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Title: Equity in diversity through multicultural Education. Topic No. 3. Author: Dr. Alice N. Ndu (Professor) Bagwell College of Education Kennesaw State University Georgia, 30144 alice_ndu@yahoo.com. Introduction-. Human diversity in the global village Ethnicity Ancestry Customs
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Title: Equity in diversity through multicultural Education. Topic No. 3. Author: Dr. Alice N. Ndu (Professor) Bagwell College of Education Kennesaw State University Georgia, 30144 alice_ndu@yahoo.com
Introduction- • Human diversity in the global village • Ethnicity • Ancestry • Customs • Language • Religion etc. • Need for integration
Globalization • Fears • The links • Benefits • Educational interventions
Global Education • What it is not • What it is • Benefits • Its beliefs
Nigeria’s experiences with multicultural education • Antecedents • Diversities • Geography –rainfall, vegetation • Language • Agriculture • Life style • Religion • Biases and prejudices • The war
Education to the rescue • The education policy • Unity schools • The handicapped • Admission policies • NYSC • Women empowerment • Nomadic education • Mass literacy • The UBE • Curriculum changes
Teachers roles in equity thrust • Advocacy/sensitization • Public relations • Nomadic education • Mass literacy • Teacher training/workshops • collaborations
Gains & Conclusion • Increased enrollment • Literacy gains • The two-way approach to literacy • The gains among women, and the disadvantaged • Public enlightenment