Diversity in curricula, including in Wit & Wisdom, is a topic that came up often in my travels in 2019 and on social media platforms with various educators. It argues that: We can take steps to prevent this by choosing our language carefully, avoiding racist texts and refuting any suggestion that behavior is linked to one ethnicity more than another. At SLU, many academic departments and programs offer courses that fulfill U.S. and global diversity requirements. More inclusive pedagogies account for the fact that not all students are the same, but rather have varied learning needs. Please ensure all values are in a proper format. Global challenges offer critical opportunities for student learning. Faculty members who include diversity in their courses are much more likely to encourage peer interactions across difference, emphasize deep approaches to learning, use active classroom practices, interact with their students, and promote learning outcomes like intellectual and practical skills or personal and social responsibility. It’s important that educational materials include these ‘missing stories.’ This helps learners to develop a richer and more diverse view of society and its participants. The event was a chance for us to hear from a range of amazing speakers in the diverse education sphere, including from our own Penny Rabiger who talked about the power of human stories to help to deliver diversity in the curriculum. Table 1 illustrates a framework for evaluating how the different elements of a course are more or less inclusive of diversity. Consider your discipline’s ideologies and established conventions. Table of Contents Working Paper 219, Wellesley College Center for Research on Women, Wellesley, MA. Therefore, I offer the framework described below not as a prescription, but as a guide for faculty seeking their own ways of including diversity in their courses. Quite simply put, it is no longer acceptable to claim your school celebrates diversity because there are posters of black sportspeople in the PE department corridors, or because there is an effort to put in an assembly on black history in October every year. In Multicultural Education: Issues and Perspectives, edited by James A. A key demand is for real, structural change to society so that the lives of Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC) are valued as they should be. I referred to models primarily in multicultural and diversity education literature, but also in other areas. You can learn about bringing cultural diversity into your classroom on our blog, as well. Banks, James A. Schoem, David, Linda Frankel, Ximena Zúñiga, and Edith A. Lewis. This May, The College Board unveiled a plan to narrow the scope of its World History Advanced Placement Exam, having its subject matter now range from c. 1450 to the present. "The Meaning of Multicultural Teaching: An Introduction." In more inclusive courses, the content reflects the experiences of multiple cultural groups from their own as well as other perspectives. "Designing Social Justice Education Courses." Please copy and paste the embed code again. Focusing instead at the course element level (something done by only a few authors, such as Kitano [1997]) allows the continuum to vary in nature from element to element and places equal emphasis on each element. Diversity courses teach students skills they will need to succeed in the 21st century. Instructor(s). In any course, instructors may need to change their plans as assessments reveal new information about students, as student desires or frustrations assert themselves, as incidents occur in class, or as activities require more time than allotted. Below, I define each element and explain how it varies along the inclusivity continuum. First, while differences by academic field were apparent, many faculty members from all fields reported including diversity in a variety of ways. Purpose/goals. National Leadership Council for Liberal Education and America's Promise. Curriculum diversity • National Curriculum guidelines identify various ways in which specific subjects such as Mathematics, English, Geography, Modern Foreign Languages and Citizenship Education can promote a greater understanding of diversity amongst pupils. Please fill in a valid value for all required fields. Yes, it’s important. This revision represents a step backwards for diversity in school curriculum and towards an … Green, Madeleine F., ed. Are you sure you want to leave this form and resume later? A course's purposes or goals represent its intended outcomes. Many students are starved of diversity within the curriculum. Third, faculty members' perceptions of the curriculum matter. Boston, MA: Allyn & Bacon. To create the framework, I reviewed models that describe aspects of multicultural education, phases of multicultural curricular change, or planning processes for multicultural course change. This starts as early as pre-school, with black students four times more likely to receive out-of-school suspensions than white children. Cultural diversity in the classroom is on the rise. Washington, DC: Association of American Colleges and Universities. "Measuring the Diversity Inclusivity of College Courses." When organizing the elements, I referred to Lattuca and Stark's (2009) general model of curriculum planning, which encompasses most of the elements described in the models I consulted. Content. 1999. 1990. Boston, MA: Pearson Education. Access... Download PDF of Issue Even among students who have access to an educational experience, those who feel excluded from the full experience struggle to learn as well as those who feel included (Hurtado et al. If you’d like some practical tips on making your classroom more inclusive, have a look at our article on the importance of teaching values to young learners. With inclusive goals, the aim is for students to gain the knowledge, attitudes, and skills necessary for participation in a diverse society. So how does Pearson have a part to play in creating this positive change? The Embedding Equality and Diversity in the Curriculum (EEDC) project is funded by the Scottish Funding Council (SFC) to offer support to Scottish HEIs in the context of the increasing diversity of the student body and strengthening of legislative duties to proactively promote equality eliminate discrimination and foster good relations. Our aim is to ensure that what we produce are bias-free, inclusive and actively anti-racist. Pearson has led the charge with our Global Editorial Policy and is proud to include these guidelines as a necessary addition. The new test removes over 9,000 years of history, eliminating lessons ranging from the birth of Confucianism to the expansion of the West African Kingdoms. If a student is absent for one of the strategies previously mentioned it could be weeks or even a year until they have another opportunity to receive a strand of their education that prepares them for our modern-day world. The more faculty members perceive the undergraduate curriculum as inclusive of diversity, the more likely they are to include diversity in their own courses. A course that includes diverse foundations or perspectives draws on theories that help explain how human differences influence our understanding of a course topic (Banks 2006). The group’s aim is to lay the groundwork for courses that reflect all parts of a diverse society. . "Interactive Phases of Curricular and Personal Re-vision with Regard to Race." For more information see our, Systemic racism has a negative impact on the education of many students across the world. For example, when it comes to history, educators tend to disregard contributions from ethnic minorities. The nine elements in table 1 come from a subset of models that identify aspects of multicultural education or diversity coursework. These protests are ongoing and have touched every part of society, from arts to sports to politics to education. 5th ed. But issuing quotas and selecting texts based solely upon an author’s ethnicity or gender is one sure way to create a curriculum which is confused, disjointed and unfit for purpose. Evidence of Excellence in Diversity and Inclusion. In 2007 and 2010, the Faculty Survey of Student Engagement administered survey items focused on diversity inclusivity to US faculty at over one hundred institutions (for detailed findings from the 2007 administration, see Nelson Laird [2011] and Nelson Laird and Engberg [2011]). As a course's foundations become more inclusive, the number of perspectives and depth of understanding increases, and the foundations and perspectives themselves generally become a part of the course's content (Bell and Griffin 2007). Assessment/evaluation. One obvious possibility is local history. 2011. Nelson Laird, Thomas F., and Mark E. Engberg. 2010. Three-quarters (75 percent) of faculty respondents indicated that they varied their teaching methods "quite a bit" or "very much" to encourage the active participation of all students, and most faculty members (87 percent) indicated that they try "quite a bit" or "very much" to empower students through class participation. Enacting Diverse Learning Environments: Improving the Climate for Racial/Ethnic Diversity in Higher Education. 1993). New York: John Wiley & Sons. The guidelines recommend including people from minority ethnicities as positive role models in all contexts, not just the ones they might be traditionally associated with. 2009. 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As we look to the future, and imagine a world we want to live in, we believe it’s important to examine how we create these materials and courses. The key themes of Penny’s session, about the power of human stories to help to deliver diversity in the curriculum are outlined in this blog. But even as teachers appear aware of a need to diversify the curriculum, there can be roadblocks to making it happen. Science, Diversity, and Global Learning: Untangling Complex... Dowload PDF of Issue In courses that include some diversity, the content includes subjects that are ignored in traditional courses or alternative perspectives on traditional subjects. Diversity in the curriculum at public, research I universities encompasses... Institutional Level Programs. How might students from different backgrounds think or view knowledge in different ways than you might expect? With less inclusive goals, the aim is for students to gain knowledge, skills, and attitudes sanctioned by the mainstream, with little inclusion of alternatives. curriculum is only too clear. ———. Diversity and Democracy: the Unfinished Work UNESCO has shown that school disciplinary policies disproportionately impact black students. New York: Routledge. Inclusive adjustments are sensitive to students' diverse learning needs and matched to course goals. Developing leadership for inclusion and diversity 18 High expectations and achievement for all 20 Responds positively to diversity 22 Encouraging innovation and change 25 Learner voice 26 Ethos of respect 28 Culturally inclusive curriculum 30 Engaging parents, carers and families 33 Staff learning for inclusion and diversity 34 3. When a course includes diversity to some extent, content about "others" may be added to the course, but in a way that makes nonmainstream groups seem exceptional, deficient, or marginal. Lessons Learned from Assessing Diversity Inclusivity. Global learning gives students the tools to engage ethically in an inter-dependent world, both at... Download PDF of Issue The project was led by Ade Gachegua alongside internal and external consultants, including the author of the Black Curriculum Report, Dr. Jason Arday. 1993), and structured to support student learning (Bell and Griffin, 2007). Diversity in the Curriculum 1. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass. 2006. James Warwick is a Digital Product Manager working in the English & Global Schools portfolio. What else might we do with the curriculum to encourage diversity in the history curriculum at KS2? What’s more, children experience racism at school from their peers, too, with. Thomas F. Nelson Laird is an associate professor of higher education at Indiana University. 1999). To create an inclusive learning environment throughout the curriculum and in all fields, all faculty members should consider how they are incorporating diversity into their courses and how they can be more inclusive in their teaching. Diversity guidance for primary teachers and subject leaders; Why is diversity so important and how can we approach it? 1818 R Street NW | Washington, DC 20009 After all, if there is diversity in leadership, it will also positively impact your child’s curriculum. They will be able to use the guidelines and an accompanying checklist to ensure that our courses reflect all parts of a diverse society. Embedding equality and diversity in the curriculum is the creating of learning, teaching and assessment environments and experiences that proactively eliminate discrimination, promote equality of opportunity and foster good relations in a manner that values, preserves and responds to diversity. Dimensions of... Download PDF of Issue Mutuma Ruteere, former UN Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, “education has a central role in creating new values and attitudes and providing us with important tools for addressing deep-rooted discrimination and the legacy of historical injustices.”, The guidelines were developed by our BAME and African American ERGs. But this kind of diversity is one part of the bigger puzzle, and one that is complicated by the concern -- expressed in the faculty statement -- that STEM hiring is diverting institutional resources away from the fields most obviously equipped to teach students about human difference. Classroom environment. 2007. Fourth, while all kinds of faculty members include diversity into their courses, women and faculty members of color are much more likely than their male and white colleagues to do so. Therefore, instead of trying to convince faculty members to be inclusive, colleges and universities should spend time and resources helping faculty members find ways to be inclusive in their own particular manner. In Teaching for Diversity and Social Justice, edited by Maurianne Adams, Lee Anne Bell, and Pat Griffin, 2nd ed., 67–87. It includes a wide array of skills, including: when/how to ask instructors for help, how to select courses, how to interact with peers in group work, how to effectively study for college-level exams, how to navigate their new social environment, how to find internship or research opportunities, etc. The Importance of Diversity & Cultural Awareness in the Classroom Drexel University School of Education. In Multicultural Teaching in the University, edited by David Schoem, Linda Frankel, Ximena Zúñiga, and Edith A. Lewis, 1–12. ASHE-ERIC Higher Education Report 26 (8). Such inclusion simultaneously (1) creates more equitable opportunities for students from marginalized groups to participate in higher education and (2) promotes the kinds of outcomes for all students that employers and society need, such as complex thinking skills, the ability to work across difference, increased civic participation, and decreased prejudice (see, for example, National Leadership Council 2007). Kitano, Margie K. 1997. The Provost’s Award for Diversity in the Curriculum The Award. It clarifies how issues of race, ethnicity, culture, language, religion, gender, and abilities/disabilities are intertwined with … The Facts About Changes in the College Curriculum . He has 10+ years in the industry and specializes in developing digital applications for language learners. The guidelines recommend that people of different ethnicities should be included in all course material and portrayed as equal to one another. 1989. Nelson Laird, Thomas F. 2011. 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