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ERIC Number: EJ539517
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1995
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ISSN: ISSN-1052-4800
Students as Experts: Tapping the Cultural and Linguistic Diversity of the Classroom.
Bean, Martha S.; And Others
Journal on Excellence in College Teaching, v6 n2 p99-112 1995
Discussion of the culturally diverse college student population focuses on how teacher understanding of that diversity (in which the students are experts), and on how it can inform the classroom culture can help defuse tensions and become a source for teaching. Dynamics of the culturally and linguistically diverse classroom are outlined and strategies for reducing miscommunication and expanding classroom practice proposed. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: Bilingual Students, Classroom Communication, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, College Instruction, College Students, Communication Problems, Conflict Resolution, Cultural Differences, Cultural Pluralism, Educational Quality, Group Dynamics, Higher Education, Language Role, Student Role
Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative; Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Diversity (Student)