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EDIJC. 441-4 CULTURAL DIFFERENCES IN EDUCATION

SUMMER SESSION 1981

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INSTRUCTOR: Harry Krasnick

Tuesday P Thursday, 4:30 - 8:20

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LOCATION: Campus

This course is designed for individuals working in multicultural settings in

education, social service, health care, counselling, and so on.

OBJECTIVES:

Through assigned readings, lectures, and active participation in class and group

discussions, students will acquire an informed position on the cultural and

structural issues affecting the process of education, including:

a.

strategies of working in multicultural settings, inc. handling

of conflict

b.

development/revision of materials for teaching about differences in

cultures and values

c.

home-school communication in the multicultural community

d.

sociopolitiëal and economic issues '.iwmulticüiturai education

GROUP DISCUSSION TOPICS:

a.

Canadian cultural identity

b.

psychological E 1

sociocultural variables in education, inc. Native Indian

education

c.

the education of cultural minorities in Canada

d.

community control of schools

e.

bilingual education - educational and political concerns

REQUIREMENTS: Students will be graded on:

a.

individual curriculum project - develop/modify existing materials, or

analyze cultural content of existing materials

b.

participation in discussion groups, including serving as group leader in one

c.

general classroom participation

TEXT: (Required)

CONDON YOUSEF; INTRODUCTION TO INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION

WERNER, et. al.; WHOSE CULTURE, WHOSE HERITAGE?

ASHWORTH; THE FORCES THAT SHAPED THEM

TROPER F PALMER; ISSUES IN CULTURAL DIVERSITY

Suggested additional reading (copies on reserve):

D'OYLEY, ed.; IMPACT OF MULTI-ETHNICITY ON CANADIAN EDUCATION

WOLFGANG; THE EDUCATION OF IMMIGRANT STUDENTS

ASHWORTH; IMMIGRANT CHILDREN IN CANADIAN SCHOOLS

WILDEN; THE IMAGINARY CANADIAN

STEWART; AMERICAN VALUE PATTERNS