ERIC ED383365: An Integrated Approach to Multicultural Education. | |
by ERIC | |
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Multicultural education is an approach to teaching and | |
learning that seeks to empower individuals so that they | |
may function in a diverse, global society. To prepare | |
students for the 21st century, however, community | |
colleges must expand traditional definitions of diversity | |
to include age, religion, culture, sexual orientation, | |
physical or mental disability, economic status, language | |
differences, and most significantly, individual learning | |
styles. Not all courses lend themselves readily to | |
incorporating multicultural content, but all courses can | |
be adapted to fit a multicultural climate with very | |
little research by the instructor. Instructors should | |
provide a comprehensive syllabus that chooses texts and | |
learning materials that reflect diversity, recognizes | |
alternatives in learning styles, identifies multiple | |
evaluation measures, and identifies student support | |
services. Examples of curricular experiences that | |
incorporate a multicultural approach include: (1) a | |
composition course anthology with works from culturally | |
diverse authors; (2) assigning/inviting students to join | |
diverse study groups; (3) a biology course restructured | |
to include cooperative learning modules; (4) joining a | |
visually impaired student with a sighted student as a | |
learning team to keep a log of experiences; and (5) | |
assigning students to prepare a report on the | |
contributions of a non-Euro-American male to the | |
development of a chemical principle or process. (A | |
glossary of terms and a perceptual learning style | |
inventory are appended.) (Contains 28 references.) (KP) | |
Date Published: 2014-10-13 05:50:49 | |
Identifier: ERIC_ED383365 | |
Item Size: 13933064 | |
Language: english | |
Media Type: texts | |
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