Valuing Student Differences Chapter 10 McKeachie, 2002 Portfolio Table of Contents (link will only work if in “view show” mode

Traditional College Student? Students older than 22 Women Minority Enrollment

Recruitment & Retention Students need to: –Feel welcome –Feel they are being treated as individuals –Feel they can participate fully –Be treated fairly McKeachie, 2002

Feeling Welcome Classroom Environment Overt & covert cues Slang Terminology Acknowledge Different perspectives Technology

Welcoming Curriculum Ethnicity –Example: Indians in history Sexuality Social Group –Example: extreme piercing & tattoos Gender

Welcoming Display authentic concern Attend to terminology preferences (within reason) State diversity is valued (and mean it) Personalize classroom interactions Enrich content with different perspectives McKeachie, 2002

Individual Treatment Stereotyping Within-group differences –Hispanic, Mexican, Puerto Rican, Latino –Asian, Vietnamese, Chinese, Taiwanese Tokenism Mentoring relationships –International Student Associations

Full Participation in Learning Classroom Gap –Worldview (perspective) –Dominant classroom culture vs. culture of other students –Nursing vs. academia Learning Styles –Culture & Gender

Barriers to Overcome Physical & Learning Disabilities Age Differences Increasing opportunities for full participation –Awareness –Vary teaching styles –Evaluate from multiple perspectives

Increasing Motivation Establishing inclusion Developing attitude Enhancing meaning Engendering competence

Being Treated Fairly Individual students Individual conversations Clear expectations Socialization of culture –Too quiet or too demonstrative Order & routine WITH variation of perspective

Conclusion Welcome students Treat them as individuals Encourage full participation by all Treat all students fairly McKeachie, 2002