EDUC 644 - Multicultural Students and Families in Public Schools

Units: 3

Examines subjects which allow students to increase their level of awareness, knowledge, and skills that will render them effective teachers with culturally diverse students and families. Students will understand how families function and interact with schools. Students will consider how mainstream society defines/describes families and the ways families define and describe themselves. Finally, students will consider specific ethnic groups as well as interracial families, and inter-ethnic and intra-ethnic relations.