MULTICULTURAL

EDUCATION

Discussant: Ms. Sheenna U. Macalinao

CULTURE “the attitudes, beliefs, values, and practices

shared by a community of people which they

often do not state or question and which they

may not be consciously aware of.”

Julian Weissglass-1994

~ ideals of

freedom,

justice,

equality,

equity, and

human dignity

WHY DOES MULTICULTURAL EDUCATION AND

DIVERSITY IN THE CLASSROOM IMPORTANT?

Students have a greater

understanding for each

other

Greater understanding leads to respect for each

other

Different worldviews

and perspectives

Gaining and

sharing knowledge

Educational equality

Survive and function

Cross-cultural competencies

Goal of Multi-cultural Education

DIVERSITY PROMOTES A BROADER AND MORE

EQUAL EDUCATION….

When a student is proud or

ashamed to be who they are

Inclusion vs.

Exclusion

Comfortable vs.

Uncomfortable

Safe vs. Hostile

Familiar vs.

Strange

DIMENSIONS OF MULTICULTURAL

EDUCATION

Content integration

The knowledge construction

process

Prejudice reduction

An equity pedagogy

An empowering school culture

and social structure

Content Integration – examples and content from a variety of ethnicities, races, religions and cultures to illustrate key concepts, generalizations, and issues within their subject area.

Knowledge Construction Process – educators help students to understand, investigate, and determine how the biases, frames of reference and perspectives within a discipline influence the ways in which knowledge is constructed within it. Students also learn how to build knowledge themselves (critical thinking skills).

Prejudice Reduction –educators use lessons and activities to help students to develop positive attitudes toward differences and reduce prejudice

Equity Pedagogy – educators modify their instruction to facilitate academic achievement from all subgroups

Empowering School Culture - educators, students, parents and the community create a transformation that enables students from diverse racial, ethnic, gender and to experience equality.

Diversity Acceptance

Positive Learning

Environment

Positive Student Learning

How do you plan to apply this message to your everyday life?

Ephesians 2:14 (NIV)

For he himself is our peace, who has

made the two one and has destroyed

the barrier, the dividing wall of

hostility.