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  Course Description
Course Name : Multicultural Education

Course Code : OÖ 732

Course Type : Optional

Level of Course : Second Cycle

Year of Study : 1

Course Semester : Fall and Spring (16 Weeks)

ECTS : 6

Name of Lecturer(s) : Asst.Prof.Dr. MUSTAFA YAŞAR

Learning Outcomes of the Course : Explains the concepts related to culture and education from a critical perspective.
Evaluates contemporary social issues from critical perspective.
Organizes classroom environment and applies educational activities in accordance with multicultural perspective.

Mode of Delivery : Face-to-Face

Prerequisites and Co-Prerequisites : None

Recommended Optional Programme Components : None

Aim(s) of Course : to help preservice teachers to approach and evaluate issues related to culture and society from a critical, ethical and multicultural perspective and develop educational programs and activities that are suitable for multicultural structure of classroom and society.

Course Contents : Definitions of concepts related to culture and education, properties of multicultural education, critical and ethical thinking skills, multicultural practice in classrooms.

Language of Instruction : Turkish

Work Place : classroom


  Course Outline /Schedule (Weekly) Planned Learning Activities
Week Subject Student's Preliminary Work Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Introduction to the course none discussion
2 definitions of concepts related culture and education ÖZKAN, H. H. (2006) lecture and discussion
3 Globalization Fass, P.S. (2003).BALAY (2004), lecture and discussion
4 Family and school AKSOY, A. B.(2005) lecture and discussion
5 Family and school AKSOY, A. B.(2005) lecture and discussion
6 Change in society and education
7 Change in society and education SAĞ, V. (2003) lecture and discussion
8 Midterm preparation for the exam multiple choices
9 Culture and metaphors for teaching ÇELİKTEN, M. (2005) lecture and discussion
10 Culture and metaphors for teaching ÇELİKTEN, M. (2005) lecture and discussion
11 educational practice for children from diffrent cultural and ethnic backgrounds ŞAHİN, Ç. (2004) lecture and discussion
12 educational practice for children from diffrent cultural and ethnic backgrounds ŞAHİN, Ç. (2004) lecture and discussion
13 Multicultural education in higher education Pamela W. Garner(2008) lecture and discussion
14 Dealing resistance against multicultural education Thomas, Shelley and Vanderhaar, Judi (2008) lecture and discussion
15 Overview of the course Overview of all the reading materials Discussion
16/17 final preparation for the exam multiple coices


  Required Course Resources
Resource Type Resource Name
Recommended Course Material(s)  Pamela W. Garner(2008)The challenge of teaching for diversity in the collegeclassroom when the professor is the ´other´Teaching in Higher Education, 13:1, 117 — 120
 Hasan Hüseyin ÖZKANMart 2006 POPÜLER KÜLTÜR VE EĞİTİM Cilt:14 No:1 Kastamonu Eğitim Dergisi 29-38
 Refik BALAY (2004),Küreselleşme, Bilgi Toplumu ve Eğitim Ankara Üniversitesi Eğitim Bilimleri Fakültesi Dergisi, 2004, cilt: 37, sayı: 2, 61-82
 Fass, P.S. (2003). Children and globalization, Journal of Social History 36 (4), 963-977
 ŞAHİN, Ç. (2004)FARKLI KÜLTÜRDEKİ ÖĞRENCİLERİN EĞİTİMİ İÇİN ELEŞTİREL DAVRANIŞLAR VE YÖNTEMLER. MİLLİ EĞİTİM DERGİSİ Sayı 162
 AKSOY, A. B.(2005) FARKLI KÜLTÜRLERDE EBEVEYNLİK Kastamonu Eğitim Dergisi Cilt:13 No:2333-338
 ÇELİKTEN, M. (2005)KÜLTÜR VE ÖĞRETMEN METAFORLARI. XIV. Ulusal Eğitim Bilimleri Kongresi Sözlü Bildiri
 Thomas, Shelley and Vanderhaar, Judi (2008) ´Negotiating Resistance to Multiculturalism in a Teacher Education Curriculum: A Case Study´, The Teacher Educator, 43:3, 173 — 197
 SAĞ, V. (2003) TOPLUMSAL DEĞİŞİM VE EĞİTİM ÜZERİNE. C.Ü. Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi Cilt: 27 No:1 11-25
Required Course Material(s)


  Assessment Methods and Assessment Criteria
Semester/Year Assessments Number Contribution Percentage
    Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 60
    Homeworks/Projects/Others 2 40
Total 100
Rate of Semester/Year Assessments to Success 40
 
Final Assessments 100
Rate of Final Assessments to Success 60
Total 100

  Contribution of the Course to Key Learning Outcomes
# Key Learning Outcome Contribution*
1 Relates knowledge in the field of early childhood education to the knowledge in other fields. 3
2 Explains the theoretical and applied knowledge in the field of study at expert level. 2
3 Plans and executes a scientific research study. 1
4 Acts in accordance with the social, scientific, cultural and ethical standards when conducting a scientific research or concluding projects. 5
5 Describes and defines different scientific research methods and analyses used in social sciences. 0
6 Independently executes a study that requires expertise in his/her field. 1
7 Questions and inquires into the social and scientific topics in a critical manner and is open to new perspectives. 5
8 Presents a research study that s/he conducted in the field of early childhood education to a group of experts or non-experts orally, visually or in writing, 1
9 Thoroughly explains the educational and developmental issues related to early childhood education. 0
10 Defines, describes and explains teaching strategies, methods and techniques. 0
11 Explains the interactions among different disciplines related to her/his field of study. 0
12 Critically reviews and reflects on the national and international approaches to early childhood education. 5
13 Applies different teaching strategies, methods and techniques. 0
14 Works in a team and/or acts as a leader to solve problems in her/his field. 3
15 Executes studies in her/his field of study in accordance with the life long learning perspective. 4
16 Is sensitive to and follows the social and technological developments. 4
17 Utilizes the information and communication technologies effectively. 0
18 Proficiently uses one of the languages in the European Language Portfolio at the level that enables her/him understand the knowledge base related to her/his field of study, communicate orally and verbally. 3
* Contribution levels are between 0 (not) and 5 (maximum).

  Student Workload - ECTS
Works Number Time (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Course Related Works
    Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) 13 3 39
    Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) 13 5 65
Assesment Related Works
    Homeworks, Projects, Others 2 10 20
    Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 10 10
    Final Exam 1 10 10
Total Workload: 144
Total Workload / 25 (h): 5.76
ECTS Credit: 6