Multicultural

Education

Multicultural Education relates to education and instruction designed for the cultures of several different races in an educational system.

Multicultural EducationIs a structured process designed to foster understanding, acceptance and constructive relations among people of many different cultures. 

Multicultural Educationacknowledges and incorporates positive racial idiosyncrasies into classroom atmosphere.

Pros; reduction of:•Fear•Ignorance•Dis-ownership

“I have felt like I was stepping on egg shells as to not offend blacks in my

classes”Fear

“I found it extremely interesting that some

blacks in our class prefer to be called African

American”Ignorance

“I am honestly glad it is not that big of an issue to

my fellow classmates”Dis-ownership

Cons:May increase the resentment encountered by students who feel that changes in school traditions, curriculum, and academic standards are not necessary to get along and respect students from ethnic minorities.  

They say that we are more alike than different. We should focus on the similarities and not the differences to achieve greater equanimity among races. 

Principles ofMulticultural Education

Principle 1:

Professional development programs should help teachers understand the complex characteristics of ethnic groups and the ways in which race, ethnicity, language and social class interact to influence student behavior.

Teacher Learning

Principle 2:

Schools should ensure that all students have equitable opportunities to learn and to meet high standards. 

Student Learning

Principle 3:

The curriculum should help students understand the knowledge is socially constructed and reflects researchers’ personal experiences as well as the social, political, and economic contexts in which they live and work.  Student

Learning

Principle 4:

Schools should provide all students with opportunities to participate in extra and co-curricular activities that develop knowledge, skills and attitudes that increase academic achievement and foster positive interracial relationship.  Student

Learning

Principle 5:

Schools should create or make salient super ordinate crosscutting group memberships in order to improve intergroup relations. 

Intergroup Relations

Principle 6:

Students should learn about stereotyping and other related biases that have negative effects on racial and ethnic relations.

Intergroup Relations

Principle 7:

Students should learn about values shared by virtually all culture groups (e.g., justice, equality, freedom, peace, compassion, and charity) 

Intergroup Relations

Principle 8:

Teachers should help students acquire the social skills needed to interact effectively with students from other racial, ethnic, cultural and language group

Intergroup Relations

Principle 9:

Schools should provide opportunities for students from different racial, ethnic, cultural and language groups to interact socially under conditions designed to reduce fear and anxiety 

Intergroup Relations

Principle 10:

A school’s organizational strategies should ensure that decision-making is widely shared and that members of the school community learn collaborative skills and dispositions in order to create a caring environment for students. 

School Governance, Organization and Equity

Principle 11:

Learners should develop strategies that ensure that all public schools, regardless of their location, are funded equitably.

School Governance, Organization and Equity

Principle 12:

Teachers should use multiple culturally sensitive techniques to assess complex cognitive and social skills

Assessment

Salad It allows us to focus both on the

differences in the ingredients while at the same time the beauty of the

whole. A good salad does not have a bunch of components that look, taste

or have the same texture. The success of the salad depends not

only on its looks but also on a lot of other factors including the taste, the

freshness of the ingredients, the smells, the textures and the mixture

itself.