
Multiculturalism in the College Curriculum
A Handbook of Strategies and Resources for Faculty
Marilyn Lutzker(Author)
Greenwood Press
Published on 18. March 1995
Book
Hardback
160 pages
978-0-313-28918-7 (ISBN)
Description
Emphasizing that diversity in the curriculum is as much about a way of thinking as it is about specific information, Lutzker presents a compendium of innovative and practical classroom strategies and widely available information resources which will enable faculty to increase the multicultural content of their courses without necessarily making major changes in their accustomed methods of teaching. This is a handbook for college faculty in all disciplines who would like to increase the multicultural content of their courses, but have been reluctant to do so for a variety of reasons including an already overloaded syllabus, a lack of background in the subject, uncertainty about student reactions, or lack of time to make substantial changes in an existing syllabus. Administrators anxious to increase diversity in the curriculum of their institutions, but unable to fund large-scale curriculum revision projects, will also find this volume useful.
Part I is concerned with classroom strategies and with student research projects. Starting with discussions of objectives and priorities, the underlying role of critical thinking, and the importance of language sensitivity, the book then describes specific classroom strategies useful for increasing diversity. The subsequent chapters are devoted to discussions of general guidelines for developing student projects with a multicultural perspective, innovative alternatives to the traditional term paper, and suggestions for multicultural student projects which do not require library research. Part I concludes with a discussion of possible student reactions to increased multiculturalism, and suggested approaches to those reactions.
Part II is concerned with information resources which will be useful to instructors and to students. Fully annotated lists are provided in a variety of areas including widely available primary sources, specialized biographical directories, sources for sample syllabi in all disciplines, guides to ethnic and foreign press, to films and videos, and to electronic resources. Part II concludes with a discussion designed to increase efficiency in using the library catalog to locate information in multicultural subject areas. Appendices provide sample research worksheets, a list of small publishers and distributors of multicultural books, and an annotated bibliography.
Part I is concerned with classroom strategies and with student research projects. Starting with discussions of objectives and priorities, the underlying role of critical thinking, and the importance of language sensitivity, the book then describes specific classroom strategies useful for increasing diversity. The subsequent chapters are devoted to discussions of general guidelines for developing student projects with a multicultural perspective, innovative alternatives to the traditional term paper, and suggestions for multicultural student projects which do not require library research. Part I concludes with a discussion of possible student reactions to increased multiculturalism, and suggested approaches to those reactions.
Part II is concerned with information resources which will be useful to instructors and to students. Fully annotated lists are provided in a variety of areas including widely available primary sources, specialized biographical directories, sources for sample syllabi in all disciplines, guides to ethnic and foreign press, to films and videos, and to electronic resources. Part II concludes with a discussion designed to increase efficiency in using the library catalog to locate information in multicultural subject areas. Appendices provide sample research worksheets, a list of small publishers and distributors of multicultural books, and an annotated bibliography.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Interest Age: From 7 to 17 years
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 14 mm
Weight
414 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-313-28918-7 (9780313289187)
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A Handbook of Strategies and Resources for Faculty
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MARILYN LUTZKER is Professor in the library at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, City University of New York. Her previous publications include Research Projects for College Students: What to Write Across the Curriculum (1988), and Criminal Justice Research in Libraries (1986), both published by Greenwood Press. She has lectured to numerous faculty groups about creative approaches to student research projects, and about incorporating multicultural approaches into traditional syllabi.
Content
Preface
Introduction
Groundwork for a Multicultural Approach
Objectives/Priorities
Content of the Syllabus
Language/Word/Names
Classroom Strategies: Activities and Resources to Add Diversity
Strategies and Resources for Developing Multicultural Student Projects
Developing the Project
Generic Topics for Diversity-Related Student Research
Primary Sources for Diversity-Related Student Research
Working with the Library
Student Projects: The Diversity Perspective
Library Research Assignments: Term Papers and Their Alternatives
Multicultural Projects That Do Not Require Library Research
Sharing the Information
Plagiarism
Student Reactions and Interactions
Expect Some Problems
Some Suggested Approaches to Classroom Problems Related to Issues of Diversity
Resources for Students and Instructors
Encyclopedias and Other Overviews
Directories
Chronologies and Atlases
Statistics
Biographies and Biographical Directories
Periodicals: Ethnic Press of the United States, Foreign Press, and Specialized Periodical Indexes
Selected Primary Sources: Newspapers and Magazines of the Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Centuries
Selected Primary Sources: Documents, Monographs, Archives, and Research Collections
Visual Sources: Films, Videos, Photographs, and Posters
Sample Syllabi
Electronic Communication
Locating Additional Resources: Hints for Searching the Online Catalog
Basic Searching in the Online Library Catalog
Multiculturalism and Library of Congress Subject Headings
Appendix A: Sample Library Research Worksheets: Sample Media Analysis Worksheets
Appendix B: Selected List of Small Publishers and Distributors of Multicultural Books
Selected Annotated Bibliography
Introduction
Groundwork for a Multicultural Approach
Objectives/Priorities
Content of the Syllabus
Language/Word/Names
Classroom Strategies: Activities and Resources to Add Diversity
Strategies and Resources for Developing Multicultural Student Projects
Developing the Project
Generic Topics for Diversity-Related Student Research
Primary Sources for Diversity-Related Student Research
Working with the Library
Student Projects: The Diversity Perspective
Library Research Assignments: Term Papers and Their Alternatives
Multicultural Projects That Do Not Require Library Research
Sharing the Information
Plagiarism
Student Reactions and Interactions
Expect Some Problems
Some Suggested Approaches to Classroom Problems Related to Issues of Diversity
Resources for Students and Instructors
Encyclopedias and Other Overviews
Directories
Chronologies and Atlases
Statistics
Biographies and Biographical Directories
Periodicals: Ethnic Press of the United States, Foreign Press, and Specialized Periodical Indexes
Selected Primary Sources: Newspapers and Magazines of the Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Centuries
Selected Primary Sources: Documents, Monographs, Archives, and Research Collections
Visual Sources: Films, Videos, Photographs, and Posters
Sample Syllabi
Electronic Communication
Locating Additional Resources: Hints for Searching the Online Catalog
Basic Searching in the Online Library Catalog
Multiculturalism and Library of Congress Subject Headings
Appendix A: Sample Library Research Worksheets: Sample Media Analysis Worksheets
Appendix B: Selected List of Small Publishers and Distributors of Multicultural Books
Selected Annotated Bibliography