CULTURE and COMMUNITY(Theories in Guidance)

EVELYN C. AVILA, RPAEDiscussant

Dr. JINA-LUZ ALFELORProfessor

WHAT IS CULTURE?• The knowledge, values, attitudes, and

traditions that guide the behavior of a group of people and allow them to solve the problems of living in their environment

7 Views of Culture

1. Core societal values2. Context & Customs3. Power & Social Positions4. Intergroup relations5. Tools & Practices6. Social Capital7. Psychological capabilities

MULTICULTURAL EDUCATION

- Rejects the idea of the melting pot*- Education that teaches the value of cultural

diversity- Is more than a change in the curriculum

BANK'S DIMENSIONS OF MULTICULTURAL EDUCATION

Content Integration The Knowledge Construction Process An Equity Pedagogy Pre-judice Reduction An Empowering School Culture and

Social Structure

SOCIAL CLASS DIFFERENCESSOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS (SES)

- variations in power, wealth and prestige

4 General Levels of SES:1. Upper2. Middle3. Working4. Lower

EFFECTS OF LOW S.E.S.

Poor Health Care Low Expectations Learned Helplessness Peer Influence and Resistance Culture Tracking Child Rearing Styles

ETHNIC AND RACIAL DIFFERENCES

Ethnicity - a cultural heritage shared by a group of people

Race - a group of people who share common biological traits that are seen as self defining by the people of the group.

Minority Group - a group of people who have been socially disadvantaged--and not always a minority in actual numbers.

ETHNIC AND RACIAL DIFFERENCES

Changing demographicsCultural conflicts Cultural Compatability

Ethnic and Racial Differences in School Achievement

6 GUIDELINES FOR THE TYPES OF FAMILY/SCHOOL/COMMUNITY

PARTNERSHIPS

PARENTING PARTNERSHIPS COMMUNICATION VOLUNTEERING LEARNING AT HOME DECISION-MAKING PARTNERSHIPS COMMUNITY PATNERSHIPS

THE LEGACY OF DISCRIMINATION

The Development of Pre-judice Continuing Discrimination Stereotype threat

1. Short Term Effect: Test Performance

2. Long term Effect: Disidentification

DIFFERENCES IN THE CLASSROOM

• Gender Role Identity– gender-role stereotyping in preschool years– gender bias in the curriculum– sex discrimination in classrooms

• Sex Differences in Mental Abilities

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