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The Effect of Changing Demographics on Student
LearningPPS 6010 Multicultural Children,
Adolescents, and Families- Sabrina Cabanilla
Understanding Socio-Cultural Diversity
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What’s changed?
What events do you think influenced changes in family structure and dynamics?
A major change: A Growing Population
The median age has gotten older
Changing patterns in immigration and birth rates = no majority racial or ethnic group in the U.S.
We’re growing older, and more diverse
The U.S. population is rapidly growing, especially in states in the West and South
Rank StatePercent of State's Total Population
1 California 40
2 New Mexico 37
3 Texas 32.6
4 New York 28
5 Hawaii 27
6 Arizona 26
7 New Jersey 26
8 Florida 23
9 Nevada 23
10 Illinois 19
Source: U.S. Census Brief, "Language Use and English-Speaking Ability: 2000," Census 2000 Brief, October 2003
Table 11: Top Ten States in which Persons Five and Older Speak a Language Other than English at Home
What states did you think of?
A Look at the Numbers….
Student Racial/Ethnic Makeup
Charts were obtained from the CA Dept of Ed Website
What do these demographic patterns imply?
Schools are needing to educate an increasing population of children of color and of Hispanic origin
Cultural differences may be misinterpreted as deficits
A growing need for bilingual teachers and teachers of English Language Learners
A demand for multicultural training and education for professionals
How can we implement best practices as School Psychologists in Multicultural Education?
Establish rapport and trust Learn the family system and try to
understand problems from the family’s perspective
Evaluate one’s own cultural biases Determine the influence of previous
cultural information