(Almost) Everything I Need to Know about Multiculturalism I Learned on Jury Duty

Autor/in	Smith, Shaunna
Titel	(Almost) Everything I Need to Know about Multiculturalism I Learned on Jury Duty
Quelle	In: Multicultural Education, 20 (2013) 2, S.40-42 (3 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1068-3844
Schlagwörter	Cultural Awareness; Teaching Methods; Personality Traits; Multicultural Education; Definitions; Social Attitudes; Culturally Relevant Education; Minority Groups; Empathy; Cultural Differences + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Cultural identity; Kulturelle Identität; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Individual characteristics; Personality characteristic; Persönlichkeitsmerkmal; Multikulturelle Erziehung; Begriffsbestimmung; Social attidude; Soziale Einstellung; Ethnische Minderheit; Empathie; Kultureller Unterschied
Abstract	In this article, the author states that during her experience on jury duty--spent with a melting pot of socially-conscious citizens--she reflected upon the implications for education and her own teaching practice. Three major themes centering around her understanding of multiculturalism surfaced: (1) Defining multiculturalism; (2) The cult of personality; and (3) Teaching multiculturalism. The author describes her understanding of the impact of multiculturalism on teachers and education. These include the findings of her research on the issue through three questions sent to eight colleagues, asking them to define multiculturalism, describe how multiculturalism affects their professional work, and who should teach multiculturalism. She examines the flexibility of society in its perception, the adjustment of colleagues in teaching to the social needs of their students, and the effect of a minority background on the tendency to empathy. She discusses the acceptance of differences as a strategy for successful coexistence. Finally, she asserts that as the U.S. is the quintessential melting pot of culture, it is time that American educational practices reflect true multiculturalism. (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10