Ashford University Culturally Competent Curriculum Development Paper

In order to understand how to move from a place of cultural incompetence to cultural competence, we must be able to define what we mean by culturally competent curriculum development. In this discussion you’ll examine this definition. Prior to completing this discussion read Montgomery (2001).

Initial Post: Create an initial response that addresses the following:

Part 1: Reflection

Answer the following questions:

• What do culturally competent curriculum comprise of?
• How should culturally competent curriculum be developed?

Located and cite one research article that supports your view of culturally competent curriculum.

• Consult Scholarly, Peer Reviewed, and Other Credible Sources (Links to an external site.). This table offers additional guidance on appropriate source types. If you have questions about whether a specific source is appropriate for this assignment, please contact your instructor.

Part 2: Example

• Provide an example that illustrates a lack of culturally competent curriculum and explain what revisions you would carry out to make the curriculum more culturally competent.

Guided Response: Post responses to at least two classmates. In your response, reflect on your classmate’s responses. Questions you might consider in your response include:

• Did your classmates identify factors that you may not have thought of?
• How does your approach to developing culturally competent curriculum differ from your classmates?
• What are your thoughts on the examples your classmates provided?

For deeper engagement and learning, you are encouraged to provide responses to any comments or questions to you to further the conversation while giving you opportunities to develop a sense of community with class peers and the instructor.