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Promoting Cultural Awareness in the Urban Elementary Classroom through Multicultural Literature

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2017
Summary:
As the country’s population grows ever more diverse, there is a growing need of cultural awareness in our elementary public schools. Young children are coming together from all over the world with diverse families and experiences and co-existing with each other in America’s elementary schools. In order to minimize a negative view towards diversity, this study implements a multicultural approach that can create positive cultural interactions in the urban elementary classroom. Multiculturalism is, in short, the view that various cultures in society merit equal respect and genuine interest. In order to incorporate multiculturalism into the curriculum, I utilized selective multicultural children’s literature that corresponded with the current reading standards and objectives. With a focus on literacy, reading and writing, the students participated in several activities that helped them explore the similarities and differences between characters from diverse cultures.
Title: Promoting Cultural Awareness in the Urban Elementary Classroom through Multicultural Literature.
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Name(s): Musick, Gina
Dassa, Lori
Office of Undergraduate Research and Inquiry
Type of Resource: text
Genre: Poster
Date Created: 2017
Date Issued: 2017
Publisher: Florida Atlantic University
Place of Publication: Boca Raton, Florida
Physical Form: application/pdf
Extent: 1 p.
Language(s): English
Summary: As the country’s population grows ever more diverse, there is a growing need of cultural awareness in our elementary public schools. Young children are coming together from all over the world with diverse families and experiences and co-existing with each other in America’s elementary schools. In order to minimize a negative view towards diversity, this study implements a multicultural approach that can create positive cultural interactions in the urban elementary classroom. Multiculturalism is, in short, the view that various cultures in society merit equal respect and genuine interest. In order to incorporate multiculturalism into the curriculum, I utilized selective multicultural children’s literature that corresponded with the current reading standards and objectives. With a focus on literacy, reading and writing, the students participated in several activities that helped them explore the similarities and differences between characters from diverse cultures.
Identifier: FA00005630 (IID)
Subject(s): College students --Research --United States.
Held by: Florida Atlantic University Libraries
Sublocation: Digital Library
Persistent Link to This Record: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00005630
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Host Institution: FAU