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Course Catalog

A Multicultural Approach to Early Education Cocurricular Issues and Instructional Methods

This course explores multicultural issues in education. It is intended to help pre-service teachers gain an understanding of multicultural issues that emerge in schooling and society. This course aims to engage pre-service teachers to examine how race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, sexual orientation, language, family unit, religion and gender influence students’ experiences in school. Pre-service teachers are able to develop various developmentally appropriate curricula approaches in multicultural education that are culturally relevant, responsive and liberating to the diverse needs of children. Prerequisite: EDUC 125, EDUC 130, elementary sophomore block.

Grade Basis: Letter Grade
Credits: 4.0