Multiculturalism

Admittedly, a social justice filter was not in question when designing my lesson plan. Retrospectively, I have realised the value of socially just pedagogies towards the advancements of student participation and overall outcomes. A socially just classroom is not simply built on fair and equitable principles, but offers students the opportunities to question and take action, in order to become culturally global citizens (Hackman, 2005, p.104). For the purpose of this task, I have selected an…

Assessing Cultural Competence in Public Administration Introduction Public Administration is the backbone of a state and any discrimination within the body or by the body could be disastrous. With the expansion and globalization of the World, people from an array of cultures inhabit the countries. In order to make this department more efficient, the authorities need to ensure that their policies and behaviors comply with the latest and ethical demands of Cultural Competence, such that they…

Black, White or Blended It Does Not Matter Bullying Is Predominant In Schools What do you think is going on when you send your child or children to school? Do you think that there is racism driven bullying? Sometimes parents aren’t even aware of the both violent and verbal attack designated towards their child because of their fears, diminishing self-esteem and confidence to communicate their qualms. Imagine yourself being them, in this generation where social media controls society,…

Introduction In the first chapter of this project, an overview of problem and an explanation as to why it was very important to look at the factors influencing Latino immigrant families into the child welfare system were postulated. In the second chapter, a detailed analysis of the various factors were presented. In this chapter acculturation and discipline style were among the most prominent factors to affect Latino immigrant parents entering the child welfare system. In the third chapter,…

The concept of diversity can generally be defined as the understanding that each individual is unique and accepting our differences. These can be along the dimensions of race, ethnicity, gender, age, sexual orientation, economic status, physical abilities, religion, political beliefs, etc. The real meaning of diversity moves beyond simple tolerance, in order to embrace and celebrate the rich dimensions of diversity contained within each individual. Through the expansion of globalisation,…

Diversity is defined as the quality or state of having many different forms, types, cultures, and more. Being from a diverse environment is considered to be a valuable characteristic where one can acknowledge and accept the differences in others. This person whom had experience diversity is capable of being tolerant and open with others while one maintains their own opinion firmly. Therefore many different people are able to respect and look up to those who came from a diverse environment, or…

The relevance of the AMCD guidelines and standards is to facilitate the proficiencies for multicultural counseling to enhance their skills while in training, and during their practice to effectively work with diverse cultural clienteles. Therefore, the purpose of the AMCD is to provide a framework for professional counselors to use to ensure that they are maintaining human dignity and civil rights that is prescribed by the law. The AMCD mission is to predispose counselors who are culturally…

Hiring for diversity is an important issue and sometimes it is necessary in public agencies, and also the fire service for many reasons. One reason would be that in these communities there are cultural barriers, which mean that potentially there also are language barriers. This can cause lack of communication between the ones that are providing the help and those that need it and can be extremely frustrating for the providers. Hiring people that are bi-lingual is a huge bonus for public agencies…

What does being a Canadian mean to you? To me, being a Canadian means Freedom, Universal health care and Diversity. The ability to get to speak when I want and stand up for what I believe in, not having to worry about paying lots of money for treatment. I can feel protected at home with my multicultural neighbours. Canada has many different races and the country is multicultural people and we’re all treated equally. Being a Canadian gives loads of unique advantages such as I am allowed…

Canada is a large country filled with provinces that range in cultural distinctiveness, political life and overall economic goals. In a sense, each province is unique from one another and can be seen as a “small world” within a larger Canadian context. In the article titled: “Small Worlds of Diversity: Views Toward Immigration and Racial Minorities in Canadian Provinces”, Antoine Bilodeau, Luc Turgeon and Ekrem Karakoc examine each province’s views on immigration and racial minorities by…