Cultural Influences on Education

Chapter 7

I. Culture and Education

•      A. Function of Schools

–   1. Help fashion the individual

–   2. Pass cultural history and traditions from generation to generation

–   3. Teach informal knowledge to the culture

•      B. Cultural Differences in education

–   1. What cultures teach

–   2. How cultures teach

II. Multicultural Education in the U.S.

•      A. Goals

•      B. Learning styles

–    1. Cognitive styles

–   2. Communication styles

–   3. Relational styles

–   4. Motivational styles

•      C. Language diversity

–   1. Functions

–   2. Degree of diversity

–   3. Problems

–   4. ESL students

III. Improving Communication in the Multicultural Classroom

•      A. Multicultural teaching perspectives

–    1. Community in the classroom

–    2. Structure in the classroom

–    3. Involving the outside community

–    4. Grouping

•      B. Multicultural teaching competencies

–    1. Understanding diversity

–    2. Understanding the self

–    3. Assess acculturation

–    4. Building dialog

–    5. Empathy