Drawing Parallels in Search of Educational Equity: A Multicultural Education Delegation to China Looks Outside to See Within |
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Authors: | Jioanna Carjuzaa J. Kay Fenimore-Smith Ethlyn Davis Fuller William A. Howe Eileen Kugler Arcenia P. London |
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Affiliation: | 1. Montana State University-Bozeman ,;2. Whitman College ,;3. Cambridge College ,;4. Connecticut Department of Education ,;5. Embrace Diverse Schools ,;6. State University of New York Oswego , |
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Abstract: | In 2004, a professional delegation of multicultural educators visited the People's Republic of China to explore how diversity issues are addressed and how students are prepared for entry into the international workforce. The delegation, sponsored by the People to People Ambassador Programs, observed numerous parallels to the American system of education, including the challenge of providing equity for students of minority cultures, especially those in poor rural areas, and the conflict between modernization and preservation of cultural heritage. |
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