Discuss issues of equality and diversity and ways in which to promote inclusion with your learners. Identify other points of referral to meet needs of learners. In recent years the Government has emphasised and promoted the crucial role of equality and diversity in the practise of inclusion while dealing with pre and post 16 education. This means that special emphasis has been placed on the inclusion of learners who have learning difficulties or behavioural characteristics not conducive to learning. It is important to note that this special emphasis is not to the detriment of others, but is crucial in the aim of retaining and developing those who, historically, would have struggled to remain engaged.
I have learned first-hand of the effect on people’s achievements and behavior from other’s attitudes and expectations. Developing a cultural content rich and diverse curriculum is key in developing student’s abilities to consider alternate perspectives and ways of thinking. Teachers play an extremely important role in a schools multicultural education. To ensure proper preparation for pre service teachers’ effective pre service multicultural education programs should be adopted. Soliciting parental support and involvement is a great way to encourage school and home communication.
Certain curriculum goals of anti-bias curriculum are to foster each child's: *building of a well-informed, confident self-identity; *comfortable, empathic interaction with people from diverse backgrounds; *critical thinking about bias; * capability to stand up for themselves and for others in the face of unfairness. A belief in the importance of human diversity and the fair treatment of all people is a must for doing anti-bias work. When teachers become dedicated to learning how to implement anti-bias courses in their settings, they seem to go through four identifiable stages. ESTABLISHING THE ENVIRONMENT Stage one includes teachers raising their own consciousness of anti-bias matters related to themselves, their program, and the children in their care. A support group is vital for this method.
Recognising diversity means responding positively to the differences and valuing all people. Equality Equality means ensuring that everyone has a chance to take part in society on an equal basis and to be treated appropriately regardless of their gender, race, disability, age, language, social origin, religious beliefs and other personal attributes. Equality does not mean to treat everyone the same, but to treat them according to their needs or preferences. Inclusion Inclusion is to ensure that every child, young person, adult or learner is given equal opportunity to access education and care by meeting his or her specific needs. It is the process of identifying, understanding and breaking down barriers to participation and belonging.
I will be looking at the causes of discrimination and the effects on children’s identity. I will concentrate mainly on gender and cultural inequalities. I will be researching the concept that children are naturally more accepting of difference than adults, whose prejudices have had more time to develop. Also the effects of lateral thinking which may possibly help children to use more accurate vehicles of thought and judge situations with a more open mind. I will start by researching equality concepts, international/ national legislation and its application in the childcare setting.
PURPOSE OF THE UNIT Effective health and social care practice recognises and adapts to society and the needs of individuals within it. British society is extremely diverse, it is essential that service providers acknowledge this in order to gain an understanding of the implications of diversity in terms of equality and individual rights. This unit will help the learner to establish this understanding by focussing on issues of discrimination and discriminatory practice. The effects of discriminatory practice will be explored and the potential impact upon people who use services. Strategies used to promote anti-discriminatory practice will be addressed in terms of the role of legislation, codes of practice and working procedures in providing appropriate standards of support and care.
Introduction: How do parenting styles differentiate between children? Does the child’s gender affect the way parents raise them? What dictates the parenting approach that parents choose to implement? These questions are all socially significant because the way someone is raised helps develop them as a person. It helps create who you become.
What is meant by inclusion? Inclusion is an active not a passive process (Corbett Cited in Soan 2004:8) and no matter what background, religion, special need, race or disability the child should be include in the whole aspect of the curriculum. Having the environment and resources adapted to meet each individuals specific needs removing any barriers to learning and enabling every child to reach their potential. Inclusion is a big issue within mainstream education today and is very closely connected to the Special Educational Needs (SEN) practice already in place within schools. Many people believe that if a child has Special Educational Needs he/she should be educated in a special school.
all have a great part to play as well. During this discussion, I would predominantly like to focus on two agents of socialisation; family and media. To make my points known successfully, I will use examples from the T.V. programme, ‘Children of Our Time’. Firstly, I believe that the strongest impact made on our children in terms of gender identity is the canalisation stage, where they are first introduced to society’s demand for an ideal girl and boy and what roles they must play in the future.
Since children begin to notice differences and construct classificatory and evaluative categories very early, early childhood educators need to affirm and foster children’s knowledge and pride in their cultural identities. Being in America has allowed us to view other cultures and religions we would not have known about if there was no immigration. I feel that is essential to be able to live in America no matter your background. This is one that recognizes that people with different backgrounds, skills, attitudes and experiences bring fresh ideas and perceptions. Diverse organizations encourage