Social and Cultural Diversity

Module 1:SACSA Framework

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• This Module is designed to explore the social and cultural diversity of the Australian community and to discuss issues of power relations.

Introduction

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Purposes of this module

• To deepen understanding of the social and cultural diversity of learners

• To engage with issues associated with power relations.

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       have a parent with a tertiary degree

  were born overseas

        have a family member who speaks a language other than English

        were born in a country/rural area

       are male

        as a child experienced a time when money was ‘tight’

        watched a reality TV show

        have moved house more than four times

       ever felt not good at something

        have ever been a protester/signed a petition

        are female and as a child experienced a time when money was ‘tight’

        were born in rural Australia and have a family member who speaks a language other than English

(Adapted from George Otero 1999 Teachable Moments, Learning to Live in a Global Society Hawker Brownlow Education pp 91-93)

Descriptions

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“Copyright Judy Horacek, reprinted with permission, www.horacek.com.au”

• Acknowledging and working with diversity is central to the building of a fairer society

• Differential access to power is constructed through privilege and marginality and can be challenged

• Critically understanding and acting to confront the forces which shape unjust social practices and relations is central to the implementation of the SACSA Framework.

(General Introduction, SACSA Framework pp 18-21)

Summary

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