Meeting Diversity with a Multicultural English Elective Course

<p>High school English teachers need to respond to the diversity of cultures that our schools possess, and be open-minded in our construction of the curriculum that English classes should encompass. There is a disconnect between the “core” books that drive curriculum and what really interests students. I am invested in the process of altering the “traditional” English curriculum at a suburban high school north of San Fran implementing a multicultural/ethnic literature course. My research examines student engagement in English classes when multicultural/ethnic texts are included, and whether or not an elective class with such texts would be of interest to students.</p> <p>Several theorists and researchers support multicultural education such as Sonia Nieto, Joan Rasool, Cheryl Curtis, James Banks, and Christine Sleeter to name a few. I am looking to adapt a multicultural approach in the formation of an English elective course. I will anchor my curriculum with the research and theoretical justifications that surround multicultural education, resistance theory, and critical/feminist pedagogies.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Science

Level thesis:degree_level

Master's Thesis

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Education

Year

2008

Author dc:creator

• Dell'Osso, Christina

• Education
• DEI

Repository record dc:identifier

https://scholar.dominican.edu/education-print-theses/334

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oai:scholar.dominican.edu:education-print-theses-1333