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Reflections on Multicultural Curriculum. Building Community through Global Problem Solving

Describes the importance of teaching students empathy for and understanding of cultural differences, explaining how to build community through shared responsibility in global problem solving. Three examples of this type of curricular exercise, which focus on nutrition, economic structures, and ecology, are presented. Curricular considerations when writing such curricula are included. (SM)

• Author/Creator: Lenaghan, Arlene
• Date Published: Spr
• Journal/Secondary Title: Multicultural Education
• Number: 3
• Volume: 7
• Year: 2000

This resource is cataloged under:

• Network/channel: NCCRESt: People: Students
• Network/channel: NCCRESt: Practices: Diversity Practices
• Subject: Diversity (Student)
• Subject: ecology
• Subject: Economic Factors
• Subject: Elementary Secondary Education
• Subject: Empathy
• Subject: Global Approach
• Subject: Multicultural Education
• Subject: Nutrition
• Subject: problem solving

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