DEVELOPING
A CONCEPTUAL MULTICULTURAL CURRICULUM
AS
YOU READ THIS CHAPTER, CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS:
1. HOW MIGHT AN INTERDISCIPLINARY CONCEPTUAL APPROACH
TO THE STUDY OF A CONCEPT AFFECT DECISION-MAKING? GIVE EXAMPLES.
2. WHAT DOES
BANKS CONCLUDE ABOUT THE BIOLOGICAL STUDY OF RACE.
3. IN THE DISCUSSION OF FORMS
OF KNOWLEDGE, WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN FACTS, CONCEPTS, GENERALIZATIONS, AND THEORIES?
4. EXPLAIN THE FOLLOWING
STATEMENT: “MAJOR GOALS OF AN EFFECTIVE
MULTICULTURAL CURRICULUM ARE TO HELP STUDENTS DEVELOP THE ABILITY TO MAKE REFLECTIVE DECISIONS ON PERSONAL AND
PUBLIC ISSUES AND TO TAKE SUCCESSFUL ACTION.”
GIVE EXAMPLES.