After reading this chapter, you should be able to:
Understand the role of culture in setting educational goals. Note how colonization influences educational goals and curricula. Explain how colonization might influence study-abroad programs.
Understand the ways that different cultural groups were educated and the purposes of those different experiences. Be able to identify the educational goals of Indian schools, historically Black colleges and universities, and women's colleges.
Explain how different cultural role expectations can influence classroom communication. Note that different cultures may use different grading systems.
Explain how power differences can influence communication in educational contexts.
Describe the complexities of affirmative action and reverse discrimination.
Understand how cultural identities are formed in the educational process.
Be able to describe some social issues that arise in education.
