States Sociocultural pluralism is a feature of the populations of both the United States and Canada. It is also increasingly recognized as an important feature of many other societies. Canadian students of diversity education are generally quite familiar with the U.S. literature on multicultural education and often refer to it unproblematically in their discussions of Canadian diversity. They are often unaware, though, of the difference in both the policy context and the lived reality of diversity in the two countries. In addition, if they are aware of a larger international context for the discussion of diversity, they are limited by a view that presents diversity or multiculturalism as a Western invention. This course would seed to make students more aware of the social and policy contexts within which multicultural and diversity education have developed in Canada and the United States and to situate this understanding in a global context. A parallel course would be offered at the University at Buffalo (SUNY). Students would have the opportunity through face-to-face and electronic encounters to interact with their counterparts in the U.S. TPS1029 H Special Applications of the Administrative Process: Advanced Methods of Conducting Research in Educational Administration This course will explore issues and problems encountered by students in conducting research in Educational Administration. Students will identify problems encountered in their research experience, and solution strategies will be addressed by the class. Prerequisite: TPS1003 or Permission of instructor TPS1029 H Special Applications of the Administrative Process: Language Policy in Educational Administration School language