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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
The Classroom as a Global Community: Nationality and Region

Essay





1

Describe the five elements of the National Council for the Social Studies statement on global perspectives.
2

Describe briefly at least three of the effects of living in a "global-postmodern" society.
3

Discuss some possible problems that could arise out of interacting in a global community without knowledge of and sensitivity toward other cultures.
4

Briefly describe some of the characteristics of old and new pedagogies and the roles for teachers and other adults in a school in which a global perspective is present.
5

Describe, with examples, how you might integrate local families and communities in lessons focusing on global concerns (e.g., the non-use of metrics, world literature, studies of the environment, studies of war, etc.)








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