Author Question: Which of the following does not describe multicultural education? a. It is a field that calls for ... (Read 39 times)

deesands · **on:** Sep 14, 2018

Which of the following does not describe multicultural education?

a. It is a field that calls for total school reform and is based on the belief that education is an intellectual and ethical endeavor in which students are provided equity.
b. The field includes school policies, culturally relevant curricula and instructional practices, parent relationships, and school structures.
c. Multicultural education focuses on teaching the whole student with the goal of academic excellence and on developing the potential of each student by integrating care theory, education for democracy, and sociocultural and cognitive learning theory.
d. Multicultural education is about food fairs, ethnic costumes, and cultural traditions.

Question 2

A misconception of multicultural education is that

a. it is a broad concept and can include differences based on gender, sexual orientation, exceptionalities, class, religion and age.
b. it seeks total school reform, so that all aspects of schools reflect our national diversity.
c. it is only for schools with high numbers of ethnic minority students or schools with racial tension.
d. its major goal is to eliminate racism and other forms of social oppression found in schools.