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Human Diversity in Education Book Cover
Human Diversity in Education: An Integrative Approach, 4/e
Kenneth H. Cushner, Kent State University, Kent
Averil McClelland, Kent State University, Kent
Philip Safford, Case Western Reserve University

Classrooms and Schools as Cultural Crossroads

Focus Questions





1

How might the cultures of students and teachers be similar? be different? How might they be in support of one another? in conflict with one another?
2

What cultural characteristics might be in common among people who appear to be different from one another?
3

How might teachers become better prepared for the cross-cultural differences they are certain to encounter among students?