Is There a There There? Responding to Mythologies That Hamper Multicultural and Global Education

Autor/in	Obiakor, Festus E.
Titel	Is There a There There? Responding to Mythologies That Hamper Multicultural and Global Education
Quelle	In: Multicultural Learning and Teaching, 13 (2018) 2, (4 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2194-654X
DOI	10.1515/mlt-2017-0014
Schlagwörter	Misconceptions; Stranger Reactions; Stereotypes; Generalization; Racial Bias; Multicultural Education; Global Education; Teaching Methods; Interpersonal Relationship; Cultural Awareness; Learning Activities; Sex Fairness; Religion; Social Bias; International Cooperation; Social Differences; Literacy Education; Democratic Values + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Missverständnis; Fremdenprüfung; Klischee; Racial discrimination; Rassismus; Multikulturelle Erziehung; Globales Lernen; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung; Cultural identity; Kulturelle Identität; Lernaktivität; Sexualaufklärung; Internationale Kooperation; Internationale Zusammenarbeit; Sozialer Unterschied
Abstract	The United States of America is currently experiencing some socio-political problems. These problems stem from myriad mythologies and assumptions that have created labels, categories, stereotypes, and generalizations. While they are not uncommon in many communities and societies all over the world, in the United States, they have exposed intense divisions, xenophobia, racism, White supremacy, and close-mindedness. To a large measure, we now live in fears and anger; and we are literally losing our soul as the greatest democracy in the world. Not surprisingly, our adversary, Russia took advantage of these mythologies to meddle in our 2016 democratic Presidential election. As a result, many are asking, Is there a there there? In this article, I respond to this question by looking into these mythologies. In addition, I suggest ways for educators and leaders to foster multicultural and global education and buttress human valuing and interactions at classroom, school, college/university, community, state, national, and world-wide levels. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01