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Abstract
In the fall of 2015, a new secondary education class, Diversity and Multicultural Education, was introduced at Jacksonville State University in Jacksonville, Alabama, USA. Although many multicultural theorists emphasize the importance of students taking diversity/multicultural education courses in college, there is no real model for creating such a class. This article creates a framework for how to conceptualize and teach a diversity and multicultural education course at the university level. It discusses the creation of the class through a critical pedagogy framework, the units which comprise the course, and the connection to current events. The article also includes student reflections about personal growth due to taking the new course, as well as personal reflections from the author.
Keywords higher education, social justice, diversity, multiculturalism
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Author Biography
Daniel Ian Rubin, PhD, is an assistant professor of secondary education at Jacksonville State University (AL). His interests include issues of social justice, multiculturalism, diversity in both education and society, critical and dialectical thinking, and standardization.
