MULTICULTURAL EDUCATION AND THE VOCATIONAL/TECHNICAL STUDENT
Title:
MULTICULTURAL EDUCATION AND THE VOCATIONAL/TECHNICAL STUDENT
Author:
Wallin, Desna
Appeared in:
Community college journal of research and practice
Paging:
Volume 20 (1996) nr. 1 pages 23-33
Year:
1996
Contents:
Multicultural Education is not a new phenomenon. Community colleges, with their open admissions policies, have proven to be the vehicle of access to the mainstream for millions of immigrants, minorities, and other marginalized groups. In the next century, minorities will occupy a disproportionate share of the workforce. The community college, which traditionally prepares many students for technical careers, has a vital role to play in the next decade if this country is to keep a strong and competitive workforce. And community college faculty carry a large part of the responsibility to educate this workforce. Faculty can integrate multicultural concepts into the vocational classroom. Tech prep courses, grounded in the global economy, provide an opportunity for multicultural perspectives throughout the curriculum. Vocational and technical courses provide a natural setting for recognizing and cultivating the ability to work with cultural diversity as a key to being successful in the workforce of the 21st century.
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