Camilla C. Gonzales Professor Submitted by: Bigtacion‚ Anne Czarina D. IV-20 BSE Social Science Semester II 2012-2013 November 20‚ 2012 MULTICULTURAL EDUCATION (A Development in Education) I. INTRODUC TION In a world experiencing rapid change‚ and where cultural‚ political‚ economic and social upheaval challenges traditional ways of life‚ education has a major role to play in promoting social cohesion and peaceful coexistence. Through programs that encourage discussion between
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The theorists‚ Piaget and Vygotsky both had views on the significance of learning and the role of play‚ which they considered being a crucial part of a child’s development. Although they had similar views‚ they differed in terms of what children do when they play (Drewery & Bird‚ 2004). This essay supports learning opportunities and examples of children’s play through experience‚ events and interactions with people‚ places and things. Piaget explained the importance of learning
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Past‚ Present‚ Future Basic Human Nature – Evil‚ Neutral/Mixed‚ Good Activity Orientation – Being‚ Contain/Control‚ Doing Relationships among People – Ind. Group‚ Hierarchical Space Orientation – Private‚ Mixed‚ Public Hofstede’s Dimensions of Cultural Values (1980‚ 2001) – work-related values Individualism / collectivism Low / High Power Distance Weak / Strong Uncertainty Avoidance Masculinity / Femininity (Mas – tough‚ value of success‚ money; Fem – tender‚ personal relationship‚ care) The
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Leininger’s Theory of Cultural Care Predicted in the late 1950’s‚ Madeleine Leininger saw that not only nursing‚ but health care in general would be global‚ not just local (Perry & Potter‚ 2017). Leininger quickly recognized the importance of caring in the profession of nursing. Throughout her observations while working as a nurse‚ Leininger identified an absence of cultural and care knowledge. She saw this as the lacking element to a nurse’s understanding of many aspects related to patient care
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Piaget vs. Vygotsky Lev Vygotsky and Jean Piaget were two theorists who studied and analyzed human development. Although their theories were different‚ each man had an idea of how the child develops and different cognitive and social processes that allow this to happen. Through thorough observation‚ the theorists were able to use studies as well as knowledge to come up with their own interpretations of child development that have both been used widely throughout the world. While Vygotsky took a
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Cognitive theory approach emphasizes that a person’s behavior depends on the way he or she perceives the social situation or the importance of the social environment as perceived by an individual. A core idea in cognitive perspective is that people tend to spontaneously group and categorize objects which focus on current perceptions rather than on past learning. Cognitive theory is a learning theory of psychology that attempts to explain human behavior by understanding the thought processes. The
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Piaget vs. Vygotsky Both Jean Piaget and Lev Vygotsky have had a huge impact on learning and teaching methods. Although they have different views on how children learn‚ they both suggest helpful methods of teaching. Piaget and Vygotsky both focus on the idea of constructivism. Constructivist theories believe learning includes real-world situations‚ language‚ interaction‚ and collaboration with others. Piaget believed in cognitive constructivism and Vygotsky believed in social constructivism. They
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Vygotsky and Piaget had several similarities and differences on the way they viewed certain developmental concepts. One of the most common was the study of cognitive development. However‚ the way each of them viewed the importance of changing factors is where they varied. While Vygotsky and Piaget both established the significance of social interactions in cognitive development‚ Vygostsky was the one who thought the most accommodating relations were those with peers. He believed that language develops
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Piaget vs. Vygotsky: Comparing and Contrasting “Strategies of Cognitive Development” and “Sociocultural Theory of Development” The Swiss Psychologist‚ Jean Piaget‚ and the Russian Psychologist‚ Lev Vygotsky were both interested in the learning and development‚ specifically among the children. Their theories show that they are both constructivist in their approach. Both of them believe that cognition is a mental construction; that children learn by fitting new info together with that which they
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developed and investigated different theories about how children learn. To understand how children receive and use information is of great value to parents‚ teachers and indeed society in general as the children of today are tomorrow’s adults and our society will not develop if our children cannot learn effectively. In this essay I will discuss the theories of Lev Vygotsky as I believe his work has become the foundation for a lot of our modern day theories and concepts in regard to a child’s cognitive
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