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    Educ. 441-4 Cultural Differences in Education
    REGULAR SEMESTER 1982
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    INSTRUCTOR: Joanne Whitney
    Thursday 8:30 - 12:20
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    LOCATION: on campus
    COURSE OBJECTIVES: To explore and develop effective strategies capable of
    accommodating the divergent needs of students from a
    a wide variety of ethno-cultural backgrounds in a single
    classroom setting.
    COURSE ELIGIBILITY: Open to students in the Faculty of Education.
    Open to students in other faculties (contact me 434-2398).
    REQUIREMENTS: -Regular attendance is required
    -A 10-minute student seminar (20 marks)
    -To design a multicultural learning activity (10 marks)
    -To conduct a cross-cultural interview (20 marks)
    -Completion of two short essays (50 marks)
    PROPOSED TOPICS FOR SESSIONS:
    1.
    Trends in Education, 1960 to the present.
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    Personality E 1
    Culture (establishing an identity).
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    Discrimination, Racism and the need for Human Rights.
    4.
    The Socially Disadvantaged (including indigenous peoples and students
    in and from developing cultures and countries).
    S. Patterns of Family Living (4 cultures).
    6.
    Language Programs: - Official (ESL/FSL)
    - Bilingual
    Heritage (maintenance. : enrichment)
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    Adult Literacy.
    8.
    Special Problems of Contemporary Youth.
    9.
    Multicultural Philosophies and policies and their relationship to
    Education. Immigration Policy.
    10.
    Multicultural Education as it related to specific subjects and subject
    areas of the curriculum.
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    Stereotyping in texts and the media (strategies for eliminating it).
    12. Values Education (pros and cons).
    TEXTS:
    Werner, et. al. Whose Culture, Whose Heritage, B.C. Centre for the Studies
    of, f&irriculuni and &truction,U.B.C.- ,l97.7..
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    Issues in Cultural Divrsity. O.I.S.E., Toronto, 1976.
    -Xeroxed readings to be provided at a cost to the student of 2 per page.
    A list of "suggested" books for reading will be provided to assist students to
    complete the "required";.assignments.
    EDUCATION 441 - CUL RAL DIFFERENCES & EDUCATION
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    Simon Fraser University
    COURSE OUTLINE
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    June Wyatt
    This course includes sections on the social dimensions of multi-
    culturalism, the psychological dimensions of multi-culturalism,
    curriculum development in multi-cultural education, and specific
    issues (Indian education; community control and parental choice
    and Second Language Programs). It is of interest to those con-
    cerned with the history and current status of minority ethnic
    groups in Canada, and either preparing to be a teacher or already
    teaching.
    Textbooks:
    Ashworth, Mary. The Forces Which Shaped Them. New Star Books,
    Vancouver, 1979.
    Aoki, Ted. Whose Culture? Whose Heritage? University of B.C.,
    Faculty of Education.
    Banks, James A. Teaching Strategies for Ethnic Studies, 2nd ed.,
    Boston, 1979 (for students preparing currriculum for secondary).
    Caden, C. Functions of Language in the Classroom. Teachers
    College Press.
    Tiedt, Iris M. & Tiedt, Pamela L. Multicultural Teaching,
    Boston, 1979. (For students preparing curriculum for ilementary).
    Wood, D. Multicultural Canada. O.I.S.E. 1978.

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