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Spring Semester, 1994
(January 4- March 31)
Tuesday, 16:30 - 20:20
Location:
MPX 8620F
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SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY
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EDUCATION 441-4
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MULTICULTURAL EDUCATION
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(E1.O0)
Instructor:
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M. Warsh
Phone: ?
291-5984 (office)
291-3395 (messages)
PREREQUISITE:
60 hours of credit.
CALENDAR DESCRIPTION
Social and psychological factors relating to the education of students from minority cultures.
DESCRIPTION
Multicultural Education is a course for educators and others to develop ways of working in
multicultural school environments. Role play, group discussion, readings, 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 and anti-racist 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/anti-racist education, theory
and practice.
2. Become familiar with appropriate 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.
ASSIGNMENTS AND REQUIREMENTS
1.
Attendance and class participation ?
(10%)
2. Interview with someone from cultural background other than your own.
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(30%)
3.
In class and take home assignments.
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(20%)
4.
2 short essays on multicultural issues and/or curriculum
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(30%)
5.
Field assignment
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(10%)
RECOMMENDED TEXTBOOKS
DO NOT PURCHASE ANY BOOKS TILL YOU HAVE ATTENDED THE FIRST CLASS.
• Tiedt, P., & Tiedt, I. Multicultural Teaching, 3rd edition. Allyn and Bacon, 1990. ISBN
0-205-12214-0
Nieto, Sonia. Affirming Diversit
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: The Sociopolitical Context of Multicultural Education.
Longman, 1992. ISBN 0-8013-0529-2
• Fleras, Augie and Elliot, Jean. Multiculturalism in Canada: the challenge of diversity.
Nelson, 1992. ISBN 0-1760-3512-5
