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Conference theme: Student Populations and Diversity
Title: Working with diverse students: Can lessons learnt in South Africa be applicable in Pan-Pacific region?
Theda Thomas
Abstract
Diversity is often seen as a negative aspect in teaching and learning. It can,
however, offer opportunities for growth on the part of all students as they
learn to develop the social, cognitive and communication skills necessary to
work in a multicultural environment. The issue of diversity has become prevalent
in South Africa in the last few years. It has been shown that diversity needs
to be addressed by helping the lecturers understand the issues and modify their
curricula as well as by helping the students. This paper shows one lecturers
research and journey in working diverse students in group work and asks the
question if these lessons can be applicable in the Pan-Pacific region.
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