http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/authors/855/connie-gelb Inquiries Journal provides undergraduate and graduate students around the world a platform for the wide dissemination of academic work over a range of core disciplines. en-us Fri, 12 Jun 2026 22:30:27 -0400 Fri, 12 Jun 2026 22:30:27 -0400 http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/661/cultural-issues-in-the-higher-education-classroom By Connie Gelb - Multicultural and multilingual classrooms have become the norm in many educational (and professional) settings throughout the U.S. due to changing immigration patterns caused by globalization (Institute for Educational Leadership, p. 2, 2005). Subsequently, understanding the role that culture plays in the classroom is essential to effective teaching, learning and communicative interaction in general. Samovar, Porter & McDaniel provide a simple definition of culture as “the rules for living and functioning in society” (2008, p.10). The term, “issues” refers to the conflicts... Sat, 14 Jul 2012 05:21 EDT http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/661/cultural-issues-in-the-higher-education-classroom