This document discusses cultural diversity and its importance in education. It defines culture as the values, beliefs, and customs passed down through generations that make a group unique. Culture is learned, shared, social in nature, and constantly changing. Cultural diversity refers to the variety of societies and peoples with different origins, religions, and traditions living together. Valuing diversity means learning from others, respecting all people equally, and creating inclusive environments. The document advocates for a proactive approach in education to highlight diversity through activities that promote mutual respect and trust to overcome problems like discrimination and build opportunities for all students.
This document discusses cultural diversity and its importance in education. It defines culture as the values, beliefs, and customs passed down through generations that make a group unique. Culture is learned, shared, social in nature, and constantly changing. Cultural diversity refers to the variety of societies and peoples with different origins, religions, and traditions living together. Valuing diversity means learning from others, respecting all people equally, and creating inclusive environments. The document advocates for a proactive approach in education to highlight diversity through activities that promote mutual respect and trust to overcome problems like discrimination and build opportunities for all students.
This document discusses cultural diversity and its importance in education. It defines culture as the values, beliefs, and customs passed down through generations that make a group unique. Culture is learned, shared, social in nature, and constantly changing. Cultural diversity refers to the variety of societies and peoples with different origins, religions, and traditions living together. Valuing diversity means learning from others, respecting all people equally, and creating inclusive environments. The document advocates for a proactive approach in education to highlight diversity through activities that promote mutual respect and trust to overcome problems like discrimination and build opportunities for all students.
This document discusses cultural diversity and its importance in education. It defines culture as the values, beliefs, and customs passed down through generations that make a group unique. Culture is learned, shared, social in nature, and constantly changing. Cultural diversity refers to the variety of societies and peoples with different origins, religions, and traditions living together. Valuing diversity means learning from others, respecting all people equally, and creating inclusive environments. The document advocates for a proactive approach in education to highlight diversity through activities that promote mutual respect and trust to overcome problems like discrimination and build opportunities for all students.
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Cultural
Diversity •The values, beliefs, attitudes, languages, symbols, rituals, behaviors and customs unique to a particular group of people and that are down from generation to generation
•Often defined as a set of rules, because each culture provides a
“blueprint” for its standard of living That uniqueness is influenced by many things:
Physical characteristics Family life Socioeconomic status Religious beliefs Geographical location Education Occupation Life experiences 4 Basic Characteristics of Culture
Culture is learned Culture is shared
It is taught to others • Common practices and beliefs are Children learn patterns by shared with others in a cultural imitating adults and developing group attitudes accepted by others • Circumcisions are common practice within the Caucasian culture Culture is in social nature Culture is dynamic & constantly Individuals in the group changing understand appropriate behavior based on New ideas may generate different traditions that have been standards for behavior passed down from generation to generation What is Cultural Diversity? The phrase 'Cultural Diversity' means a range of different societies or peoples with different origins, religions and traditions all living and interacting together.
The food we eat, the music we listen to, and
the clothes we wear have all been influenced by different cultures coming into one country. Even the language that we speak. Valuing our Cultural Diversity Diversity is about learning from others who are not the same, about dignity and respect for all, and about creating environments that encourage learning from others
Diversity makes a rich tapestry, and we must
understand that all the threads of the tapestry are equal in value no matter what color
Video presentation “I have a dream that one day will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character”
Martin Luther King
CULTURAL DIVERSITY I N EDUCATION The Growing Trend • Migration and inter marriages • Demands increase to find the most effective ways to help all students succeed academically as well as learn to get along with each other. Problems over Opportunities
• Racial discrimination • Communication barriers • Racial, cultural and economic differences • Loosing their ethnicity Pro Active Approach • Structured classroom activities can highlight diversity • Mutual respect • Building trust Case Study Appearance
A person with a different appearance can create fear,
curiosity and even hostility amongst other people. In adult education divergence from the "norm" can be a frequent occurrence. This may become a problem in classes especially where adult education co-operates with classes from schools for young students. Case
In your class, where there are both youngsters and adults, is a
young man . Tobias 17 and he has a punk hairstyle. He also has a lot of tattoos on his arms. He shows them off by always wearing a t-shirt with short sleeves. When it is time for group work nobody wants to sit besides him or work with him. It is the same both for the young students and the older ones. Tobias feels excluded from the group and this makes him resistant to participate in group activities. You want the group to prepare a presentation. How can you help Tobias to accepted in the group? Reflections Do you know anything of his special interests? Is it possible to have him to tell the group anything about his outfit and style? Can you talk - in the group - why some kind of outfits frighten other people and why we talk about 'normality'? END OF PRESENTATION
