Multicultural Course Transformation in Higher Education: A Broader Truth

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Preface. Background. An Overview of the Book. Authors and Affiliations. 1. A Rationale and Framework for Course Change, Margie K. Kitano. The Rationale for Multicultural Course Change. A Framework for Curricular Change. 2. What a Course Will Look Like After Multicultural Change, Margie K. Kitanof. A Model for Course and Syllabus Change. Implementing the Paradigm. Changing the Course Syllabus. 3. Doing Multiculturalism: Conceptualizing Curricular Change, Deborah S. Rosenfelt. The Definition and Construction of Race, Gender, and Sexuality: Social Categories and Cultural Identities. The Challenge to Objectivity: Standpoint Theories and Situated The Politics of Reading and Representation. Equality and Difference. Conclusion: Some Parting Anecdotes. 4. Instructional Strategies, Elenor W. Lynch. Diversity on Campus. Teaching, Learning, and Diversity. Creating the Climate for Diversity in the Classroom. Strategies for Teaching a Diverse Student Body. Conclusion. 5. Assessment of Student Learning, Rena B. Lewis. Factors to Consider in Assessment. The First Step Toward Infusion: Analyzing Current Assessment Practices. Modifying Traditional Assessment Practices. Alternative assessment Practices. 6. Classroom Dynamics: Disclosing the Hidden Curriculum, Terry Jones and Gale Auletta Young. Two Experiences. Defining the Hidden Curriculum. Strategies for Disclosing the Hidden Curriculum. Conclusion. 7. Creating an Enabling Learning Environment for Non-Native Speakers of English, Kate Kinsella. Recognizing the Great Diversity Among Non-Native Speakers of English. Schema Theoretical Research and the Role of Background Knowledge in Second-Language Comprehension and Retention. General Instructional Strategies That Promote Language and Concept Development for Non-Native Speakers of English. Concluding Remarks. 8. Making Mathematics Instruction Inclusive, Efraim P. Arnendariz and Louise Hasty. Rationale, Context, and Purpose. Program Overview. Outcomes. Recommendations for Successful Programs. 9. Multicultural Science: Focus on the Biological and Environmental Sciences, Judith W. Rosenthal. Multiculturalism: The Goal of Science Education Reform. Defining Multicultural Science. Why Resistance to Multicultural Science? The Need for Multicultural Science. The Many Cultures of the Science Classroom. A Multicultural Science Curriculum. Some Examples of Curriculum Transformation. Initiating Curriculum Transformation. What Is Really Known About How Students Learn Science? The Growing Number of Non-Native English-Speaking Students. Evaluating Student Achievement. Conclusions. 10. The Humanities, Jackie R. Donath. Content. Instructional Strategies and Classroom Dynamics. Assessment and Evaluation. 11. Integrating Race and Gender into Introductory Economics, Robin L. Bartlett and Susan F. Feiner. Why Should We Care About Balancing the Economics Curriculum? Problems with the Traditional Introductory Curriculum. Suggestions for Balancing the Introductory Economics Curriculum. Conclusion. Appendix A. 12. Multicultural Infusion in Teacher Education: Foundations and Applications, Geneva Gay. Sociocultural Developments and Their Implications for Infusion. Multicultural Education for Infusion and Specialization. Multicultural Teacher Competencies. The Content, Structure, and Process of Infusion. Concluding Comments. 13. Integrating Transcultural Knowledge into Nursing Curricula: An American Indian Example, Karine Crow. A Framework for Transcultural Program Assessment. Guidelines for Implementing Change. Concluding Comments. 14. The Community College Curriculum, Desna L. Wallin. The Contemporary Community College Student. Approaches to Multicultural Infusion. A Model for Multicultural Infusion. Multiculturalism in the Classroom. Conclusion. 15. Evaluating the Results of Multicultural Education: Taking the Long Way Home, Jeffrey S. Beaudry and James Earl Davis. Reviewing the Research on Multicultural Education. Applications of Evaluation Principles to Multicultural Infusion in Courses and Programs. A Vignette: Languages, Communications, and Cultural/Ethnic Identification in a Multicultural Education Course. Evaluating Multicultural Change within the Institutional Context. Concluding Comments. 16. Organizational Change and Implementation Strategies for Multicultural Infusion, Ann Intili Morey. The Case of a College at Western University. Organizational Dimensions of Change. Implementation of Change. Concluding Thoughts. References. Index.

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