Empower and Change.pptVIP

Empower and Change Multicultural Activism, Educational Reform, and Information Literacy Background and Introduction “Great social transformations usually result in the marginalization of large sections of the population. Marginalization associated with the transition from the industrial to the information society has an important cultural element. The knowledge prioritized by the new forms of life is distributed unevenly among individuals, according to social group, gender, ethnic group, and age.” -Ramon Flecha University of Barcelona, Spain Background and Introduction “Although the information revolution creates opportunities for improving the conditions of human existence, the social model that is becoming hegemonic in its wake deepens existing inequalities and generates others” -Ramon Flecha University of Barcelona, Spain Background and Introduction “The challenge of education today to provide access to the new technologies and to the literacies needed for competence in order to overcome some of the divisions and inequalities that have plagued contemporary societies during the entire modern age.” -Douglas Kellner UCLA Empower and Change History and Principles of Multicultural Education Information Literacy Information Literacy as a Social Movement Ethnic Studies 1960’s African Americans, Asian Americans, Latinos/as, Native Americans More diversity among faculty Curricular reform Knowledge relevant to community Multicultural Education 1970’s Women Gays and Lesbians People with Disabilities Ethnic Studies and Multicultural Education Ethnic Studies Single or selected groups studied Single courses Academic programs and departments Multicultural Education Is Information the Answer? “The manner in which our country deals with the realities of the Information Age will have enormous impact on our democratic way of life and on our nation’s ability to compete in an international marketplace. Within Ameri