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    COURSE OUTLINE: Education 441-4 Cultural Differences in Education
    SPRING, 1979
    Tuesdays 4:30 - 8:30
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    MX 9512
    Instructor- Dr. June Wyatt
    Description
    The course will focus on three interrelated concerns:
    1.
    strategies for teaching in a bi or multi cultural classroom (with attention
    to handling conflict).
    2.
    Use and development of curriculum materials for teaching about cultural
    similarities and differences.
    3.
    Social, economic and political issues which pertain to methods, content
    and administration of multicultural education programs.
    Im
    plementation
    1 and 2 will be dealt with in a workshop setting during class and through student
    projects.
    3 will be done through small group discussions.
    tat ions
    1.
    Independent Project
    Develop curriculum materials of your own arid/pr modify existing ones or
    alternate.
    2.
    Group Discussions
    Each class member will participate in all discussions and will serve as a
    leader in one. Discussion groups will be kept small - approximately
    5 people
    per group. The list of
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    topicS is below:
    1.
    Cultural Differences in the Canadian Scene - melting pot or mosaic?
    2.
    Social Class and School Achievement/Teacher Expectations - are social
    class variations in language and life style differences or deficiencies?
    What'is the effect of teacher expectations on student achievement?
    3.
    Native Indian Education - social, cultural and linguistic differences;
    how do they affect school achievement?
    4.
    Local Control/Community Schools - What educational roles are possible
    for community groups?
    5.
    Bilingual' Education - educational and political concerns.
    6.
    Canadian Identity - What is it? Row is it represented (misrepresented)
    in curriculum?
    Books Ordered For the Bookstore
    Don't purchase until after first class. Some books are optional.
    (over)
    Ashworth, Mazy 'inigrant Children In CanadianSxls.
    Aoki, T. & Dahlie, J.
    WIxse
    Culture?
    WIx)se
    Heritage? UBC Faculty of B.
    Cazden, C. Functions
    of Language In 7he Classroom.
    Teachers College Press.
    Martell, George. Politics of The Canadian Public School.
    Troper & Palmer Issues
    In
    Cultural Diversity, Ontario Institute For
    Studies In flncation, 1976.
    Sblfgar , Aaron The
    E1ucation Of Ininigrant
    Students, OISE, 1976.

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