Multiculturalism: The Challenge to Adult Education in the United States.

Autor/in	Cassara, Beverly B.
Titel	Multiculturalism: The Challenge to Adult Education in the United States.
Quelle	(1991), (15 Seiten)Verfügbarkeit
Beigaben	Tabellen
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Tagungsbericht; Access to Education; Adult Education; Cross Cultural Training; Cultural Awareness; Cultural Differences; Cultural Pluralism; English (Second Language); Equal Education; Ethnic Groups; Multicultural Education; Policy Formation; Public Policy + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Adult; Adults; Adult basic education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; Interkulturelle Orientierung; Cultural identity; Kulturelle Identität; Kultureller Unterschied; Kulturpluralismus; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Ethnie; Multikulturelle Erziehung; Politische Betätigung; Öffentliche Ordnung
Abstract	Ethnic minorities are underserved in adult education in the United States. Reasons for the lack of a national education initiative actively promoting education equity for ethnic minorities include the low status of adult education, discrimination, and lack of financial support. Programs of English as a Second Language are examples of good programs that prepare students for employment. However, after program completion, no one supplies cultural nurture to encourage the student to continue with education. Good multicultural programs are operating in the United States, but examples show the ephemeral nature of many programs. The first challenge is to realize that the melting pot concept must be replaced by a concept of cultural pluralism based on the idea that persons from many cultures can live together without forfeiting their cultural heritage. Much cross-cultural education is necessary for the adults in the dominant group to develop this realization. A second challenge is to develop a national policy to provide necessary, relevant, and accessible educational opportunities to minority adults to empower them to make educational decisions based on equity. The third challenge is the question of financing in a time of economic crisis. A fourth challenge is for adult education researchers and writers to exert their efforts in this direction. (YLB)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2004/1/01