ED/5010 ED5010 ED 5010 UNIT 6 DISCUSSION 1

ED 5010 UNIT 6 DISCUSSION 1

Discussion 1 PART A

Multicultural Issues Interview Data

This week, you conducted interviews with two individuals whose cultural background is different from yours. The topic was cultural issues they experienced in curriculum, instruction, and assessment. For this discussion, report on those interviews.

• Provide a brief description of the people with whom you discussed the cultural issues topic. Why did you select these two people? Be sure to use pseudonyms when you refer to these individuals.
• What cultural challenges related to curriculum, instruction, and assessment did these individuals experience in their schooling?
• How did the individuals you interviewed cope with the challenges they experienced? Were their strategies effective?
• Reflect on your interviews and describe your own feelings during the conversation. Did you experience any discomfort, any cognitive dissonance? How did you resolve those?
• How do you plan to apply what you learned from these interviews in your own educational practice?

Response Guidelines

Respond to at least two colleagues. Identify any similarities or differences that your interviewees experienced when compared to those of your selected colleagues. To what do you attribute the similarities or differences?