1. Edu 188 Issues in Early childhood Education
Franchesca Thomas & Kurt Kwnaujoks

3. Will classroom Will classroon reflect who
reflect who she is? he is?

5.  A setting that includes and serves individuals
from many cultures.
 Cultural program would include
staff,meals,caregiving practices, and
curriculum content that reflects many
cultures
 Multicultural defined in a social political
context, is a process of comprehensive
school reform and basic education for all
students. It challenges and rejects racism and
other forms of discrimination.

6.  Multicultural  Multicultural
education is education is
antiracist education education for social
 Multicultural justice
education is basic  Multicultural
education education is a
 Multicultural process
education is for all  Multicultural
students education is critical
 Multicultural pedagogy
education is
pervasive

7.  Minimize and heal damage to children’s
sense of self that results from racism
 Minimize the development of prejudice and
increase children’s ability to function cross
culturally.
 foster children’s cultural identity and home
languages
 Teach children how to think critically to
recognize discrimination and work together
to challenge injustice.

9.  Begins with knowing, respecting, and setting
high expectations for each child in your
classroom
 Involves working with parents and adapting
caregiving practices to complement the form
of caregiving used in the child’s home.
 It means exposing children to other cultures.
 It means providing a classroom that
includes material depicting people from
many different places doing many different
things.

10.  An idea, or concept
 An educational reform moment
 A process
Multicultural Education
3 things

11.  Encourages a true sense of self
 Promotes healthy development
 Prepares children for the future
 Prevents isolation
 Discourages denial and fear of differences

12.  Children deserve to know the truth about
themselves, the real-world , and the people
in it.
 Children have the right to feel proud about
themselves, to learn to be courageous and
not to feel like victims
 Children are entitled to cultural heritage , a
strong positive cultural identity, and home
language.

13.  during the early years children acquire a self
–concept, build their self-esteem, become
aware of family and community,

14.  Multicultural education is important because
teachers must prepare children to live in
today’s diverse society.
 By 2020 , children of color will make up 46%
of school-aged children in the United States.

15.  Do you agree with the last statement why are
why not?

16.  “ growing up in a community where everyone
is the same can give children the false
impression that everyone is alike.
 Children in monoculture communities and in
a monoculture early childhood programs can
grow up not knowing about other cultures ,
without developing a sensitivity to life
experiences
 Do u agree with the above statements ?
explain

17.  Children in monoculture environments risk
growing up denying or being afraid of
differences among them.
 An early childhood that does not provide
multicultural education encourages denial
and teaches children narrow view of the
world.
Do you agree with the above statements ?
Why or Why not?

18.  Is  IS not
 Political correctness
 A moral conviction to help all  A trend or fad
 Ignoring or devaluing differences
children foster their fullest  Only for children of color
potential
 For all children a way to embrace
and value cultural diversity within
the United States
 Relevant to all ages and areas of
education
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19. 1. Human Relations
2. Single- group studies
3. Multicultural education
4. Anti-bias education
5. Culturally Education
6. Culturally relevant anti-bias education
Types of Multicultural Education
6 types

20.  Focuses on teaching children how to make
and maintain good relationships with children
of different ethnic groups
 Denies racial and cultural differences
 “dominant culture” or” color- blinded
approach’
 GOALS
SELF-AWARENESS
 POSITIVE SELF –ESTEEM
 COMMUNICATION SKILLS AND SOCIAL SKILLS

21. “tourists approach”

22.  Approach is based on the  Learning about historical
influences, cultural patterns,
belief that knowing oneself is
current cultural issues that
the beginning of
influence or affect the culture
understanding and accepting
others
 Specially popular at the college
level
 Teach appreciation of one’s
own culture , to raise culture
awareness, and to encourage
people to take action on behalf
of their people

23.  Food
 Festival
 Folk tales
 fun
In Early Childhood the Single - Group Study
4 F’s

24.  Global awareness
 Appreciation of other cultures
 Learn about other cultures
Single –group study
GOALS

25. This approach advocates

26. America is like a “tossed
salad "and that the strength of
our society comes from diversity

27.  Recognize and respect  Use skin tone media
human similarities and  Read stores in more
differences than one languages
 Develop skills for living
in a diverse society
Goals Activities

28.  Focuses on changing inequality and the
source of stereotype
 Built on the belief that if the structures
change, people's attitude will follow
 Classrooms attempt to model democracy
 Skills are taught in individual and group
problem solving and critical thinking skills.
 Provided in taking social action.

29.  Foster self –identity
 Foster, comfortable ,empathetic interaction with diverse
people, foster critical thinking about bias, stand up for
oneself and others in the face of bias
Anti- Bias Education
Goals

30.  Designed to meet the developmental and
educational needs of children from specific
group
 Cultural communities become frustrated with
the continually high levels of academic failure
within mainstream programs and these
program’s inability to meet their children’s
needs.

31. Inspire student achievement,  Learn how to speak,
increase children’s cultural
identity, provide children with
read, and write a native
cultural role models language
Incorporate cultural values and  Learn about cultural
daily beliefs into daily school life, heritage, recognize the
provide cultural studies
accomplishments and
contributions of their
people , study accurate
version of United
States history
Goals & Curriculum
activities
opponents

32. Compressive approach to
multicultural education in
early childcare setting

33.  Caregiving practices that are similar to parent’s style for
caring for their children
 Classroom environment that reflects the children’s home
cultures, incorporate the child’s home language into the
classroom
 Implement activities that help children to learn more and to
gain greater appreciation of his home culture
 Helps children learn about human diversity, gain respect and
appreciation for diversity
 Learn to recognize and resist stereotypes and unfair behavior.
Culturally Relevant /anti bias education
begins

36.  Objectives-goals statements to connect child
development and educational
 Objectives specific statements narrow focus
that describe what the child will feel, know or
do

37.  It is important to promote children’s cultural identity,
strengthen their connection to their home culture, and
strengthen their home language.
Curriculum Goals

39.  Recognize one’s own  Use one home
physical features language in public
 Recognize one’s own  Identify with one’s own
language culture
 Identify one’s own  Recognize role models
cultural, cultural within own culture
traditions, and  Identify own skills and
customs abilities
 Appreciate one’s own
cultural heritage
Goal 1-objectives

40.  Accept others who are different from oneself
 Explore similarities and differences in positive
ways
 Recognize that people have the same basic
needs
 Experience cross-culture relationships
 Explore the cultures of other children in the
class
 Show respect for all people

41.  Recognize stereotype
 Compare fair and unfair behavior
 Recognize concept of human rights
 Clarify one’s misconception about human
diversity
 Receive simple, truthful information about
human diversity
Think Critically about bias
Goal 3

42.  Practice conflict-resolution skills
Stand up for oneself and others in the face of
bias
Goal 4