Instructor: Dr. K. Toohey
Thursdays, 4:30-8:30
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Location: on campus
Description:
This course is designed for persons working or preparing to work in
educational settings and is focussed on the multicultural nature of
Canadian schools. Participants will investigate social, political and
econcnic characteristics of the Canadian "cultural mosaic" historically
and in the present. With this background, participants will examine
educational approaches, techniques and materials which might be effective
for working with students fran a variety of cultural backgrounds.
Topics for investigation:
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the context: social, political and economic considerations
-participants in EDUC 441 as a multicultural group, personal and
family histories in Canada, aboriginal and immigrant history and
contemporary situations
-official educational and governmental policy statements on multi-
culturalism
2.
the child: his/her cultural and linguistic background
-information about students that is available to educators, differences
as resources, "culture" as a problematic concept
-evaluating children's linguistic backgrounds,, possibilities for first
language or bilingual instruction, second language learning and teaching
3. the multicultural school
-administrative control and goal-setting, facilitating carmunity
decision-making
-teachers' expectations and demands, cross-cultural ccmnunication in
classroans, methods for a variety of learning styles
-curricular content, identifying bias, creating/selecting appropriate
materials, multicultural materials across the curriculum
Course requirements:
1. attendance
2.
history of family in Canadian setting (short paper)
3.
annotated bibliography of research or materials
4. term paper