A presentation used for assesment during SEM1, 2009 at QUT in BSB124 - Working in Business

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3. In your opinion which stage of learning do you think diversity effects the most? Primary Education High School Education Tertiary Institutions None, they are all equally affected

4. Diversity in the Education Industry Group A Tutorial 2: 1pm – 2pm, Thursday Tutor: Carol Dalglish

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6. Introduction Australia – Multi-cultural Country High Degree of Diversity Diversity in many forms Affects the schooling system in some way

7. Types of Diversity Age Gender Level of Intelligence Ethnicity Culture Religion and Race

8. Diversity - Age Age Becoming a factor in the Education Industry Identical Age Groups in: Primary Schooling And High Schools School Leavers and Mature Age students in Tertiary Study Representation of a Variety of Ages Image Source: http://darmano.typepad.com/ logic_emotion/images/ages.jpg

9. Diversity – Age People Under 30 are majority of tertiary students 9.6% Tertiary student between age of 30-34 1.4% tertiary students between age of 60-64

10. Diversity – Age Tertiary Education participation low due to effected confidence from high school learning Confidence acts as barrier to learning This trend is slowly changing as people from all generations are returning to study

11. Diversity – Age Older learners are Returning to study for many different reasons such as Personal Growth Development The social aspect and Gaining self-confidence Recent Times have seen an increasing requirement for high level skills and qualifications This is a predominant reason for younger people participating in tertiary studies

12. Diversity – Age Further study shows a diverse age stream in the classroom is a positive experience Older learners find that young students respect their opinions and that the age mix presents many more ways of thinking Older students found that attending Uni altered their opinions of younger people

13. Diversity – Age General age of students broadening Adults of all ages are starting to return to study as mature age students Although needs and motivations may be different having an age-diverse classroom has proven beneficial to all age groups

14. In your opinion, should schooling be available for adults to complete their senior schooling if they didn’t complete it as a child? Do you think this would benefit society? Yes, it would benefit society Yes, but it would only benefit them No

15. Diversity - Gender Proportion of males to females, for example in the workplace A workplace of mostly females or males can affect how people interact and behave with one another http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_gender_diversity_and_demographic_characteristics_and_it_impact_on_individual_behavior_in_the_workforce

16. Diversity - Gender Gender diversity affects the education industry in a positive way A member of the opposite sex can have different personality characteristics, a different point of view and overall a difference in behaviour

17. Diversity - Gender If properly managed, these differences can provide a vast range of learning opportunities

18. Diversity - Gender A school may mange diversity in many ways such as: Attracting highly skilled and diverse staff to cater for the diversity of students or by increasing a range of knowledge, skills and experiences avaliable

19. Diversity - Gender Gender differences include gender differences in Personality Attitude and Self-esteem These factors are also potentially important when predicting academic success

20. Diversity - Gender Males being educated more then women This is due to education only being available to the wealthy people in society

21. Diversity - Gender Due to the women’s movement who fought for equal rights as equal opportunity initiatives and anti-discrimination legislation

22. Do you think women have the same opportunity as men today? Yes No

23. Diversity – Level of Intelligence Australian Schooling System – Three Tier System; Primary Schooling followedy High School and optionally finishing with Tertiary Studies (University / TAFE)

24. Diversity – Level of Intelligence Difference in the Level of Intelligence can have some impact in the classroom This stream of diversity affects the Primary and High schools more the tertiary education Tertiary education is more self-paced and specialises more so on what the person actually wants to study

25. Diversity – Level of Intelligence This diversity affects people in different ways and can cause issues in the classroom for students with different capabilities. Some students will find the work easy and become bored easily whiles others may; Struggle and need extra help or explanation

26. Diversity – Level of Intelligence Over many years, different measures have been put into place to help combat this issue Many schools are trilling a Stage Based Learning System. See NSW Education Website below: http://www.schools.nsw.edu.au/studentsupport/programs/classsize/multiage.php

27. Diversity – Level of Intelligence Stage Based Learning System Three Stages Stage 1 – Grades 1 to 3 Stage 2 – Grades 3 to 5 Stage 3 – Grades 5 to 7

28. Diversity – Level of Intelligence Stage Based Learning System Children tested and monitored as they learn They must demonstrate both the intelligence level for a grade 3 standard and be socially comfortable If they pass stage 1 they move onto stage 2 with older students to learn more difficult work If they don’t pass stage 1 they will remain their until they are ready to move up This is the process also followed for moving to stage 3

29. Do you think stage based learning systems would be useful and would you be happy to be apart of it, if you had it during your Primary Schooling? Yes No Abstain (No Opinion)

30. Diversity – Level of Intelligence Many other school experimenting with different ways. This involves – Adding or removing stages Splitting up the year levels differently Single Stage for Single Grade (IE: Grade 7)

31. Diversity – Level of Intelligence Secondary School system has grown Allowing students more of a choice and Giving a wider rang of classes with different levels of difficulty for the same subject.

32. Diversity – Level of Intelligence 1940’s only 22% of students complete Year 12 1980’s, 55% of students complete Year 12 In 2000 over 75% of students complete year 12

33. Diversity – Level of Intelligence Reasons for Dramatic increases: Choice and Equal Opportunity Developed over the years Schools are continuing to develop choice and fairness in schools today

34. Diversity - Ethnicity culture race Race Diversity Image Source: http://admissions.unc.edu/diversity/images/ Pic%20-%20Diversity%20Hands.jpg Aboriginal Culture Image Source: http://www.cairns.com.au/images/2007/12/06/aboriginal-culture.jpg

35. Diversity – Ethnicity Australia has a Unique History Three Major Contributors Indigenous Population British colonial pastand Extensive immigration from many different countries and cultures

36. Diversity – Ethnicity Although majority of population is born in Australia, more then 50% of Australians had ancestry other then Australian Approx 2% Australians have Indigenous Backgrounds and about 41% had at least one parent born overseas While 22% of the population was born in another country

37. Diversity – Ethnicity Of those born overseas, major countries of immigration included: England New Zealand and China Approx 14% Australia from non-english speaking backgrounds

38. Diversity – Ethnicity Languages other than english spoken by about 16% of Population with approx 56, 000 people speaking indigenous language Other the English the most common languages spoken today include: Chinese; Italian; Greek and; Arabic There are more then 50 Indigenous Languages

39. Diversity – Ethnicity Professional Requirement of teachers is being able to teach culturally diverse student groups Allows students to build an understanding of what it means to be a multicultural society Being a multicultural society means that there is more awareness of different ethnic cultures and their cultures

40. Diversity – Ethnicity Teachers expected to understand how student ethnicity shapes student learning Some teachers fall into trap of assigning fixed and essential characteristics to ethnic groups Explain educational achievements of a group of students If difference is the only way teachers see students, teachers will not be able to understand students needs and address them

41. Diversity – Ethnicity Training of next generation teachers has become increasingly critical in schooling practices, curriculum and policies Teacher education requires student teachers to reflect on their beliefs and values About teaching and teaching relationships are shaped by their ethnicity, social class, and so on However there is still much work to be done in developing teachers understanding of the complexities of ethnic identification and categorisation, especially in relation to themselves

42. Which image does not represent CULTURE? 2. 3. 1. 4.

43. QUESTIONS?