Awareness of Socio Cultural Aspects of Ethnic

Groups

Raise the awareness of socio cultural diversity

LEARNING OUTCOME

Implications of socio cultural diversity Teachers Students School Hidden curriculum

CONTENT

ETHNIC IDENTITY DEVELOPMENTJames BanksStages

1. Ethnic Psychological Captivity

Low self-esteem, ethnic rejection , ashamed of his/her ethnic group identity

2. Ethnic encapsulation Ethnic exclusiveness and separatism. Participates primarily within their ethnic community, believes his/her ethnic group is superior to that of others

3. Ethnic identity clarification Able to clarify personal attitudes and develops a healthy sense of self and ethnic identity. Feels ethnic pride but same time feels respect for different ethnic groups

Stages

4. Biethnicity Have a healthy sense of ethnic identity, as well as in other ethnic culture. The individual also has a strong desire to function effectively in two ethnic cultures

5. Multiethnicity Able to function within several ethnic sociocultural environments. Understand, appreciate and share values, symbols and institutions of several ethnic cultures.

6. Globalism and global competency

Clarified, reflective and positive ethnic, national, and global identifications and the knowledge, skills, attitudes and abilities needed to function in ethnic cultures within their own nation or with other nations.

to foster unity amongst the multi-ethnic rakyat of Malaysia, substantiated by key values that every Malaysian should observe.

The 1Malaysia formula is conceptualised for implementation in two main aspects:

Principles of Unity  Aspirational Values.  

CONCEPT OF 1MALAYSIA

What are the implications?

STUDENTS

TEACHERS

SCHOOLHIDDEN

CURRICULUM

Communications Language Attitudes towards conflicts Different approaches in problem solving Task Opinion Different interest Trust Social class Gender

STUDENTS

1. Fair2. Class activities / task 3. Communications 4. Classroom management5. Dominant group / minorities6. Expectations / students potential7. Teaching aids / Resourse

TEACHERS

Types of schools Locations Leaderships Rules and regulations Management School culture

SCHOOL

 refers to values, attitudes and principles which are implicitly conveyed to students

HIDDEN CURRILULUM