Category: Culture

Table of Contents Race White privilege Injustice Space and safety Reference Power describes the capacity of an individual or teacher to compel or persuade actions or inactions. The features of power in a multicultural classroom include compulsion, penalty, and coercion. However, the power to compel specific actions in a classroom is called agency. As a…

One of the things that make human life intriguing and to some extent captivating is the diversity and variation exhibited by people as a result of their differing cultures, jobs, personalities and physical appearance. The American society in particular exhibits this great diversity since people of differing races and cultures have made the country their…

Table of Contents Introduction Literature review Summary of the analysis of data obtained from the review of literature Implications of the research Conclusion References Introduction With the ever-increasing cultural and lingual diversity in the American population, the student population in the country is rapidly becoming culturally diverse (Au, 2008). Despite the diversity, it is the…

Table of Contents Introduction The issues of leadership, diversity and inclusion Current situation and challenges Conclusion References Introduction There is no use denying the fact that education plays vital role in the modern world. To become successful a person should be able to struggle with his/her rivals and have a great level of skills. Very…

Multicultural education is an educational field that targets at achieving equal educational opportunities for individuals from different races, ethnicities and social classes. The primary goal of this field of study is to ensure that each and every student is in a position to obtain the necessary knowledge and the skills to enable them operate properly…

Table of Contents Major Historical Events Impacting the Development of Media in the U.S. Model of Mass Communication and Influence of message on the Society Influence of Media to Various Elements of American Culture References Media essentially encompasses various communication channels through which messages are conveyed to a large number of people. They include, print,…

Table of Contents Classrooms and Learning Multicultural Literature Stereotypes in the Classroom Reference List Classrooms and Learning According to York (2003) multicultural education is not only appropriate but necessary for children from very early age. Children see the existing differences and form their own viewpoint basing on adults’ reactions and behavior. Thus, it is essential…

Table of Contents Introduction Concept Maps Culture and Multicultural Education Multicultural Education in addressing the Differences and Biases in Culture Personal Thoughts on Culture and Multicultural Education Application to Teaching Practice Conclusion Reference List Introduction Culture has had many different definitions but it is generally “the way of life of a group of people” (Gollnick…

Table of Contents Introduction Prejudice and stereotyping Recommendation for change Conclusion References Introduction Stereotyping is creating a mental image of a group of people basing on certain opinions with disregard of the differences among individuals. Prejudice, on the other hand, is negatively judging a particular group of people or having views about the group without…

Education does not only concern itself with going to school to study, but all the implications it has on an individual, be it positive or negative (Colombo, & Lisle 4). In the American context, students who hail from other backgrounds away from the mainstream American backgrounds must give up their cultural heritage as well as…