This chapter surveys the intellectual evolution of multicultural education and analyzes it within a naturalistic framework for understanding the cultural differences and the dynamics of culture contact in an increasingly diverse society. It covers the intellectual terrain‚ historical roots‚ and societal contexts and gives special attention to applications in teacher education. SCHOLARLY DIRECTION AND POLITICAL CONTROVERSY Multicultural education‚ with its foundation in pluralism and diversity
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Chapter 5 EXISTENTIAL THEORY AND THERAPY [A]ctually‚ I have been told in Australia‚ a boomerang only comes back to the hunter when it has missed its target‚ the prey. Well‚ man also only returns to himself‚ to being concerned with his self‚ after he has missed his mission‚ has failed to find meaning in life. —Viktor Frankl‚ Psychotherapy and Existentialism: Selected Papers on Logotherapy (1967‚ p. 9) Some forms of counseling and psychotherapy‚ such as Freud’s psychoanalysis‚ evolved primarily
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Running Head: MULTICULTURAL PEDAGOGY Multicultural Pedagogy in Higher Education Multicultural Pedagogy in Higher Education There is a difference between teaching a course in which multiculturalism is the focus and incorporating an underlying multicultural‚ inclusive perspective into the classroom environment. Given that “there is no universal construction of a multiculturalism course that is perfect for achieving all goals for all students” (Henry‚ 2003‚ p. 26)‚ finding a way to build a multicultural
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1. INTRODUCTION 1.1 Description about Virtual Reality Virtual Reality (VR) involves development of a computer generated virtual environment intended to simulate the real world. It is an emerging computer visualization technology that allows users to experience a strong sense of reality in a computer-generated environment. Engineers have begun to realize the usefulness of VR as an innovative tool to visualize‚ manipulate‚ and interact with complex three-dimensional (3-D) graphical data that
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Virtual reality techniques in Occupational therapy As science and technology change‚ so do our occupational therapy practice methods . This is shown not only within our field‚ but also within health care. Certainly‚ technological advancements continually influence our current practice and occasionally they create new tools for intervention. Virtual rehabilitation is one of these areas of advancements‚ where changes have driven new and unique treatment methods. Virtual rehabilitation is the use
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Systems and Multicultural Approaches LaTonia Demus CJHS/400 August 5‚ 2015 Tabia Tabb Systems and Multicultural Approaches In today’s society most career counseling and guidance practitioners would readily acknowledge that each client is unique‚ and that individual differences must be accepted and respected. As a result many theories or approaches have come into play taking these factors into consideration. However‚ practice - based on theories taught during initial training and subsequently developed
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Needs‚ values‚ priorities of employees and employers have changed dramatically over the last decade. On all levels of the corporate ladder‚ men and women are seeking new ways to manage the time they spend working so they can spend more time living. In the boardrooms‚ executives are seeking ways to attract - and retain - the best employees so they can continue to survive and thrive in a highly competitive global economy. As companies are becoming more and more diverse it is becoming more and more
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of these treatments. Anyone suffering from grave pain of the spine needs to understand the difference between physical and chiropractic therapy before deciding which one to select as the correct therapy to relieve his or her pain. Although chiropractic work therapy and physical therapy both seem to be effective in treating diseases of the back‚ physical therapy seems to be more effective. One of the first things that back-pain sufferers should consider look at whilewhen trying to decide what
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Religion In a multicultural world where language‚ traditions and culture differ from country to country there is one thing that may be deemed to be true and this is that religion is the centre point for most of them. So then what exactly is religion? And how can you define it? In this paper I will be analysing and considering the different definitions that have been proposed by Victoria S. Harrison in her article “The pragmatics of defining religion in a multi-cultural world” and what I consider
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Family Therapy is a type of therapy that focuses on the relationship between family members or partners. While other type of therapy look at individual patients alone‚ family therapy brings family relationships into the picture. The goal of this therapy is to explore the relationships with other family members that may be the potential cause of the problem or problems of the identified patient (Exploring 503). There are multiple approaches that a family therapist may take. Some of the major techniques
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