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COURSE NUMBER: EDUC. 441
COURSE NAME: CULTURAL DIFFERENCES IN EDUCATION
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SEMESTER: SPRING, 1976
COURSE INFORMATION:
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Dr. June Wyatt
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4:30 - 8:20 p.m.
RANGE OF TOPICS:
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Teaching about CulturalDifferences - a variety of curriculum materials
and ways of using them will be examined. Possibilities for developing
new materials will be explored.
2.
Teaching in a Cross-Cultural Context- practical issues in teaching in
integrated classes (or classes where the cultural baàkground of the
students is different from that of the teacher) Are some teaching
strategies more effective than others?
3.
Historical, Social and Political Issues in Cross-Cultural Education -
- What role has education played in perpetuating or levelling cultural
differences in Canada?
- Language, Culture and Education: (Are minority cultural or linguistic
groups disadvantaged or different?)
- Community Control in Education: (What are the rights of parents?)
- Education and Equal Opportunity: (Is education having any impact on
reducing poverty?)
- Education in Third World Countries: (To what extent can it be a tool
for achieving self reliance?)
READING:
Grambs, J. Intergroup Education
Hostetler, J. Children in Amih Society
King, A.R. The School at Mopass
Kleinfeld, J. Effective Teachers of Indian and Eskimo Hi
Ryan, Poverty and the Child: A Canadian Study
School Students
PREREQUISITE: not less than 60 semester hours credit
REQUIREMENTS:
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Participation in small group discussions and a discussion report
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Independent Project
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Calendar Description:
Range of Topics:
Recommended Reading:
Course Number: Educ. 441-4
Course Name: Cultural Differences and?
Education
Semester: Summer Session/1975
Social and psychological factors relating
to the education of students from minority
cultures
Studying Societies - The Canadian Mosaic
Cultures and Languages in the Classroom,
Developing Appropriate Learning Programs
Selecting and Creating Learning Materials;
Social Issues and Their Implications for
Change.
The Vertical Mosaic, J. Porter, University of
Toronto Press, 1965 (overview only)
The Poverty Wall, I. Adams, McClelland
Stewart, 1970
Must Schools Fail, N. Byrne and J. Quarter
(eds.), McClelland and Stewart, 1972,
(Part V Cultural Diversity and Education)
What Culture? What Heritage, B. Hodgetts,
O.I.S.E., 1968
Local Studies in Atlantic Canada,
W. Hamilton, Macmillan, 1974
Teaching Prejudice, McDiarmid and Pratt,
O.I.S.E., 1971
Canadian Materials for Schools, K. Snow and
P. Hauck, McClelland and Stewart, 1970
How A People Die, A. Fry, Doubleday, 1970
(novel)
The Two-Thirds Minority, S -Shack,
University of Toronto Press, 1973.
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Requirements: Individuals or small groups will develop
a community
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-based learning program which
will aim to meet the needs and interests
of a multi-cultural classroom.
Participation in group discussion, planning,
review of learning materials, reports on
assigned readings and field experiences
are essential ingredients to an enjoyable,
profitable experience.
Meeting Times: ?
Monday, Wednesday: 11:30 - 2:20
Friday:
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10:30 - 12:20
