Multiculturalism and Learning Style
Teaching and Counseling Adolescents
Published on 13. June 1995
Book
Hardback
282 pages
978-0-275-94762-0 (ISBN)
Description
This text synthesizes the research on the learning style characteristics of five culturally diverse groups: Native Americans, Hispanic Americans, African Americans, Asian Americans, and European Americans. Although each of these groups has distinguishing features and differs from other groups on some of the 22 elements that constitute learning style, there are broad within-group variations that preclude generalizations. Dunn and Griggs identify a multidimensional model of learning style, describe a comprehensive assessment instrument for identifying an individual's learning style, and provide a variety of educational interventions that accommodate diverse learning style preferences.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
ISBN-13
978-0-275-94762-0 (9780275947620)
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Persons
RITA DUNN is Professor of Instructional Leadership and Director of the Center for the Study of Teaching and Learning Styles, St. John's Univerity.
SHIRLEY A. GRIGGS is Professor of Counselor Education at St. John's University. Both are recognized as outstanding faculty in teaching and research. Dunn and Griggs have coauthored Learning Styles: Quiet Revolution in American Secondary Schools (1966) and more than 17 other books as separate authors.
SHIRLEY A. GRIGGS is Professor of Counselor Education at St. John's University. Both are recognized as outstanding faculty in teaching and research. Dunn and Griggs have coauthored Learning Styles: Quiet Revolution in American Secondary Schools (1966) and more than 17 other books as separate authors.
Content
Preface Acknowledgments Examining Your Knowledge of Multiculturalism and Learning Styles Understanding Learning Style and the Need for Teaching to Individual, Rather than Group, Characteristics Understanding Learning-Style Counseling and Adolescent Stages of Development Multiculturalism and the Learning-Style Characteristics of Major Cultural Groups in the United States Identifying Adolescents' Individual Learning-Style Strengths Managing the Implementation of a Learning-Style Program Designing Tactual and Kinesthetic Resources to Respond to Adolescents' Individual Learning Styles Designing Programmed Learning Sequences (PLS) to Respond to Adolescents' Individual Learning Styles Designing Contract Activity Packages (CAPs) to Respond to Adolescents' Individual Learning Styles Designing Multisensory Instructional Packages (MIPs) to Respond to Adolescents' Learning Styles References Appendix A: Available Low-Cost Resources for Getting Started Index