SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY
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EDUCATION 441-4 ?
MULTICULTURAL EDUCATION
Fall Semester, 1989
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Instructor: ?
Michael Warsh
(Sept.
5 -
December
15)
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Office: ?
MPX 8336
Thursdays, 4:30 - 8:20 P. M.
Location: MPX 7600
PREREOUISITE:
60 hours of credit.
Social and psychological factors relating to the education of students from minority cultures.
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Multicultural Education is a course for educators who want to develop ways of
working in multicultural environments. Role play, group discussion, case study,
audiovisual and curriculum materials will be used to assist participants to develop
definitions of their professional roles in a multicultural community, and activities and
programs which will promote positive intercultural education.
Multicultural Education can be defined as:
an education in which cultural diversity is seen and used as a valuable resource to
enrich the lives of all, and in which every child has the chance to benefit from the
cultural heritage of others, as well as his or her own.
OBJECTIVES:
1.
Develop an understanding of the meaning of multicultural education, theory and
practice.
2.
Become familiar with multicultural resources (film, books, etc.)
3.
Evaluate curriculum materials for stereotyping and bias.
4.
Examine problems related to the multicultural classroom.
5.
Identify techniques for learning about a culture other than your own.
6.
Begin defining your own attitudes, feelings, and values about cultural diversity.
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1.
Attendance and class participation
(10%)
2.
Interview with someone from cultural background other than your own.
(30%)
3.
In class and take home assignments.
(10%)
4.
Library assignment.
(10%)
5.
Curriculum assignment/or essay
(30%)
6.
Field assignment.
(10%)
TEXTBOOKS: (DO
NOT PURCHASE ANY BOOKS TILL YOU HAVE ATTENDED
THE FIRST CLASS
Tiedt, P., & Tiedt. Multicultural Teaching.
