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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