1. Spring, 2015 Course Syllabus
Instructor:
Dennis Swender, 913.621.2788, deswend@kckcc.edu
Description:
This is an interactive course in which you will examine multicultural
paradigms through activities and applications that will help you define
your own personal cultural influences and their place in micro- and macro
cultures. You will be expected to sharpen your reading, writing, and
speaking skills. The class will provide you with the opportunity to read a
group of books and articles and think critically about them, to participate
in individual and group applications, and to actively contribute in weekly
class discussions about the readings, class applications, and important
issues affecting education and society.
Required Texts:
 Banks, James A (2007). Educating Citizens in a Multicultural Society. 2nd
Edition. Teachers College Press, Columbia Univ.
 Kozol, Jonathan (2005). The Shame of the Nation, 5
th
Edition.
Random/Crown
 Spring, Joel (2010), Deculturalization and the Struggle for Equality, 6th
Edition. MGH.
Office Hours:
Appointment required. Please contact me to schedule a time.
Grades:
7 Assessments @ 10 per = 70 22%
7 Written Reflections @ 10 per = 70 22%
1 Cultural Clip @ 50 per = 50 16%
1 Final Exam @ 100 per = 100 32%
1 Final Evaluation @ 25 per = 25 8%
TOTAL = 315 100%
281.9 - 315 A (89.5%) / 250.4 - 281.8 B (79.5%) /
218.9 - 250.3 C (69.5%) / 187.4 - 218.8 D (59.5%)
Contributions -- ongoing (Jan 12 - May 8)
 Contribution points are added on to all assessments and written
reactions @10 per. They are based on demonstrating that you
have prepared adequately for a college level course and know
the material well that has been assigned for the specified date.
It is recommended that 2 hours of outside preparation be
allowed for each 1 hour of class.
 Your success and the success of this class depend on your
presence. You are expected to attend each class, complete
reading and writing assignments prior to class sessions, and
engage in thoughtful contributions to class discussion in light of
these assignments. You must be present to make appropriate
written and oral contributions. You will be expected to evaluate
your own contributions as well as those of your classmates.
 It is expected that students come to each class prepared to
discuss the assigned readings. The preparation entails (at a
minimum) reading each piece, taking careful notes on the
central themes and main points, ascertaining how the piece fits
into the broader objectives of the course, and noting key
questions and concerns. You are expected to know and to have
considered a)what you don't understand, b) what you still want
to know, c) what you think about what you have read and heard,
and 4) why these ideas matter to others and to you, i.e., why
you should care. Individual questions may be asked during class,
before/after class, during a break, on a note card, by email, or
by phone.
 Contributions may be active, passive, participatory, verbal, non-
verbal, and/or supportive. Because we learn from all sources, it
is important to take notes from all contributions. Pay attention
to how others respond to what is said/not said. In terms of a
specific issue or theme from the reading selections, the
objective is to convince others that you have thought about it,
considered it, reflected about it, analyzed it, and even
questioned it.
 As a multicultural class, individual contributions comprise a most
important part. This includes sharing personal thoughts and
opinions and reflecting on those of others as they relate to lesson
themes. Reading assigned materials, contributing in class
activities, discussions, and in-class presentations, attending every
session, and arriving and leaving at the designated times help to
accomplish this. Keeping current with the readings and
completing assignments on time will facilitate your contribution in
the discussion component of this course and not impede the
progress of the class. Sensitivity toward class participants who
may express ideas or opinion unlike yours is expected. This
mutual respect will create the ambiance conducive to
understanding ourselves, others, and the society we have
inherited.
Additional Notes:
1. Students are kindly requested to place smart phones and other
electronic devices on vibrate or mute the volume during class.
2. All assignments are due on the specified date. This includes
assignments to be turned in at the beginning of class. Work
completed after the due date will necessitate additional
requirements.
3. Administrative withdrawal will be initiated on the fifth class
absence. Late arrivals/early exits constitute partial absences.
4. KCKCC is committed to an appreciation of diversity with respect for
the differences among the diverse groups comprising our students,
faculty, and staff that is free of bigotry and discrimination. KCKCC is
committed to providing a multicultural education and environment
that reflects and respects diversity and that seeks to increase
understanding. KCKCC offers equal educational opportunity to all
students as well as serving as an equal opportunity employer for all
personnel. Various laws, including Title IX of the Educational
Amendments of 1972, require the college’s policy on non-
discrimination be administered without regard to race, color, age,
sex, religion, national origin, physical handicap, or veteran status
and that such policy be made known. KCKCC complies with the
Americans with Disabilities Act. If you need accommodations due
to a documented disability, please contact the Director of the
Academic Resource Center in Rm. 3354 or call 288-7670.

2. Assessments consist of oral or weekly tests (@10 pts x 7 = 70 pts)
which afford opportunities for expanded awareness and dialogue
over concepts from assigned readings, discussions, and class lessons.
Written Reflections (@10 pts x 7 - 70 pts) provide opportunities for
students to express and justify opinions with reliable evidence from
outside sources.
Culture Clip (@ 50 pts) allows opportunities to identify components
of personal and group cultural identities, to include race/ethnicity,
nationality/citizenship, religion, gender, native language,
socioeconomic level, geographic location, family structure, sexual
orientation, exceptionality, age, education, vocation/career, and
other lived experiences. This application entails a visual and oral
representation (e.g., mobile, poster, model, display, demonstration,
PowerPoint, YouTube, Inspiration software) of your world and identity
to present in class.
Final Exam (@ 100 pts) is a comprehensive examination of the entire
course readings, discussions, and lessons.
Final Evaluation (@ 25 pts) permits participants to evaluate their
individual contributions and those of their classmates in comparison
with course objective and requirements.
Optional Assignments are available to add to your overall point totals,
but will not substitute for requirements. Extra Credit is where equality,
equity, and fairness are clearly demonstrated. Not having to do what
everyone else is required to do or to do less than what everyone else is
doing is not an example of Extra Credit. As such, Extra Credit is given
for going beyond course requirements.
Classroom oral contributions will generate up to 3 points per week
which will be added to total points at the end of the course.
Make-up Policy is for all assignments and projects to be submitted on
the due date. While late assignments will be accepted, point and
grading criteria will necessitate additional expectations.
Classwork and Assignment Dates:
Session /
Date
Banks Spring Kozol Supp Eval Cum Pts
1/Jan 12-
14-16
Ch 1 Sanchez Reflection
1 @ 10 per 10
2/ Jan 21-
23
Frwd,
PrefaceC
h 1
Ch 2 Lee Assess 1 @
10 per
10+10=
20
3/ Jan 26-
28-30
Ch 2 Ch 1 Ch 3 Briggs Reflection
2 @ 10
20+10=
30
4/ Feb 2-
4-6
Ch 3 Ch 4 Sterk Assess 2 @
10
30+10=
40
5/ Feb
9-11-13
Ch 4 Ch 3
(not 2)
Ch 5 Farb Reflection
3 @ 10
40+10=
50
6/ Feb
18-20
Ch 5 Ch 6 Milgram Assess 3 @
10
50+10=
60
7/ Feb
23-25-27
Ch 6 Ch 2 Ch 7 Sacks Reflection
4 @ 10
60+10=
70
8/ Mar 2-
4-6
Ch 4 Ch 8 Dolnick Assess 4 @
10
70+10=
80
9/ Mar 9-
11-13
Cultural
Clip @ 50
80+50=
130
Mar 16-
18-20
10/ Mar
23-25-27
Ch 7 Ch 5 Ch 9 Heath Reflection
5 @ 10
130+10=
140
11/ Mar
30 Apr 1-
3
Ch 8 Ch 10 Cullinan Assess 5 @
10
140+10=
150
12/ Apr
6-8-10
Ch 9 Ch 6 Ch 11 Kaplan Reflection
6 @ 20
150+10=
160
134/ Apr
13-15-17
Ch 10 Ch 12 Lahr Assess 6 @
10
160+10=
170
14/ Apr
20-22-24
Ch 11 Ch 7 Epilog Gould Reflection
7 @ 10
170+10=
180
15/ Apr
27-29
May 1
Warren Assess 7 @
20
180+10=
190
16/ May
4-6
Mrosla,
Urban,
Hagy
190+0=
190
17/ May
8
Final
Exam/ Eval
@ 100+25
190+125
=315
A+ A B C D
100% 89.5% 79.5% 69.5% 59.5%
315 281.9 250.4 218.9 187.4
Kansas City Kansas
Community College
ED 262-01 / Education in a
Multicultural Society
Spring, 2015 Course Syllabus
Revised 1/15/2015
"Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our
deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is
our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us…. Your
playing small doesn't serve the world…. We are all meant to
shine, as children do…. And as we let our own light shine, we
unconsciously give other people permission to do the same."
-- Nelson Mandela, from Marianne Williamson, A Return to
Love, 1992, ch 7
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