The curriculum stresses the development of knowledge, experience, and skills that result in a positive attitude toward diversity. Students model positive understanding and relationships with people from other cultures. The curriculum includes structured reflection on diverse experiences. Students reflect on their service-learning experiences, and then lead a focus group with the recipients of the service to discuss mutual benefits. The curriculum includes application experiences that enhance students understanding of diversity.
Students learn and use other languages within a diverse context.
Faculty Education faculty emphasize diversity throughout their instruction. Education faculty establish a climate of care and concern by providing positive perspectives about diversity. An education faculty member may live in and study another culture in the United States during his sabbatical. Education faculty members are from diverse populations. Diverse education faculty voices are respected in policy deliberations.