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CULTURAL CHANGES
Multiculturalism
is a policy that emphasizes the unique characteristics of different cultures, especially as they relate one another in receiving nations.
Multiculturalism
Advantages of Multiculturalism
Lead Add
cultural exchanges
Bridges
Lead
cultural exchanges
Add
Bridges
Disadvantages of Multiculturalism
Brings
Creates
Questionable
Brings
Creates
national disunity
Questionable
loyalties
the
ord multicultural refers to the existence of linguistically, culturally and ethnically diverse segments in the population of a society
1. Demographic-Descriptive
!his
usage of multiculturalism constitutes a specific focus to ards the management and organization of governmental responses to ethnic diversity
2. deological-!ormative
"rocess
of progressive social rupture, detaching group and individual from social relation and institutions and preventing them from full participation in the normal, normatively prescribed activities of the society in hich they live.
"#clusion
inhuman
acts committed for the purpose of establishing and maintaining domination by one racial group of persons over any other racial group of persons and systematically oppressing them
$partheid
the
attempt to create ethnically homogeneous geographic areas through the deportation or forcible displacement of persons belonging to particular ethnic groups.
"thnic %leansing
the
deliberate and systematic destruction of a group of people because of their ethnicity, nationality, religion, or race.
&enocide
#illing members of the group$ Causing serious bodily or mental harm to members of the group$ %eliberately inflicting on the group conditions of life calculated to bring about its physical destruction in hole or in part$.
$cts of &enocide
(sage
of multiculturalism refers to the specific policies developed to respond and manage ethnic diversity
Programmatic-Political
officially
recognizes the importance of Canada)s multicultural heritage and states that the heritage must be preserved and promoted$ Canada$ the rights of Aboriginal peoples in
recognizes states
that hile *nglish and 'rench remain the only official languages of Canada, other languages can be spo+en$
states
that all Canadian citizens have equal rights, regardless of any differences they might have and regardless of s+in colour, religion, country of birth, ethnic bac+ground, etc.$ and the right of ethnic, linguistic, and religious minorities to +eep their cultures, languages, and religious practices.
recognizes
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of study and an emerging discipline hose ma,or aim is to create equal educational opportunities from racial, ethnic, social class and cultural groups
Multicultural "ducation
!o
transform school so that male and female students, exceptional students from diverse cultural, social-class, racial and ethnic groups experience an equal opportunity to learn.
!o
help students to acquire +no ledge, attitudes and s+ills needed to function effectively in pluralistic democratic society help students to acquire +no ledge and commitments needed to ma+e reflective decisions
!o
!o
promote democracy and democratic living !o help students develop more positive attitudes to ard different racial, ethnic, cultural and religious groups.
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1. %ontri,utions $pproach
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unit or course is incorporated but no substantial change is made to the curriculum as a hole
2. $dditive $pproach
$dd a !ame
3tudents
are taught to vie events and issues from diverse ethnic and cultural perspectives.
.. Transformation $pproach
3tudents
not only learn to vie issues from multiple perspectives but also become directly involved in solving related problems.
Multicultural "ducation
is a progressive approach for transforming education that holistically critiques and addresses current shortcomings, failings and discriminatory practices in education.
*very
student must have an equal opportunity to achieve her or his full potential student must be prepared to competently participate in an increasingly intercultural society
*very
0hared deals
!eachers
must be prepared to effectively facilitate learning for every individual student must be active participants in ending oppression of all types must become more fully student-centered
3chools
*ducation
*ducators,
activists and others must ta+e a more active role in reexamining all educational practice and ho they affect the learning of all students
"roble matic
they say, math and science are the same regardless of the culture or the +ids.
Multicultural education is a ,road concept 5ith several different and important dimensions 6Ban)s7 288/9.
%ontent ntegration
Pre;udice Reduction
$n "<uit' Pedagog'
!his
refers to cultural patterns that set apart some segments of a society)s population. &t can be based on4
0u,culture
"eople
must identify
- subcultural group can develop around any number of social activities 5family, or+, education, religious, geographic region6
7pportunities Also
to communicate
0u,culture to e#ist:
+unctions of 0u,culture
Cultural
8 imply the transmission of ideas from generation to generation by significant members of the older generation 5parents, teachers, religious leaders, etc6.
9 &t is important to remember that different is not :deficient; 9 !o or+ effectively ith students from various cultures, teacher must understand those cultures.
differences