TY - JOUR
T1 - Multiculturalism in the classroom
T2 - Discovering difference from within
AU - Nielsen, Marianne O
AU - Stambaugh, Phoebe M.
PY - 1998
Y1 - 1998
N2 - Critics and proponents alike have voiced concerns about the difficulties of practicing multiculturalism in today's criminal justice classrooms. In this essay we present strategies for using the lived experiences of students as a tool for discovering diversity inside the classroom, as well as for finding value in it. We then use our students' discourse to talk about the impact these strategies can have. Our experiences, as well as those of our students, suggest that principles of multiculturalism can be achieved without having to sacrifice the core curricula; and that one of the more valuable resources for teaching multiculturally is the lived experiences that students, teachers and guests bring into the classroom.
AB - Critics and proponents alike have voiced concerns about the difficulties of practicing multiculturalism in today's criminal justice classrooms. In this essay we present strategies for using the lived experiences of students as a tool for discovering diversity inside the classroom, as well as for finding value in it. We then use our students' discourse to talk about the impact these strategies can have. Our experiences, as well as those of our students, suggest that principles of multiculturalism can be achieved without having to sacrifice the core curricula; and that one of the more valuable resources for teaching multiculturally is the lived experiences that students, teachers and guests bring into the classroom.
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U2 - 10.1080/10511259800084331
DO - 10.1080/10511259800084331
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85065351677
SN - 1522-6514
VL - 21
SP - 281
EP - 291
JO - International Journal of Phytoremediation
JF - International Journal of Phytoremediation
IS - 1
ER -