Diversity in Education

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This paper discusses diversity in education and the challenges that go along with it. It looks at the aspects that shape the personal experiences of college students, including race, gender, religion, language, class and learning style. It also discusses the challenges that these differences can create for the teacher. Finally, the paper reviews the literature with regards to diversity in education.

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Aspects That Shape Personal Experience Of College Students
Four Ways In Which The Following Four Articles Deepen Understanding With Issues Related To Diversity

From the Paper:

"In the fourth article David Sadker looks at the "gender wars," or the traditional discrepancy between male and female in the classroom and how the emphasis on equality of women may have backfired in that boys are expected to be dominated by feminist teachers and teaching. Gender bias brings out the best and the worst in males and females, he claims, and lists the different ways in which boys and girls exceed (Sadker, p. 4). His ability to point out the differences in how males and females learn and develop their learning abilities is important to the teachers who must teach both girls and boys in school. Sadker encourages teachers to overcome gender stereotypes and bias and look at each student as an individual."

Sample of Sources Used:

• 1986 Task Force on Racism and Bias in the Teaching of English. (1996). Expanding opportunities: academic success for culturally and linguistically diverse students. NCTE Guideline of the National Council of Teachers of English.
• NSF. (2006). Getting results: creating a community of learners. National Science Foundation, A Professional Development Course for Community College Educators.
• Peterson, Carole. (1994.) Narrative skills and social class. Canadian Journal of Education. 19:3. 251-269.
• Sadker, David. (2002). An educator's primer to the gender war. Phi Delta Kappan.

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