Myth #4: There should be a separate, unified set of goals and curriculum for multicultural education. ... He said we must examine our responses to diversity, devoting as much effort to changing them as we devote to learning about culture. ... Listed below are the goals of multicultural education created by Gorski and Covert: 1. ... To encourage students to take an active role in their own education by bringing their stories and experiences into the learning scope. 4. To address diverse learning styles. 5. ...

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According to Rogoff (2003) "what they do depends in important ways on the cultural meaning given to the events and the social and institutional supports provided in their communities for learning and carrying out specific roles in the activities " (p. 6). ... Rogoff (2003) makes the points that: "Interpreting the activity of people without regard for their meaning system and goals renders observations meaningless. ... Because of these reasons, learning and integrating various education perspectives and projects from different ethnics will be promoted thus demonstrate my abilities as a teache...

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According to Rogoff (2003) "what they do depends in important ways on the cultural meaning given to the events and the social and institutional supports provided in their communities for learning and carrying out specific roles in the activities " (p. 6). ... Rogoff (2003) makes the points that: "Interpreting the activity of people without regard for their meaning system and goals renders observations meaningless. ... Because of these reasons, learning and integrating various education perspectives and projects from different ethnics will be promoted thus demonstrate my abilities as a teache...

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According to Rogoff (2003) "what they do depends in important ways on the cultural meaning given to the events and the social and institutional supports provided in their communities for learning and carrying out specific roles in the activities " (p. 6). ... Rogoff (2003) makes the points that: "Interpreting the activity of people without regard for their meaning system and goals renders observations meaningless. ... Because of these reasons, learning and integrating various education perspectives and projects from different ethnics will be promoted thus demonstrate my abilities as a teache...

• Word Count: 1833
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According to Rogoff (2003) "what they do depends in important ways on the cultural meaning given to the events and the social and institutional supports provided in their communities for learning and carrying out specific roles in the activities " (p. 6). ... Rogoff (2003) makes the points that: "Interpreting the activity of people without regard for their meaning system and goals renders observations meaningless. ... Because of these reasons, learning and integrating various education perspectives and projects from different ethnics will be promoted thus demonstrate my abilities as a teache...

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When I migrated to the United States in May of 1999, I had great anticipation for the new turn my life would take, and also to finally get a start on my educational goals. ... I did not allow our living status to distract me from my personal and educational goals. ... By volunteering with Learning Leaders as a teacher's aid, I was able to help middle school kids, focus on their educational goals by helping them with projects and homework assignments. ... Working as a bookkeeper for three years has helped me lay the foundation for both my career and personal goals. ...

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First, it examines the goals and techniques of CCT. ... Keegan (1999) states that the common goal of CCT is to teach members of one culture ways of interacting effectively in another culture. ... The goal is to improve their ability to deal effectively with customers, suppliers, bosses, and employees from other countries and region. ... (Keegan 1999, 82) Varieties of means have been used, such as language study, a trip to other countries, the use of workshop, learning case studies, role playing, and other exercises designed for developing critical skills. ... One of those is the requiremen...

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Culture, as defined in the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, is a: the integrated pattern of human knowledge, belief, and behavior that depends upon man's capacity for learning and transmitting knowledge to succeeding generations b: the customary beliefs, social forms, and material traits of a racial, religious, or social group c: the set of shared attitudes, values, goals, and practices that characterizes a company or corporation. ... Nonmaterial culture refers to the "values, beliefs, laws, morals, traditions and customs that define people's goals, aspirations, expectations, like...

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Its two goals were to assess the content of the films and determine the size and composition of their audiences, and analyze the effects on those audiences of their exposures to the themes and messages of motion pictures (e.g. acquisition of information, change in attitudes, stimulation of emotions, harm to health, erosion of moral standards, and influence on conduct). ... Stoddard -concluded that movies provided a special learning format that led to unusually high retention of factual material (i.e. 8yr. ...

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Multicultural education also has a large variety of authors, so learning many different perspectives of one event, like World War 1 or World War 11 comes easy to choose an opinion on the topic. ... "The goal that Parini and others like him pursue is the transformation of the college classroom from a place of learning to a laboratory of indoctrination for social change (D"Souza 477)." ...

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Worse still, race and class are often the components leading to biased expectations, putting these students at a great disadvantage in learning and progressing through the educational system. ... When a child speaks little, or no, English in the home or outside of the classroom environment, they may need intensive help in learning and mastering the English language. ...

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All of a sudden, an all white family arrives with their arrogant Baptist-Christian-American ideals and values, and their one goal is to change an entire people's way of life. ... The mission trip was also a learning experience in cultural diffusion for both peoples. ...

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However, despite the general consensus that the major aim of the movie was to depict culture as authentically and accurately as possible, much disagreement has arisen over whether or not this goal was achieved. ... The fact that we see Dunbar interacting with the Sioux, gaining a new Sioux name, learning their language, participating in their customs and later eventually intermarrying, does not mean that he has forsaken his culture, as many have interpreted. ...

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Trainers seek to provide trainees with information about other cultures as well as how to heighten their awareness about their cultural bias and how practices of their own society differ from their host county; the goal is to compare and contrast the different cultures. ... This process is achieved through a device called a "cultural assimilator," which in a way is like a programmed learning manual. ...

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There are lots of areas of study out there but the one field that intrigues peoples and civilizations is the actual study of themselves and how they interact with other human cultures. I don't think that I would have enrolled for this class if it hadn't been for the minor requirement in my business ...

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1. WORLDVIEW/RELIGION The worldview of people is the way they interpret reality and events, including images of themselves and how they relate to the world around them (pg 120). My worldview is shaped by my religion (pg 126) which is Christianity (pg 134). Everything I do is based on my religion ...

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How a US Executive can Make a Good First Impression on an American Executive upon their First Business Meeting Introduction Japan, a country within the continent of Asia, is a chain of islands located east of Korea with a population exceeding 125 million. Japan does business in a wide range of industries and the Japanese are open to receiving imported products. The Japanese dominate the industry of electrical and electronic equipment and they are also top leaders in the production of vehicles, machinery, and chemicals. The Japanese are also main leaders in the fishing industry. Why is J...

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