EDC2400 Diversity and Pedagogy |Semester 1, 2012 Online
Toowoomba| |Faculty or Section :||Faculty of Education| |School
or Department :||Education| |Version produced :||19 May 2013|
Examiner: Nicole Todd Moderator: Leisa Holzheimer Modern
learning communities and workplaces are becoming increasingly
complex social environments as the forces of change impact on
families, economics, technology, culture, roles of government
and workplace reform. Influences such as globalisation,
information technology development, increased social and
cultural diversity, shifting patterns of wealth and
disadvantage, and the ongoing explosion of knowledge demand a
response from educational contexts. Children, young people and
adults are being challenged to live with complexity, uncertainty
and diversity more so in current times than ever before.
Diversity in the student population comes in many forms and
encompasses cultural and linguistic differences, varying
abilities, aptitudes and interests, differences in social and
economic