Mar 28, 2024  
Graduate School Course Catalog 2015-2016 
    
Graduate School Course Catalog 2015-2016 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

EDGR 5465 - Multiculturalism and the Practice of Schooling (3)


This course highlights the School of Education’s knowledge base theme (Educators for Diverse Cultural Contexts) by examining multicultural content and developing multicultural skills. Students will investigate the diverse educational experiences of ethnic and racial minorities (e.g., African American, Native American, Asian American, and Hispanic), women, and economically disadvantaged students. Students will analyze the diverse cultural backgrounds of students and teachers, ways in which these differences affect the practice of schooling, and explore the nature of “education that is multicultural and social reconstructionist” and its link to issues of school culture, educational policy, community relations, curriculum, classroom interactions, teaching styles, student learning, grouping practices, labeling, assessment, and the need to develop strategies for the improvement of educational practice. Infused throughout the course will be the development of skills in intercultural communication, intergroup relations, and culturally responsive teaching strategies. Students will also examine the various “isms” (racism, sexism, and classism), prejudices, stereotypes, issues of power, equity, the social construction of identity, and differing value systems in an attempt to better understand diverse student populations. Students will discuss incorporating ESL strategies in the regular classroom.


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