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What does multiculturalism mean?
français | Deutsch | Español. “Multiculturalism” is 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.
What is the difference between multiculturalism and cultural diversity?
Diversity is the real or perceived differences between individuals. Multiculturalism is a term that is similar to diversity, but it focuses on development of a greater understanding of how power in society can be unequal due to race, gender, sexual orientation, power, and privilege.
What is culture and cultural diversity?
Cultural Diversity is the existence of a variety of cultural groups within a society. Cultural groups can share many different characteristics. Culture, religion, ethnicity, language, nationality, sexual orientation, class, gender, age, disability, health differences, geographic location and lots of other things.
What are sources of cultural diversity in the classroom?
Teachers can turn to a variety of sources for more information about cultures, including:
- Museums and cultural centers.
- School district trainings.
- School personnel from diverse communities.
- Community events.
- Group or individual meetings with families.
How does culture impact student learning?
Culture includes what people actually do and what they believe. Culture influences greatly how we see the world, how we try to understand it and how we communicate with each other. Therefore, culture determines, to a great extent, learning and teaching styles.
Why is multiculturalism important in education?
Multicultural education values different student cultures and prepares students to thrive in a diverse world. At its core, multicultural education fosters equality, justice, and equity, and it establishes the reality of philosophical ideals in classroom environments.