Define diversity
- means diff kind / variety
- such as ethnic, race, lang + religious groups, disability, age, educational level etc.
- everyone different
Define Culture
=process social + human interactions
- created by people
- changes over time
- share, learned + influence way people think, feel + behave
Explicit culture
highly visible such as food, dress + lang
Implicit culture
hidden from view such as attitudes, values, beliefs
Macroculture
countries symbols (flags, national anthem)
values (justice, equality, human dignity)
…shared by all citizens
Microculture (sub culture)
smaller groups (religious, lang, sport groups / classrooms)
examples of microculture that influences classroom teaching
gender barrier to learning socio economic class language family structure
jackson + crawley 3 types of cultural contracts
- ready to sign contracts (pre-negotiated)
- Quasi completed cultural contracts (partialy pre-negotiated +partly open negotiation
- Co-created contracts (fully negotiated)
how teachers can learn about learners
- speak to community leaders
- arrange info evenings + workshops
- invite parents / community members to talk to school
- invite learners to write about self
- collect +read resources about culture
cultural factors influencing teacher +learning process
- cultural isolation
- cultural erosion
- learning problems
- behavioral problems
- conflict arising from misunderstanding (breakdown communication)
factors influence of CULTURE has on EDUCATION
- socializatioion
- communication
- learning preferences
- social values
- world view
define social values
- beliefs about how person ought / ought not behave
- acquired from social system +culture
how handle conflict
- realise all parties communicate in own cultural assumptions + stereotyped image of other parties
- expectations of parties differ
- teach learners how participate in conflict resolution (learn communication + mediation skills)
- communicate + share feelings + interests
- fair attitude
- ability to listen
- motivate problem solving
- develope positive + respect r.ships
Define racism
belief own race=superior to others
Define sterotypes
place people, items, events in specific groups
-peoples perception + behavior towards people
NB classroom meetings
- address behaviour problems
- provide leadership + structure=help learners find solutions
- identify problems
- accept responsibility actions
Define Xenophobia
hatred / fear of foreigners
Ways reduce racism + prejudice
- more edu
- appropriate curriculum
- develope rules + code conduct for learners
- interesting topics on race + gender for discussion
- avoid grouping
define prejudice
judgement / opinion people prior to examining facts ( how feel about people)
