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ERIC TITLE NUMBER: ED324595 AUTHOR: Abbey, Nancy; And Others
TITLE: Family Life Education in Multicultural Classrooms.
Practical Guidelines.
YEAR PUBLISHED: 1990
NOTE: 92 p.; Publication was made possible by a grant from
the General Service Foundation, St. Paul, MN.
AVAILABILITY: Network Publications, 1700 Mission St., Suite
203, P.O. Box 1830, Santa Cruz, CA 95061-1830 ($9.95).
ABSTRACT: This guide presents approaches and guidelines for
developing culturally appropriate and relevant family life
education. It begins with a definition of culture and a
look at different types of acculturation. A section on
cultural relevance in family life education briefly
explains the challenge of a multicultural approach in
family life education and offers some initial
recommendations. A section on self-esteem provides an
explanation of the Clemes and Bean Theory of Self-Esteem,
with a discussion of its multicultural application. Two
specific guidelines are then outlined. The first,
Guidelines for Teachers, are designed to help educators
develop and teach family life education classes that are
sensitive to and reflective of the cultural and ethnic
diversity of the students in the classroom. The second,
Guidelines for School Districts and Decision Makers, were
developed to improve educational opportunities for
students. Under the heading Special Sections additional
tools specifically addressed to the classroom teacher are
provided: a list of questions intended as a private self
assessment of teacher's biases; a list of questions that
will help teachers assess the responsiveness of the
curriculum to the multicultural needs of students; and four
sample lessons from the "Latino Family Life Education
Curriculum Series" which exemplify the application of the
Clemes and Bean Theory of Self-Esteem. The concepts and
suggestions in this guide are designed to be integrated
into an existing family life education curriculum. A list
of resources is also provided. (NB)
KEY DESCRIPTORS: Acculturation-; Culture-; Elementary
Secondary-Education; Student-Needs
KEY DESCRIPTORS: *Cultural-Differences;
*Cultural-Pluralism;
*Ethnicity-; *Family-Life-Education; *Self-Esteem
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