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FALL 1995 ?
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EDUC 441-4?
MULTICULTURAL EDUCATION
(E1.O0)
M. WARSH
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 process of comprehensive school reform and basic education for all
students. It accepts and affirms: 1) the doctrine of pluralist which Canada and British
Columbia subscribes to legislatively; 2) the pluralism (ethnic, "racial, linguistic, religious,
economic, and gender, among others) that students, their communities, and teachers represent;
and, 3) it challenges and rejects racism and other forms of discrimination in schools and society.
Multicultural education permeates the curriculum and instructional strategies used in schools,
as well as the interactions among teachers, students and parents, and in fact the very way that
the schools conceptualize the nature of teaching and learning.
Education 441 is a course for educators and others to develop ways of working in education
communities in a manner consistent with the principles of multicultural and anti-racist
education. Role pla
y
, group discussion, readings, audiovisual and curriculum materials will be
used to assist participants to develop definitions of their professional roles in a multicultural
Canada. Activities and programs which promote positive intercultural and anti-racist
education will be examined.
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.
7.
Learn about the importance of cultural and ethnic background in shaping self-concept.
8.
Become familiar with issues in multicultural education and develop strategies for
analyzing origins of conflict.
ASSIGNMENTS AND REQUIREMENTS:
1.
Attendance and class participation.........................................................................10%
2.
Interview with someone from cultural background other than your own ....................25%
3.
Weekly in-class and take home assignments ...........................................................25%
4.
Field Assignment...................................................................................................10%
5.
Final essay ............................................................................................................30%
REQUIRED TEXTBOOKS:
Nieto, Sonia. Affirming Diversity: The Sociopolitical Context of Multicultural Education.
Longman, 1992.
RECOMMENDED TEXTBOOKS:
Tiedt,
P., &
Tiedt, I. Multicultural teaching. Allyn and Bacon.