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Valuing Student Differences. Chapter 10 McKeachie, 2002. Portfolio Table of Contents (link will only work if in “view show” mode. Traditional College Student?. Students older than 22 Women Minority Enrollment. Recruitment & Retention. Students need to: Feel welcome
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Valuing Student Differences Chapter 10 McKeachie, 2002 Portfolio Table of Contents (link will only work if in “view show” mode
Traditional College Student? • Students older than 22 • Women • Minority Enrollment
Recruitment & Retention • Students need to: • Feel welcome • Feel they are being treated as individuals • Feel they can participate fully • Be treated fairly McKeachie, 2002
Feeling Welcome • Classroom Environment • Overt & covert cues • Slang • Terminology • Acknowledge • Different perspectives • Technology
Welcoming Curriculum • Ethnicity • Example: Indians in history • Sexuality • Social Group • Example: extreme piercing & tattoos • Gender
Welcoming • Display authentic concern • Attend to terminology preferences (within reason) • State diversity is valued (and mean it) • Personalize classroom interactions • Enrich content with different perspectives McKeachie, 2002
Individual Treatment • Stereotyping • Within-group differences • Hispanic, Mexican, Puerto Rican, Latino • Asian, Vietnamese, Chinese, Taiwanese • Tokenism • Mentoring relationships • International Student Associations
Full Participation in Learning • Classroom Gap • Worldview (perspective) • Dominant classroom culture vs. culture of other students • Nursing vs. academia • Learning Styles • Culture & Gender
Barriers to Overcome • Physical & Learning Disabilities • Age Differences • Increasing opportunities for full participation • Awareness • Vary teaching styles • Evaluate from multiple perspectives
Increasing Motivation • Establishing inclusion • Developing attitude • Enhancing meaning • Engendering competence
Being Treated Fairly • Individual students • Individual conversations • Clear expectations • Socialization of culture • Too quiet or too demonstrative • Order & routine WITH variation of perspective
Conclusion • Welcome students • Treat them as individuals • Encourage full participation by all • Treat all students fairly McKeachie, 2002