International Journal of Humanities and Social Science Vol. 2 No. 1; January 2012 The Malaysian Experience in Developing National Identity‚ Multicultural Tolerance and Understanding through Teaching Curricula: Lessons Learned and Possible Applications in the Jordanian Context Dr. Fakhri R. Khader Chairman Dept of Educational Sciences Petra University Amman - Jordan Introduction Malaysia is a federal constitutional monarch located in the heart of Southeast Asia. It covers an area of 329
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delivered in a positive way to a group of students who are old enough to take the information and run with it. This lesson on the surface is not an appropriate response to a multicultural issue because it mainly deals with the male and female gender. Though‚ if adapted and expressed in a certain way the lesson plan would be multicultural and really take the issue of sexism to a whole different level. Sexism if viewed differently from each of the different cultures‚ because each culture takes the topic to
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Multicultural Literature When I was in grade school‚ I don’t recall coming across to many books that weren’t traditionally in the curriculum. I mean everything I read in grade school was a solid‚ remarkable piece of literature but nothing I could ever relate too. Even though I grew up in a diverse time‚ I didn’t read multicultural literature in school. I read them on my own time. Multicultural literature should be integrated into the curriculum of today’s school
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Running Head: MULTICULTURAL COUNSELING WITH HISPANIC FAMILIES Multicultural Counseling Success with Hispanic Families Dawn With Artz University Mike Smith‚ Ph.D. December 16‚ 2009 Abstract There are many characteristics and commonalities among immigrants coming into the United States such as language‚ values‚ tradition‚ religion‚ and culture. They come to the United States from many different countries and yet American culture puts them into one large melting pot and
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Discuss the challenges faced by managers of multicultural workforces and those managing in cultures other than their own‚ and put forward recommendations for management training. Porntida Hemaprasit‚ Bournemouth University 2012 Over the last five decades‚ there is an increasing in multinational companies‚ whether small or large business; especially in hotel and heavy industry. Most of these organizations principally aim to expand internationally. For instance‚ the Hilton International was established
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How real and viable are these differences in organizations? Personally I like to believe they are very real and that it is just the logical way people in our society today should operate. in other words people‚ organizations‚ or in general society should learn to adjust with the times. Such things as gender‚ race‚ and sexuality have definitely brought influence to multiple organizations and to our society today. We are in a day and age where social issues such as gay marriage are slowly working
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Multicultural societies are a mixture of different ethnic group. Bring more benefits than drawbacks for a country. Do you agree or disagree. 多元社会可以更好的了解其他文化，促进文化融合 可以鼓励思维的多样性，带动社会创新。 1. 多元文化multiculturalism的好处是促进文化的融合，鼓励思维的多样性，带动社会创新。 2. 而缺点则可能导致文化同化cultural assimilation，会导致民族间的文化冲突cultural conflict. Consequently‚ in the following years………definitely still will this is less likely today when……… It is no denying that multiculturalism we are receiving is the most characteristic feature in the world
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of today’s textbooks. Without having multicultural perspectives on American history‚ people saw those “exceptional men” views of the past that were manipulated . All the poor indigenous people who suffered‚ sacrificed and passed through obstacles to make a difference did not have a voice. The history of the American people should include multicultural perspectives to learn the truth of what really occurred and remember the people’s accomplishments and challenges. To start off‚ individuals were introduced
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Those researchers who investigate these phenomenons are multicultural psychologist. This paper will discuss what is what multicultural psychology is‚ provide a brief history of multicultural psychology‚ and provide a rationale for the establishment of multicultural psychology as a subspecialty of psychology. Multicultural Psychology Some people may wonder what a multicultural psychology is. According to Webster dictionary multicultural is relating to‚ reflecting‚ or adapted to diverse cultures
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In such a multicultural world‚ understanding your own cultural identity as well as being knowledgeable of others cultural identities is imperative. A current goal of mine is to become an effective multicultural counselor by furthering my knowledge and awareness of social and cultural influences on diverse cultures. After completing the Multicultural Assessment‚ I received a score totaling 162. Specifically‚ in the Counselor Awareness‚ Knowledge‚ and Skills area my grade was 52. In the Understanding
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