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Education 441.4

Cultural Differences and Education

Summer

Sesion 1977

Instructor: Carl Bognar

This course will focus primarily on psychological and anthropological

approaches to cultural differences. Special reference will be made

to three groups; the poor, Immigrants, and native Canadians, and

the implications of psychological and anthropological research for

education of these groups.

Topics to be covered: cultural deprivation and cultural differences?

("bIalng the victim")

special problems of Immigrants in schools

special problems of native Canadians In schools

psychoeducatlonal assessment of the culturally different

special programs and methods

curriculum

multiculturalism

Required reading:

Ashworth, Mary. Immigrant Children and Canadian schools. Toronto:

McClelland and Stewart, 1975.

Klelnfeld, Judith. Effective Teachers of Indian and Eskimo High School

Students. Fairbanks: University of Alaska, 1972.

McDlarmid, Garnet, and David Pratt. Teaching Prejudice. Toronto: OISE,

1971.

Ryan, Thomas J. Poverty and the Child. Toronto: McGraw Hill Ryerson, 1972.

Ryan, William.. Blaming the Victim. (Revised edition) Toronto:

Random House, 1976.

Supplementary readings:

Some journal articles will be assigned from time to time as required

reading.

Evaluation:

An Independent paper, on a topic to be negotiated with the Instructor.

Participation in lectures, discussions, and required readings.