COLLABORATION WITHIN A MULTICULTURAL SOCIETY - ISSUES FOR CONSIDERATION

THE AUTHOR DISCUSSES PERSPECTIVES AND OFFERS SUGGESTIONS FOR THE DEVEL OPMENT OF MULTICULTURAL COMPETENCE IN EACH OF THE FOLLOWING AREAS: UND ERSTANDING ONE'S PERSPECTIVE IN RELATION TO CULTURALLY DIVERSE COLLABO RATORS, USING EFFECTIVE INTERPERSONAL AND COMMUNICATION STRATEGIES IN A MULTICULTURAL CONTEXT, UNDERSTANDING THE ROLE(S) ASSUMED BY COLLABOR ATORS WHO WORK WITH STUDENTS WHO ARE CULTURALLY AND LINGUISTICALLY DIV ERSE, AND PROMOTING THE USE OF APPROPRIATE ASSESSMENT AND INSTRUCTIONA L STRATEGIES. COLLABORATORS SKILLED IN THESE AREAS ARE NECESSARY TO EN HANCE THE SUCCESS OF THE GROWING NUMBERS OF CULTURALLY AND LINGUISTICA LLY DIVERSE STUDENTS WHO ARE AT RISK OF FAILING IN SCHOOL.