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    Semester 96-1
    EDUC 441 -
    4 MULTICULTURAL EDUCATION
    Section: E1.00
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    Scheduled Final Exam: NO
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    Instructor:
    M.
    Warsh
    Office:
    9508mpc
    Tel:
    291-5992
    Fax:
    291-3203
    E-mail:
    Michael_Warsh@sfu.ca
    PREREQUISITE
    60 credit hours
    COURSE 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 legislative: 2) the pluralism
    (ethnic, racial, linguistic, religious, economic, gender, and 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 wth the principles of multicultural and anti-racist education. Roleplay, 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 intercultural and anti-racist education will be
    examined.
    OBJECTIVES
    1.
    Develop understanding of the meaning of multicultural/anti-racist education, theory, and practice.
    2.
    Become familiar with appropriate resources (films, 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.
    Learning 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.
    REQUIREMENTS
    1.
    Attendance and Class participation ...........................................................................10%
    2.
    Interview with someone from a cultural background other than your own ....................25%
    3.
    Weekly in-class and take home assignments ..............................................................15%
    4.
    Field Assignment ......................................................................................................10%
    5. Midterm ?
    ...................................................................................................................15%
    6. Final Essay
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    ...............................................................................................................25%
    READINGS
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    REQ REC
    0-8013-0529-2 ?
    Nieto, Sonia
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    Longman ?
    Affirming Diversity: The
    (2nd ed.)
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    SocioPolitical
    Multicultural Education
    Context of
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    0-205-12214-0 ?
    Tiedt, P. and Tiedt, I.
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    Allyn and Bacon
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    Multicultural Teaching
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