ED 534 - Multicultural Perspectives

3 Credit(s)

This course provides students with an overview of the role of cultural diversity in the classroom and its effect on teaching and learning. While exploring issues of race, class, culture, and power, students will develop a deeper understanding of school demographics, perspectives on teaching and learning and the interaction between pedagogy and culture. Students will gain an understanding about the effects of different social, cultural, linguistic, and cognitive experiences on learner development, the impact this can have on their choices as teachers and leaders.