We learned about an experience that challenged everyone's perspective. Multicultural Student Services are designed to support and advocate for underrepresented student populations as well as serve as an educational resource for majority student populations in an effort to ensure that Coastal Carolina University remains an inclusive campus. I learned to use my statements when I am referring to a statement as well as being respectful of other people's opinions. Multicultural competence has three parts to it one was aware which Is one’s own assumptions, values and biases. The second one was knowledge which is the worldwide of others, the last one was Skills which is to implement certain strategies and techniques. Learned that Microaggression is used on the daily which is when people communicate in a hostile manner and …show more content…
So more like now I am more understanding, that different groups get judged. Being open minded and judgement free can take you really far in life because you're more open to learning and hearing new things and your respectful. We have a lot of social, cultural identities, we have certain groups that have more power and privilege than others, for an example senior have discounts in a lot of things and students have discounts to like best buy or places they sell college supplies. I would say that this presentation is a very valuable program to not only freshman students at CCU but upperclassmen as well. I say this because it not only teaches you to not discriminate by race, age or gender, but to put yourself in someone elses shoes. This presentation to freshman is valuable because when they first come into coastal they don't know any better and are used to their environment and they are from different parts of the
First, international students need to correctly respond racial microaggressions. Taking whatever microaggression addressed obviously is not an effective way to eliminate microaggression. Instead, students who suffer microaggressions should talk to those who discriminate against them, point out the problem and ask for apology. This can address the awareness of microagressions among native-speaker groups; and hopefully, more and more people will be careful at this accidental racism and eliminate microaggressions on campus.
Briefly describe your previous experiences/interactions in multicultural environments, both in schools (as a K-12 student or as a visitor) and personally (other experiences). How have your previous experiences helped to prepare you for working with students from multicultural backgrounds?
The purpose of this research is to investigate the liberal critique of the concept of multiculturalism. This study seeks to answer the research questions, what is multiculturalism, and why this concept may contradict with liberal philosophical approaches. Goals are to understand the key principle of multiculturalism, to investigate its liberal roots, to explore key critical liberal arguments in modern political philosophy. The first part is about liberal roots of multiculturalism. The aim of the second part is to reconstruct the key arguments of the concept of multiculturalism. The third part is about liberal arguments against the concept. This research expects to have following outcomes: the key features of multiculturalism and their connection with liberal political theory, liberal arguments against multicultural theory and its inner contradictions.
When students are a part of a system that lets an individual express themselves and their struggles in a monitored environment, it will lead to a safe cultivation of expression. It is a healthy form of a learning process which will expose the idea and importance of a peaceful and collaborative multicultural society. A classroom debate or discussion serves as a fundamental method of exposure in an academic setting. Culturally diverse classmates will help challenge their beliefs and gain competency by eliminating bias. Most importantly the classroom is a controlled domain allowing educators to easily induce positivity and ensure students are taught to accept and embrace
“An array of knowledges, skills, abilities and contacts possessed and used by Communities of Color to survive and resist racism and other forms of oppression” encompasses the main idea of Community Cultural Wealth. It is vital to understand that students will step foot into the classroom with a variety of cultures zipped up in their backpacks, and it is our job as educators to make sure that equality is instilled/taught in our classrooms. The second a student feels a sense of discrimination, whether from ourselves or their fellow classmate(s), is when the safe and comforting environment of the classroom begins to diminish. Here I will discuss just how important it is to see the differences amongst students as an advantage
The multiculturalism idea is about how to respond towards challenges that are associated with religious and cultural diversity. The term is used as a descriptive term that characterizes the diversity facts in the society. The proponent of multiculturalism rejects the melting point idea though the term has encompasses a variety of claims. The melting point idea is that members of the minority group maintain a distinct collection of practices and identities.in general multiculturalism means the practices and policies that respond and recognizes ethnic diversity (Roach et al, 2005 pg. 37). The first black president elected in us Barack Obama describes the different points of view regarding multicultural societies. Though each Atlantic side are
Many things have been shared in this classroom environment. Issues have been studied that have caught the attention of the class and made them consider things that perhaps were not contemplated before. Over the past semester, one series of lessons have stood out to me more than any other. That particular set of lessons revolved around the issue of racism.
Understanding of one’s self and being self knowledge is a critical step in not just achieving cultural competence but in that person life as a whole. Understand and being self knowledge will determine how that person will interact with others including strangers, and love ones. That will help the person understand what is important in life. Specially in the healthcare profession being cultural competence is extremely important, because nurses see patients from different part of the world with of course different culture that we have to understand in order to provide respectable, quality timely care to. Furthermore a nurse understanding and failure to acknowledge and to incorporate that patient culture into his care can and will effect the effectiveness
As we go about our daily lives in the beautiful country of Canada which we have been blessed to live in, it has become normal to see a woman who wears the hijab walking down the street, or a Black family driving on the highway, or an Indian man wearing a suit and tie heading into the office. Canada’s cultural diversity is something which makes the country so special to live in, and instances where we see people of different cultures is increasing everyday. Many of the newcomers who arrive from overseas into Canada are families, with children and youth ready to begin their new life filled with opportunity here in Canada. However, youth who settle in Canada with their families aren’t exempted from the trials and tribulations youth face. In fact,
In the fifties and sixties American society still embraced the theory of the melting pot, the total assimilation of the rest of cultures into a single American cultural variety. Japanese-Americans ascended rapidly on the social ladder and assimilated into the general cultural current, but at the expense of their own cultural heritage: unlike their parents to them, the Nisei did not teach Japanese to their children, nor did they emphasize Japanese cultural values or being of Japanese origin. However, there are patterns of behavior that have passed to the Sansei even in a non-verbal way.
Culture shock during cross-cultural adjustment in a foreign country has drawn attention for many years. Recently reverse culture shock in readjusting to one's own culture have been highly focused. The process of cross-cultural readjustment or reentry into home country is a process equally as cross-cultural adjustment in a host country (Shibuya, 2003; Tohyama, 2008). Researchers have characterized the reentry process similarly. According to Adler (1981), “cross-cultural readjustment is the transition from a foreign culture back into one’s home culture” (p. 343). Sojourners have to adjust to their familiar environments after spending a period of time abroad. Maybarduk (2008) defined the term reentry adjustment as “the re-adaptation to the home culture after an extended sojourn abroad”. While, Thomas (2009) described cross-cultural adjustment
The thing about multicultural education that surprised me the most was how much opposition there is to multicultural education. I would think, by now, people would be able to see how unbalanced the current educational curriculum is and welcome the inclusion of aspects from other cultures. I have read arguments ranging from, multicultural education is inherently racist to multicultural education promotes Islam and is indoctrinating our youth with terrorist ideas. Like most hot button issues in this country, people in positions of power will use everything possible, including fear-mongering, to further their agenda.
In the future, the world will only become more diverse. People should learn to appreciate it by acknowledging the differences around them. Sometimes people are scared that “recognizing differences will divide people from each other. However, learning about cultural differences can actually bring people closer together” ( “Section 1”). It would be better if people became closer together instead of growing apart because of discrimination and other mistreatment. Building relationships with different cultures should be a goal of everyone and even nations as a whole. Each group has different strengths that can benefit the the community altogether. Since the world will definitely become more diverse, it is important to be informed about cultural groups so you can become more marketable and succeed in a diverse world.
Multiculturalism, many would describe this term to be just multiple cultures crossing paths but in actuality it 's has many unique definitions to a series of groups and individuals. The IFLA, international Federation of Library Associations defines it as “the co-existence of diverse cultures, where culture includes racial, religious, or cultural groups and is manifested in customary behaviours, cultural assumptions and values, patterns of thinking, and communicative styles”. The term entails a lot more than just a certain group or specific thing. It is often misconstrued to be just a cultural complexity among society. Multiculturalism has a lot to do with how one is brought up, and on a more individual level.
According to David O. McKay (2013), multicultural education is constructed to prepare pupils for citizenship in a democratic society by facilitating them to take into account the needs of all individuals; it shed light on how issues of language, ethnicity, culture, religion race, abilities/disabilities, and gender are entwined with educational content and processes. A multicultural curriculum is needed to accommodate for diverse learning and teaching styles of facilitators and pupils and to expose biases, stereotypes, and policies that can restrict achievement. What is more, a multicultural curriculum is also needed to help pupils, faculty, and staff become advocates for multicultural awareness, to ensure that content is fair, accurate, and inclusive, and to prepare pupils for diverse workplaces and multicultural environments. In writing this paper, the author will describe key issues of culturally diverse students, recommend a curriculum approach to address the issues, and discuss the challenges and benefits expected. In addition, she will describe three key issues of male and female students recommend a curriculum approach to address the issues, and discuss the challenges and benefits expected. In closing, she will describe three key issues of students with disabilities, who are mainstreamed, recommend a curriculum approach to address the issues, and discuss the challenges and benefits expected.