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Multicultural Education: Common Problems Experienced by Various Cultures

The United States today is a pluralistic society, and a multicultural curriculum is a necessary component of the overall school curriculum. Multicultural education should address the culturally and the linguistically diverse student. This paper considers problems with and strategies for incorporating multicultural curricula into the classroom, and it provides suggestions for empowering students who speak English as a second language. The paper discusses the Optimal Learning Environment, a project that addresses the needs of the culturally diverse and exceptional student population. (BT)

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• Contributor: Green, Barbara, Hsu, Kuei Mei

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• Network/channel: NIUSI: District Effort & Support: Student Services
• Network/channel: NIUSI: School Organizational Effort: Culture of Change and Improvement
• Network/channel: NIUSI: Student Effort: Motivation

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