TCH ED 4320 - Educational Issues in the Cultural Construction of Diversity

Institution:

University of Missouri-St Louis

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Description:

Prerequisites: none In this course students will explore issues of human diversity and how these issues impact a wide range of Educational settings. Students will be involved in a continued process of self-assessment regarding how each of us deals with others not like ourselves. Human similarity and diversity will initially be examined using anthropological and biological research. Socio-cultural constructions of this diversity will then be investigated. Diversity will be explored on the individual, local, national and global levels. Students will become familiar with the science of diversity and will investigate how this diversity plays out in a variety of socio-cultural contexts. This class will provide students with a knowledge base about human diversity and will promote multicultural competencies for Educators.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.umsl.edu/

Phone Number:

(314) 516-5000

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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