Equality and Diversity in the curriculum Denise Megson March 2007

Opportunities New curriculum/module outcomes New module leader Taught to small group Diverse group members

Individual Development and Change module Intended learning outcomes 5 - describe and evaluate human development and behaviour as influenced by social factors such as poverty, gender, culture, race and ethnicity and disability Key transferable skills -To demonstrate oral communication skills in presenting and debating issues in seminar groups -to make use of IT in using online resource

Content : Syllabus outline Development of ethnic identity (theoretical models of ethnic identity – Phinney and Cross), research studies on ethnic identity, threats to identity, importance of identity and application in Nursing and Social work practice Death and dying – cultural and religious beliefs

Content : Syllabus outline Understanding and analysing human behaviour in social context ; human diversity

Teaching and Learning Approach Lecture presentation on definitions, developmental process, theoretical models and application to 2 case scenarios- an African child in care, wanting to be placed with just white families and a boy of mixed parentage experiencing bullying by black boys in his new school. “Bring, show and tell” – each student to bring 3 items, to show and tell the seminar group how the items expresses their ethnic identity.

Items bought in Clothing – cheongsam, football shirt, computer image of African tribal dress, Arabic headscarf and Indian shoes Foodstuff – beer, gravy granules, dried fish

Evaluation of the seminar 5 areas of learning :- about their peers and about themselves, issues encountered in their preparation and why did they think they occurred, application in practice setting and effectiveness of the bring, show and tell method of learning

Teaching and Learning Approach : Death and Dying Presentation Seminar -Words we use to describe death - Describe how the following cultures deal with death, in terms of care of the body, rites and rituals, beliefs relating to death and dying and afterlife. Christians Muslim Hindu Chinese Jewish Sikh

An example : Chinese culture Importance of ancestor worship Funeral attire and behaviour Burning of “Hell money” and effigies Gates of Hell