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Theories of Diversity in Education: Understanding Cultural Perspectives

Explore diversity theories in education, from white privilege to critical race theory and cultural historical perspectives, for a deeper understanding of cultural diversity and disabilities. Analyze community and school contexts through sociocultural lenses. Develop strategies to confront bias and discrimination in educational settings. Prepare for next week's readings on language, culture, and equity. Engage in discussions and exercises to enhance cultural literacy and awareness.

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Theories of Diversity in Education: Understanding Cultural Perspectives

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  1. GRDG526 Language, Literacy and Diversity in American Education Week 5: Theories of Diversity Part 2 Dr. Gloria E. Jacobs

  2. Agenda • Sharing • Small Group Discussion • Minilecture • Break • Analysis Workshop • Next Week

  3. Sharing? • Taking Risks • Your experiences this week?

  4. Review • Questions from last week • Colorblindness? White guilt? White privilege? White allies? • Fighting the system? • Differing cultural values? • Retention as disability construction? Or support?

  5. Small Group Discussion

  6. Minilecture • Revisiting White Privilege • Review of the Theories • Culture as Disability (McDermott & Varenne) • Critical Race Theory (Parker & Willis; Yosso) • Community Cultural Capital (Yosso) • Cultural Historical Theory (Pacheco & Gutierrez)

  7. Break

  8. Community Analysis • Share what you learned about the community your researched and analyzed with someone other than the person you interviewed. • Together reanalyze each of the communities you studied using sociocultural historical theory (Gutierrez & Pacheco). • What different questions does the new theory lead you to ask that culture as disability doesn’t ask? • What new ways of understanding the community are possible?

  9. School Analysis • Questions about the school analysis due next week?

  10. Kohlberg’s Stages of Moral Development • 1. Obedience and punishment orientation (How can I avoid punishment?) • 2. Self-interest orientation (What's in it for me?) • 3. Interpersonal accord and conformity (Social norms) (The good boy/good girl attitude) • 4. Authority and social-order maintaining orientation (Law and order morality) • 5. Social contract orientation • 6. Universal ethical principles

  11. What do I say when… • How to respond to racist remarks • How can you use this advice for addressing other “isms?” • With a partner, and paying attention to Rex & Schiller’s points about power, write a script for responding to someone who says something that sounds • Sexist • Homophonic • Classist or • Ableist • How would you adjust this script for use with • A primary student • An intermediate student • A high school student

  12. Next Week • Readings about Language & Culture • Baldwin • Redd & Webb • Anzaldua • Christensen • Tateishi • Writing • School Analysis • No wiki post

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