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Exhibit 4.2
List of Proficiencies Related to Diversity Expected of Candidates
Experiences with diversity permeate Eastern Michigan University. The
geographic area in which EMU is located and from which EMU draws
most of its students
includes substantial and many types of diversity. The EMU student body and
faculty and staff members represent appreciable diversity.
There
are various diversity-related requirements in the curriculum. EMU's
general education requirements call for a course in "cross-cultural or international" studies
selected from a list of relevant courses. Many of the majors and minors
require courses with diversity-related topics, as is the case
with numerous required courses in the advanced programs. In addition
to the "content knowledge" included
in these courses, "diversity" is
infused into the "pedagogical
content knowledge" and "professional knowledge
and skills" courses of both the initial and
advanced programs. Such courses as SOFD 328 Schools
in a Multicultural Society, FETE 201 Field
Experience in Teacher Education, SOFD
550 Philosophy, Ethics and Teaching, and SOFD 580 Sociology
of Education are only a few of the examples that could be given
where "diversity" receives
major attention in the course.
Knowledge
about "diversity" in
children and youth is assessed at multiple points and
in multiple ways during the course of each candidate's
program. However,
all of these activities are but means to an
end; an end
that is reflected in dispositions and behavior related to diversity
that is appropriately positive.
The
dispositions related to diversity expected of a completer of any EMU
professional educator preparation program are these:
