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    SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY
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    Education 441-4
    MULTICULTURAL EDUCATION ?
    (E2.00)
    Fall Semester, 1994
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    Instructor. ?
    Kau'i Keliipio
    (September 6—December 5)
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    Office:
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    291-3395
    Location: Prince George
    PREREQUISITE:
    60 hours of credit
    CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:
    Social and psychological factors relating to the education of students from minority
    cultures.
    COURSE DESCRIPTION:
    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."
    Multicultural education is a course for educators and others to develop ways of working in
    multicultural communities. Role play, group discussions, readings, audiovisual and
    curriculum materials will be used to assist participants to develop definitions of their
    professional roles in a multicultural society, and activities and programs which will promote
    positive intercultural and anti-racist education.
    Multicultural education is a process of comprehensive school reform and basic education for
    all students. It challenges and rejects racism and other forms of discrimination in schools
    and society and accepts and affirms the pluralism that students, their families and
    communities, and their teachers represent (ethnic, "racial," linguistic, religious, economic,
    and gender, among others). Multicultural education permeates the curriculum and
    instructional strategies used in schools, as well as the interactions among teachers, students,
    parents and communities and the very way that schools conceptualize the nature of
    teaching and learning.
    OBJECTIVES:
    1. Develop an understanding of the meaning of culture and multicultural/anti-racist
    education in theory and practice.
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    Become familiar with the use of appropriate resources such as film and books.
    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.
    7. Learn about the importance of cultural and ethnic background in shaping self-concept.
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    Become familiar with issues in multicultural education and develop strategies for
    analyzing origins of conflict.
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    ASSIGNMENTS AND COURSE REQUIREMENTS:
    1. Attendance and class participation ?
    10%
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    In class and take home assignments ?
    20%
    3.
    Field assignment ?
    20%
    4. Interview with someone from a cultural background other than your own ?
    25%
    5.
    Final essay
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    25%
    RECOMMENDED TEXTBOOKS:
    DO NOT PURCHASE ANY BOOKS TILL YOU HAVE ATTENDED THE FIRST CLASS.
    Derman-Sparks, Louise & the A.B.C. Task Force.
    Anti-bias Curriculum.
    National
    Association for the Education of Young Children. ISBN 0-935989-20X.
    Grant, Carl A., & Sleeter, Christine E. (1989).
    Turning on Learning: Five Approaches for
    Multicultural Teaching, Plans for Race, Class, Gender, and Disability.
    Merrill.
    ISBN 0-675-20805-X.
    Nieto, Sonia. (1992).
    Affirming Diversity:
    The
    Sociopolitical Context of
    Multicultural
    Education.
    Longman. ISBN 0-8013-0529-2.
    Tiedt, P., & Tiedt, I. (1990).
    Multicultural Teaching.
    Allyn and Bacon. ISBN 0-205-
    12214-0.

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