1. SylabUZ
2. Faculty of Social Sciences
3. winter term 2018/2019
4. WNS - oferta ERASMUS / Pedagogy - First-cycle Erasmus programme
5. Foundations of Multicultural Education

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Foundations of Multicultural Education - course description

Aim of the course

Acquaint students with basic knowledge about: pedagogical approaches to multicultural education, teaching strategies and practices, teacher's role in the integration process and implementation of multicultural education in the classroom 

Prerequisites

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Basic knowledge in Pedagogy, Psychology and Sociology

Scope

1. Education in the context of socio-cultural diversity
2. Perspectives and challenges in the field of multicultural education including: diversity, multiculturalism, equity, equality, stereotype, cultural assimilation, bilingual education, culturally relevant education
3. Multicultural and multicultural education in the institutional dimension
4. Selected projects and programs of multicultural education in comparative perspective
5. Directions of educational policy and mukticultural education strategies in comparative perspective
6. Implementation of the multicultural education in homogeneous and culturally diverse environments on the example of selected models
7. Designing educational activities in the context of multicultural education 

Teaching methods

Discussion, case studies and scenarios, problem methods, project, presentation

Learning outcomes and methods of theirs verification

Outcome description	Outcome symbols	Methods of verification	The class form

Assignment conditions

The requirement to pass is active participation in class discussions (40% of general grade) and designing an individual or group project- presentation, poster or essay- that illustrates the use of a selected course issue (60%).

Recommended reading

Alexandru F., The Educational Context Between Homogeneity and Cultural Diversity, 2012. 

Dąbrowa E., Markowska-Manista U., Contact theory in multicultural school praxis, [in:] School Quality and Culture, ed. I. Nowosad, Adam Marszałek, Toruń 2014, no. 7. 

Declaration of European Ministers on Intercultural Education „Multicultural Education in the New European Context”, Athens, Greece, 10 –12 November 2003, Session 21.

Inglis Ch., Planning for cultural diviersity, UNESCO, International Institute for Educational Planning, Paris 2008. 

Unesco Guidelines on Intercultural Education (2006), UNESCO Section of Education for Peace and Human Rights, Division for the Promotion of Quality Education, Education Sector, Paris.

Further reading

The further sources in English will be provided by the lecturer during the course.

Notes

Language of instruction: English or German

* The subject can be run every semester. In case there is not enough persons to make a group there will be individual class run during instructor hours.

Modified by dr Magdalena Zapotoczna (last modification: 11-04-2018 16:57)