EPY 535 Psychology of Diversity

This course is designed to examine theories in educational psychology and related disciplines that help to frame the cognitive and emotional experiences of diverse learners and educators. Diversity in this course comprises ethnicity, linguistic diversity, class, gender, and sexuality but may also include religion, gender orientation, region, nation, and other dimensions of identity. The relationship of educators to their own cultural backgrounds (ethnicity, gender, class, etc.) and to their students will be explored. Diversity will be viewed largely as a set of resources that learners and educators bring to the learning environment; how these resources can be incorporated into practice will be a core focus of the course. Spring. (3 credits)