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Cultural Inclusion in the American College Classroom.
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Adams, Maurianne – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 1992
The traditional college classroom has a distinct culture to which educators have been blind, assuming that the classroom is culturally neutral. It often constrains the success of students from other cultural backgrounds. The alternate cultures of white women and men and women of color have implications for improvement of instructional design.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Classroom Environment, College Environment, College Instruction
Creating Multicultural Classrooms: An Experience-Derived Faculty Development Program.
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Schmitz, Betty; And Others – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 1992
Experiences with the evolution of a University of Maryland, College Park, faculty development program focusing on diversity and classroom climate provide insights into appropriate responses to student diversity. Attention must be given to program rationale, theoretical framework, program content, pedagogical approach, format, scheduling, and…
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, College Faculty
Inside Feminist Classrooms: An Ethnographic Approach.
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Maher, Frances; Tetreault, Mary Kay Thompson – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 1992
Feminist teaching practices, by questioning traditional epistemology and distribution of power, offer special advantages in the culturally diverse classroom, where the valuing of different perspectives is essential. A study of two feminist teachers demonstrates how they attempt to create new kinds of classroom cultures through mastery, voice,…
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, College Faculty
Stirring It Up: The Inclusive Classroom.
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Collett, Jonathan; Serrano, Basilio – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 1992
Creation of a college classroom environment that is genuinely culturally inclusive requires leadership of faculty willing to make major changes in an entrenched, traditional academic culture, including a teaching approach combining personal caring with high expectations, incorporation of new knowledge into the curriculum, and authentic response to…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, College Faculty, College Instruction, Cultural Differences
How Cultural Differences Affect Written and Oral Communication: The Case of Peer Response Groups.
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Nelson, Gayle L. – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 1997
Peer response groups contribute to students' effectiveness as writers in any field, but cultural differences in communication affect interactions within the group. Culture-based dimensions on which communication may differ include individualism/collectivism, power distance, concept of "face," and communication style. Recommendations are…
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Classroom Techniques, College Students, Communication Problems
What Teachers Can Do To Relieve Problems Identified by International Students.
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Lee, Debra S. – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 1997
International students have identified problems in the college classroom that hinder their learning, including listening difficulties, lack of understanding of differences in cultural background, poor oral communication skills, insufficient vocabulary, and poor writing skills. The students suggest both general and specific ways in which professors…
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Classroom Techniques, Communication Problems, Communication Skills
Cultural Norms Affect Oral Communication in the Classroom.
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Johnson, Ellen – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 1997
Students from different cultures follow differing norms for communication, affecting the classroom and students' grades. Such patterns are found in class discussions, question-and-answer sessions, small-group interactions (issues include cooperation, structure, competition, and gender), and formal class presentations. While no single teaching…
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Classroom Techniques, College Students, Communication Problems