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In this document of EDU 675 Week 1 Discussion Question 2 School Culture and Differentiated Instruction you will find the next information:…
It is important and beneficial to value and promote cultural diversity when working with children so children are valued in a multi-cultural sensitive school. This will support self-esteem, promote equality and cultural understanding and giving value to every child’s cultural differences.…
One way to understand and respect other cultures is to simply not to assume. We must reframe from making assumptions. As teachers we must not assume that members of culture share the same believes and values. Another way is to works towards cultural reciprocity, which means to understand and recognize how different values and beliefs influence families’ perception and…
Indonesia has the wide number of citizen from 34 Provinces with different race, ethics, languange and beliefs. Those national heritage sometimes become an obstacle in order to deliver message situated in culture communication. For example, in case interaction from doctor to patient, when new doctor face the important problem on how to give te best service to the patient sometimes they found dificulties to deal with. According to that, the idea of ‘cultural competency’ offer the bridging system encounter the patient, health care provider and patient collaboration. Cultural competency define as the integrated action from system or professionals team and patients with behaviors, ethics and policies background to raise effective cooperation in…
I would remind myself that everyone’s life world in relation to social and cultural history, wealth and social connectedness is different, which influence the way how we act (Happell, 2013, p. 351). For this reason, to provide culturally safe care, I would keep the notion of “premise of regard” in mind, which means I would not make any assumptions or blame Tom for his current situation (Happell, 2013, pp. 296-297).…
The struggle with diverse community among healthcare system has been a part of the cultural competency and the diverse cultural limiting the ability for health care professionals to facilitate and deliver patient-centered care across cultural lines. The studies has predicted that the rise of Asian American and their descendants is increasing quite fast by 8% of the United States of America (USA) population by 2020 (Park, Chesla, Rehm, Chun, 2011). As the numbers rapidly increases, the cultural competency require more essential skill for healthcare providers to supply the demand. The availability of hospitals and hospice are also in effect due to large number of elderly men and women with condition or a pre-condition health issues. The diverse…
The presence of cultural competence in the health care system and what it means for the health of our diverse population, is something that should be part of the schooling for healthcare providers. Cultural Competence in the health care system is described as the ability to tend to the needs of patients through understanding their linguistic and cultural differences. Our vast, diverse population in the United States makes cultural competence in health care imperative. Without it, we cannot provide other cultures with the effective and comforting health care they need and deserve. In order for culturally diverse people to receive the proper health care they need, health care practitioners must be well versed in other cultures. Their ability…
Articles et al (2005), as cited in the metropolitan center for Urban program recommended the use of Culturally responsive teaching in the belief that all culturally diverse students can excel in school when their culture, language, heritage, and experiences are valued and used to facilitate their learning and development and they are provided access to high quality teachers, programs and resources.…
Culturally responsive teaching is a student-cantered approach to teaching in which the student’ unique cultural strengths are identified and nurtured to promote student’s achievement and a sense of well-being about the student’s cultural place in the world. The differences between a “good teaching” strategies and culturally responsive teaching is the teacher is the facilitator and the students are the teachers. The teacher follows the students lead and let the students learn in a student-centered instruction. This time of teaching helps communicating and receiving the information, in addition to shaping the student’s way of thinking process. The students become self-confident, self-directed, and proactive with this instruction. The culturally…
Preparing for a career in the healthcare field sparks a need for one to have a sense of individual responsibility to be knowledgeable of cultural awareness. Knowledge of cultural awareness leads one to have the proper tools at one's disposal in order for one to be better prepared in the healthcare field environment; where preventing bias and stereotype errors towards patients should be considered a top priority. Obtaining the proper knowledge of cultural awareness will guide one to successfully addressing and meeting the needs of patients seeking healthcare. Participation in proper training methods, and absorbing knowledge of the importance of identifying cultural diversity would ensure one with genuine…
As stated by Karen Kearns (2014, p. 367) “Cultural competence is the ability to understand communicate with and effectively, interact with people across cultures. Cultural competence can be embodied in policies and procedures that seek to ensure that cultural diversity is respected and embraced by all members of an organisation.” Cultural competence can also refer to relationships that are made across cultures whether it be as an individual or as a group. Also an individual or groups attitude across the different cultures. Cultural competence to an educator means to be understanding and communicate with families and children, keeping in mind your values, beliefs and attitudes because cultural competence is to act, behave and communicate on…
Culturally responsive teaching is identifying unintentional bias. Sometimes as educators we may not be aware that we are actually being bias unconsciously and unintentionally. Statistics say that our country may become a "minority majority" by 2050. Here is an educational piece below that explains how teachers can understand families’ values and culture and implement cultural diversity within the classroom.The media piece below explores visually, step by step how a culturally responsive classroom should be set up. Various examples include using: print-rich environment, learning centers, colorful schemes, arrangement of displays, multi-cultural library, technology and student…
The problems that face many indigenous people in the American health care system are the same ones that minorities face such as language barriers, affordability, and distrust of the healthcare system as a whole due to the “haphazard and disrespectful treatment” they’ve received in the past (Spector., 2009., p. 225). The cultural disconnect between native peoples and the modern healthcare system is by and large a product of the centuries long ill treatment of natives by white people as even minor things such a tone can create a barrier between patient and provider and even note taking can be taboo (Spector., 2009., p. 226). Cultural conflict cause misunderstanding and can frustrate both the provider and the patient making care…
Leininger’s Theory of Cultural Care Predicted in the late 1950’s, Madeleine Leininger saw that not only nursing, but health care in general would be global, not just local (Perry & Potter, 2017). Leininger quickly recognized the importance of caring in the profession of nursing. Throughout her observations while working as a nurse, Leininger identified an absence of cultural and care knowledge. She saw this as the lacking element to a nurse's understanding of many aspects related to patient care. Leininger's theory of cultural care was created to provide culturally compatible nursing care.…