A Multicultural Approach: Diversity in Today's Schools
The world's population is growing at a stupendous rate. More and more competition is growing among individuals. With each year, increasing numbers of newly arrived immigrant children enroll in the universities and colleges of the world. The rapidly changing demographics of the schools have created a critical need to search for ways to teach children who have limited English proficiency and sometimes very little formal education.. The influx of immigrants has placed considerable demand on the school for properly assessing and counseling students who do not have the expertise in English language. Since culture shapes a child's psychosocial development, it is important that counselors and school psychologists understand the unique challenges faced by ethnic minority students. Being away from home may result in disorientation, stress, anxiety, and grief over the loss of cultural heritage. Cultural dislocation encompasses a complex experience cultural conflicts, and loss of personal identity.
