Overview
Description
Examines multicultural issues within a broad sociocultural context, focusing on cultural frames of reference for understanding.
Units
Lecture3
Catalog Details
Offering
Offered: Every Fall, Spring, and Summer
Terms
fall, spring, summer
Attributes
Standard
Learning Outcomes
- articulate ways in which social identities such as race, class, and gender intersect in order to influence individual life experiences and/or perspectives.
- identify, analyze, and interpret connections between localized events and their global context and identify multiple perspectives pertaining to global issues.
- critically examine how one’s configuration within intersecting social forces impacts one’s world view.
- demonstrate a basic understanding of the current discourses on globalization and education.
- explain how historical and current societal forces impact the status of various groups in current U.S. society.
- identify the central challenges and possibilities of cross-cultural communication and understanding in education and other related fields.
- develop a plan of action for your future development as a reflective culturally competent practitioner.
- demonstrate higher quality academic writing in all assignments and the ability to create teaching material that are culturally responsive and globally aware.