EED 308  Multicultural Education

Chapter #1  Foundations of Multicultural Education

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"Love, friendship, respect,
do not unite people as much as
a common hatred of something."
-Anton Chekhov

Objectives:

• Through participation in this module you will be able to

  	describe what culture is and how it is determined
  	cite examples of microcultural memberships that have the greatest impact on the identity of individuals
  	describe the implicit and explicit differences between dominant and oppressed cultural groups
  	explain how meritocracy and individualism conflict with the ideal of equality
  	explain multicultural education differs from multiethnic studies and intercultural education
  	explain why multicultural education is as important to students of the dominant culture as to students of other cultures
  	read, interpret and analyze critical incidents as they relate to multicultural education and general education
  	be open to new ideas or concepts that may cause cultural discontinuity
  	be able to cite and explain historical incidents in the American culture that show bigotry and/or prejudice
  	become more aware of the differences in Missouri school districts by presenting and analyzing data about three school districts in the state
  	continue the acquisition of concepts and jargon associated with professional education by learning and by giving examples and terms listed below
  	become more aware of the changing demographics of the United States

Process:

• Lecture.  What is Culture?  PPP

• Lecture: Changing Demographics in the US  PPP  see below

• "Red Ink As Death Sign" from Cultural Manners p. 38

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Textbook:

• Textbook:  Chapter #1- p. 3

    Concepts/New Words:  core values, microcultures, cultural identity, Egalitarianism, meritocratic, Equality, Multicultural education, enculturation, socialization, ethnocentricism, cultural relativism, agrarian, freedom, assimilation,  cultural pluralism, microcultural groups, affirmative action, social justice, WASP,

• p. 3  "Who" was A. Philip Randolph?  What is his contribution to the breaking down of racial barriers in America?

 

Companion Website, Chapter 1

• Chapter Summary

• Self-assessment-  multiple choice, true false, discussion questions

• Chapter Questions

• Critical Incidents #1

• Tolerance Watch-- see links on calendar page

• Integration Activities #2   Use and complete the worksheet   Fall- 2004...this project will not be done

• Remember the URLs for the above data.  It might be useful for you when you are looking for employment.

 

Assessment:

• What's in a Name?  Due Day #3

• Textbook quizzes/test

• Personal Reflections

• Personal Inventory

  • Personal No 1   Due Day #5

  • Personal No 2   Due Day #5

  •    Use Personal Survey 1 and 2 to reflect upon what your current values or dispositions are.

  • The simple way to do the above items is to "wipe" and "paste" into a Microsoft Word document.

  • The most important part of the above is your reflection or thinking about what your numbers

  •     mean to you.  Analyze and reflect upon the data that you have been given or which you provided yourself.

  Items Below are Optional

  •    Tolerance.org: Dig Deeper 

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• PowerPoint Programs

  • Changing Demographics

  •  Cultural Diversity

  • The Power Point Programs are provided to you for your convenience and review either before or after the class presentation.  Do not make the mistake of assuming that if you can see the Power Point on your own you do not need to attend class.  Unfortunately, sending the Power Point as an email attachment does not work as well as it should and is a major inconvenience for those people who have a slow modem.  The necessary Power Point Viewer can be down loaded from the following Microsoft page.  It will be the responsibility of the student to configure his/her computer so that the Power Point can be viewed either before or after class.

  Power Point Viewer   Notice the "download" button on the right side.

  This download is for users who don't have Microsoft PowerPoint®; it allows them to view PowerPoint 95, 97, 2000, and 2002 presentations.
  
  
  The PowerPoint Viewer 97 allows people who use PowerPoint to share their presentations with people who do not have PowerPoint installed on their computers. When you post presentations on the Internet, you can include the PowerPoint Viewer to expand your online audience to people who might not have PowerPoint, or to those with different versions. You can use this viewer to view files created in both PowerPoint for Windows® and PowerPoint for the Macintosh.