(NAME-MCE) request for survey/questionaire tool

Barbara Cox barbara.cox at pcae.k12.mn.us
Mon Feb 25 12:58:09 EST 2008


I am wondering if the Diversity within Unity framework (James Banks)  
would be of help.

You can download a copy (they prefer you download only once) at the  
following website:

http://depts.washington.edu/centerme/dwu.htm

Barbara Cox
Perpich Center for Arts Education
Golden Valley, Minnesota
barbara.cox at pcae.k12.mn.us
763 591-4762


On Feb 25, 2008, at 11:00 AM, name-mce-request at nameorg.org wrote:

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>    1. Re:  request for survey/ questionnaire tool (Sherri Tapp)
>    2. Re:  request for survey/ questionnaire tool (ZS Worotynec)
>    3.  March 11-13, 2008 - Web Conference (Anselmo Villanueva)
>    4. Re:  Voting in churches (Gresilda Tilley-Lubbs)
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> Date: Sun, 24 Feb 2008 14:51:41 -0600
> From: "Sherri Tapp" <stapp at oru.edu>
> Subject: Re: (NAME-MCE) request for survey/ questionnaire tool
> To: <name-mce at nameorg.org>
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> I know that Dr. Joseph Ponterotto at Fordham University has done  
> some impressive work with the original Multicultural Knowledge and  
> Awareness Scale (MKAS) and its' revised version the MKAS-B. He was  
> very helpful to me when I conducted a confirmational study on his  
> instrument, confirming its' validity and reliability which resulted  
> in the creation of another instrument assessing Cultural Competence  
> called C.A.L.L. Cultual Appreication in Lifelong learning. Ihave  
> piloted it numerous times in a variety of professional development  
> and academic settings, most recently in our school of education.    
> http://www.hiceducation.org/Edu_Proceedings/Sherri%20Dessirea% 
> 20Tapp.pdf
>
> You can read more about the design of the instrument and how it is  
> used at the following: The instrument takes about 2-3 minutes to  
> administer. Let me know if you want further information.
>
>
>
> Dr. Sherri D. Tapp, Ed.D.
> Associate Professor
> Graduate Education
> Oral Roberts University
> 7777 South Lewis Avenue
> Tulsa, Oklahoma 74171
> 918-495-7081
> stapp at oru.edu
>>>> <bchakraborty at NJCU.edu> 02/22/08 11:44 AM >>>
>
>
> Dear Vidhya Shanker,
>            I am not aware of any such tool.  Would you  please  
> share the information if you get from the NAME or any other  
> sources ?   Thanks for connecting.   Best wishes.
>
>
> Basanti Chakraborty
> New Jersey City University, NJ
>
>
>
> ---- Original Message ----
> From: Vidhya Shanker <Vshanker at rainbowresearch.org>
> To: name-mce at nameorg.org
> Sent: 2/22/2008 10:34:13 AM
> Subject: (NAME-MCE) request for survey/ questionnaire tool
>
>
>
> Dear Colleagues:
>
> My organization is helping a local integration of suburban school  
> districts conduct a Needs Assessment to address the professional  
> development needs of educators in building inter-cultural  
> competence and skills in relation to 1) curriculum development and  
> instruction and 2) building parent-community partnerships. We are  
> attempting to establish a baseline of information on member- 
> district educators' professional development assets and needs.
>
> We are responsible for identifying or designing baseline a survey  
> and administering it online. I wondered if any of you knew of an  
> existing tool that may be appropriate for this purpose? Finding one  
> that has already been piloted or even that needs someone to pilot  
> it might make more sense than starting from scratch. If you happen  
> to know of anything, I would sincerely appreciate your contacting  
> me at the information below.
>
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> Vidhya Shanker, Research Assistant
> Rainbow Research: Improving the effectiveness of nonprofit  
> organizations through capacity building, research and evaluation
> 621 W. Lake St.
> Minneapolis, MN 55408-2653
> 612-824-0724
> 612-824-0429 (F)
> vshanker at rainbowresearch.org
> www.rainbowresearch.org
> in the office 10:15am-5:45pm Mondays & Thursdays
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> From: ZS Worotynec <zsw at vex.net>
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> This may be of interest to the original request, although it was  
> developed
> specifically for early childhood environments, see
> http://immigrantchildren.ca/2008/02/03/anti-bias-tool/
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> ZS
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> ZS Worotynec
> zsw at vex.net
> http://immigrantchildren.ca
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> Date: Sun, 24 Feb 2008 19:40:21 -0800
> From: "Anselmo Villanueva" <anselmo.villanueva at gmail.com>
> Subject: (NAME-MCE) March 11-13, 2008 - Web Conference
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> March 11-13, 2008 - Web Conference
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> "What Every Teacher Educator Should Know: Preparing Teachers for
> Cultural and Linguistic Diversity in Today's Classrooms
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> Information:
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> http://www.aacte.org/Events/web_conferences.aspx
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> http://www.aacte.org/
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> Date: Mon, 25 Feb 2008 10:13:39 -0500
> From: "Gresilda Tilley-Lubbs" <glubbs at vt.edu>
> Subject: Re: (NAME-MCE) Voting in churches
> To: "'NAME-MCE - National Association for Multicultural Education
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> I live in Roanoke, VA, and yes, some of the polling places are in  
> churches.
>
> Kris
>
> Gresilda A. Tilley-Lubbs, Ph.D.
> Assistant Professor of Second Language Education/ESL
> Director of Second Language Education
> School of Education/Dept. of Teaching and Learning
> Virginia Tech
> 304 War Memorial Hall Blacksburg, VA? 24061-0313
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: name-mce-bounces at nameorg.org [mailto:name-mce- 
> bounces at nameorg.org] On
> Behalf Of PAUL LISA WEINBAUM
> Sent: Saturday, February 23, 2008 8:39 AM
> To: name-mce at nameorg.org
> Subject: (NAME-MCE) Voting in churches
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> Dear NAME members,
> I live in Las Cruces (often referred by locals as "The City of the
> Crosses"), New Mexico.  For years now I've noticed that polling  
> locations
> for the primaries and general elections are often held in churches (of
> course, never mosques or temples). As one who is concerned about  
> Christian
> privilege, I have a question for the listserve.  Are there polling  
> locations
> situated in churches where you live?
>
> Thanks,
> Lisa M. Weinbaum> From: name-mce-request at nameorg.org> Subject: Name- 
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> Villanueva)> >
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> Message: 1> Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2008 21:22:13 -0800> From: "Anselmo
> Villanueva" <anselmo.villanueva at gmail.com>> Subject: (NAME-MCE) If  
> it's war
> the Asians want...> To: name-mce at nameorg.org> Message-I!
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> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=WINDOWS-1252> > A controversy has  
> broken
> out at the University of Colorado at Boulder over a> column in The  
> Campus
> Press, the student newspaper, that some view as satire> and others as
> racist. "If it's war the Asians want ... it's war they'll> get,"  
> the column
> describes Asians on campus as disconnected from mainstream> university
> culture and outlines a plan to kidnap them and teach them to be>  
> more like
> everyone else. The column is full of stereotypes of Asians as> anti- 
> social
> math and science nerds, but also contains plenty of stereotypes> of  
> white
> students at Boulder ("white bread, brainless tree sloths"). A> furious
> debate may be found at the end of the column, features both  
> critics> and
> defenders of the piece. G.P. (Bud) Peterson, chancellor at  
> Boulder,> issued
> a statement in which he condemned the column, while saying it was>
> "unquestionably protected under the First Amend!
> !
> ment." Wrote Peterson: "The> column was a poor attempt at social  
> satire
> laden with offensive references,> stereotypes and hateful language.  
> It was
> not properly labeled as either> satire or commentary, and readers  
> were left
> with the impression that the> author spoke for the collective staff  
> and
> leadership of The Campus Press,> and perhaps even the University of
> Colorado. He spoke for none of the> aforementioned."> >
> http://media.www.thecampuspress.com/media/storage/paper1098/news/ 
> 2008/02/18/
> Opinion/If.Its.War.The.Asians.Want-3216954.shtml> > > If it's war  
> the Asians
> want... It's war they'll get> > Max Karson> > Issue date: 2/18/08>  
> > Since I
> transferred to CU last year, I've noticed some tension between the>  
> white
> students and the Asian students. There's never any outright  
> conflict,> but I
> notice little things. Like, Asians always seem surprised whenever  
> I> talk to
> them. They stare at me for a few seconds as though I must have  
> made> some
> mistake, and once they realize I'm inten!
> !
> tionally speaking to them, they> aren't always thrilled.> > On the  
> other
> hand, white people are quick to ridicule Asians. They have no>  
> problem with
> making demeaning remarks about their looks, mannerisms, and>  
> accents-things
> they would never say about black people.> > So when an Asian  
> refuses to make
> eye contact with me or dismisses me with a> one-word sentence, I  
> just say to
> myself, "Max, Asians are not evil cyborgs.> They're human, just  
> like you.
> And if you were a minority student in a sea of> walnut-brained  
> business
> majors and skiers, you'd be crabby, too."> > But last week, I had an
> epiphany.> > After my friend and I finished working our abs at the Rec
> Center, we decided> to head upstairs to tighten our buns on the  
> StairMaster.
> As we walked down> the hallway, a rubber ball bounced out of one of  
> the
> racquetball courts and> landed at the feet of an Asian in front of  
> us. He
> picked up the ball and> leaned over the railing of the court  
> nearest to
> him.> > "Hey, that's not ours,"!
> !
>  I heard a guy call up from the court. The Asian> stared down at  
> him for a
> moment, and then held the ball out to him. "That's> not ours," the  
> guy said
> again.> > Then another voice called out from a different court,  
> "Hey, does
> anyone see> a ball up there?"> > The Asian looked over, confused.>  
> > "I
> think it goes to that court," I said, pointing to the one nearest  
> to me.> >
> The Asian stared at me blankly for another second, and then he  
> looked back>
> down into the court next to him and offered them the ball again.> >  
> "That's
> not our ball," the guy called up.> > "Excuse me," I said. The Asian  
> whipped
> his head around and scowled at me. "I> think it goes to that  
> court."> > He
> paused a few seconds, and then he said, in a perfect American accent,>
> "Okay," and tossed the ball into the court next to me.> > That's  
> when it hit
> me.> > The Asian was so jaded by his experiences with the whitebread,
> brainless> tree sloths of CU that even though three people had  
> explained to
> him that he> was try!
> !
> ing to return the ball to the wrong court, it was inconceivable to>  
> him that
> we might be right.> > And when he looked into my eyes, it wasn't just
> irritation and disgust that> I saw-it was hate. Pure hate.> > I'm  
> such a
> fool for not realizing it sooner. I can't tell you how many times> the
> Asians have treated me like a retarded weasel and I've forgiven  
> them.> But
> now I know that Asians are not just "a product of their  
> environment,"> and
> their rudeness is not a "cultural misunderstanding."> > They hate  
> us all.> >
> And I say it's time we started hating them back. That's right-no more>
> "tolerance." No more "cultural sensitivity." No more "Mr.>
> Pretend-I'm-Not-Racist."> > It's time for war.> > But we won't  
> attack their
> bodies or minds. We will attack their souls.> > The first step, or  
> "Phase
> 1," is to find them all. Anyone who is interested> in signing up to
> volunteer can do so by e-mailing me. Next Sunday at noon,> we will  
> all meet
> at Farrand Field. Each volunteer will be issued a!
> !
> n> extra-large butterfly net.> > The hunt will then begin.> > When  
> I blow my
> whistle, we will scatter in every direction and catch as many>  
> Asians as
> possible. Make sure to pay special attention to the Rec Center,>  
> the UMC,
> the math and engineering buildings and Lollicup. If you're not  
> sure> if
> someone is an Asian, give them a calculus problem to do in their  
> head. If>
> they get it right, net 'em.> > Captured Asians will be dragged to my
> apartment on the Hill and hog-tied.> Once they're all secured in my  
> living
> room, "Phase 2" will come into effect.> > > The Asians' reformation  
> will
> begin with a 100-round beer pong tournament.> They will listen to  
> "It's a
> Small World" on repeat while they play.> > When the tournament is  
> finished,
> the Asians will then be forced to eat bad> sushi from Hapa-with  
> forks. When
> all the sushi is gone, they will be> permitted to sleep for four  
> hours, but
> the entire time I will shout through> a megaphone, over and over, "Why
> didn't you make enough Wiis?!"!
> !
>>> In the morning, the Asians will arrange themselves in rows, if they
> haven't> naturally done so already. I will stand in front of them  
> and hold
> up a card> with the name of an emotion on it such as, "sad," or  
> "surprised."
> The Asians> must then make a facial expression to match the word on  
> the
> card. Any Asian> who remains deadpan or makes the wrong face will  
> be tickled
> until they pee.> When all Asians make the correct face at the same  
> time, the
> game will end,> but then they will be yelled at for being  
> conformists.> >
> The Asians will then be allowed to play "Dance Dance Revolution."  
> However,>
> the game will be rigged so that the Asians will receive no points,>
> regardless of how robotically they dance.> > Any Asian who tries to  
> escape
> will be butterfly-netted and sent back to my> apartment for another  
> "Phase
> 2." Anyone caught speaking any language other> than English will be  
> kissed
> on the lips.> > Once the Asian spirit has been broken, "Phase 3"  
> will begin.
> Before we let> the As!
> !
> ians go, we will go to their homes and redecorate them in a>  
> traditional
> American style. We will replace their rice cookers with George>  
> Foreman
> Grills, their green tea mochi with fried Snickers bars, and their>  
> rice
> rockets with Hummers. And booster seats.> > When "Phase 3" is  
> complete, the
> Asians will be released.> > Now, I understand that this plan may  
> upset some
> of you Asian readers, but> the only other way to make peace would  
> be to
> expel you. If you're smart,> you'll turn yourselves in now, and it  
> will all
> be over in a few days.> > Besides, look on the bright side-we're  
> not going
> to put you through anything> we haven't put ourselves through, and  
> we all
> turned out fine.> > Contact Campus Press staff editor Max Karson at
> max.karson at colorado.edu> >  
> ------------------------------------------------>
>> http://www.colorado.edu/news/r/ 
>> 537a10e44b68770c42ff1040aff5de90.html> > A
> Statement by University of Colorado Chancellor G.P. "Bud" Peterson>
> Regarding a Student Column in the Un!
> !
> iversity of Colorado Campus Press> > February 20, 2008> > On behalf  
> of the
> University of Colorado at Boulder, I want to apologize to> the  
> members of
> Colorado's Asian and Asian-American communities for a> satirical  
> column
> written by a student columnist at the CU Campus Press ? the> Web-based
> student news outlet managed by the University of Colorado School> of
> Journalism and Mass Communication. The column was a poor attempt  
> at> social
> satire laden with offensive references, stereotypes and hateful>  
> language.
> It was not properly labeled as either satire or commentary, and>  
> readers
> were left with the impression that the author spoke for the>  
> collective
> staff and leadership of the Campus Press, and perhaps even the>  
> University
> of Colorado.> > He spoke for none of the aforementioned, and while his
> column is> unquestionably protected under the First Amendment, the
> sentiments he has> expressed are wounding and damaging to a  
> community we
> hold dear and come at> a time when we are trying!
> !
>  to celebrate diversity at CU-Boulder with our> annual Diversity  
> Summit. I
> want to personally apologize to the individuals> who may have been  
> wounded
> or offended by the column and the perspectives> that it purports to
> represent. I have asked the dean of the School of> Journalism and Mass
> Communication to review this matter, to meet with the> management  
> of the
> Campus Press and to consider what steps are appropriate to> account  
> for what
> was published. In the meantime, I invite the commentary of> all  
> communities
> to the Campus Press Web site at> > www.thecampuspress.com.> > While  
> that
> discussion takes place, let me reiterate the support of the> CU- 
> Boulder
> campus, our collective campus community, and the School of>  
> Journalism and
> Mass Communication, for our Asian and Asian-American> students, and  
> for all
> students of color from all walks of life. Let me also> reaffirm my
> commitment to building a campus that embraces diversity in all> its  
> forms,
> and that also promotes free speech, op!
> !
> en debate and discussion of> issues and ideas, and that will not  
> trade one
> to achieve the other.> > > ------------------------------> >
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