Select Case Study 3.5, 3.7, 3.8, or 3.9 in “For Cultural Competence: Knowledge, Skills and Dispositions needed to Embrace Diversity.”

Examine the scenario through a lens of cultural competence to determine when/how a deeper cultural understanding would have influenced the teacher’s responses.

In a 500-750 word analysis, discuss 2-3 of the following concepts of deep culture in the context of the selected case study:

• Collective orientation (promoting needs of the group versus promoting needs of the individual)
• Time orientation
• Respect for authority
• Perceptions and value of education
• Priority of family
• Communication (e.g., language development, verbal communication styles, nonverbal communication, physical proximity)
• Value of work/Work ethic
• Peer pressure
• Assimilation dilemma: adaptation versus preservation

In addition, include specific advice to the teacher in your case study to help him or her respond more appropriately to the student/family.

Use at least 2-3 scholarly sources (other than the assigned readings) to justify your responses.

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

This assignment uses a rubric.

Resources:

Read pages 21-24, 36-50, and 54-66 in “For Cultural Competence: Knowledge, Skills and Dispositions Needed to Embrace Diversity,” by Williams, located on the Virginia Department of Education website.

URL:

http://www.doe.virginia.gov/special_ed/tech_asst_prof_dev/self_assessment/disproportionality/cultural_competence_manual.pdf

Answer preview

Being culturally competent in America is essential for a teacher to have a productive career. Cultural competence for teachers entails being able to interact and support students from various cultures to achieve their goals. The most common ethnicities in America are Caucasians, African Americans, Latinos, and Asians, and these ethnicities have different cultures that effects may not necessarily be the same. Educators, therefore, have to rise above their cultural identities and work with colleagues, parents…

 

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