Handbook of Research on Multicultural Education
Published on 23. April 2001
Book
Hardback
912 pages
978-0-7879-5894-7 (ISBN)
Description
"The field of multicultural education has long needed a handbook of research and essays. Offered here is a landmark resource covering major theory and research of the past thirty years. Within one volume can be found writings by leading scholars, theorists, and practitioners in the field. Educators at all levels will find this an invaluable reference." Educational Leadership "The Handbook is a valuable contribution. Every person concerned with the complexity of American society and the process of schooling should have it as a basic reference tool." Multicultural Education "Nothing currently available in the field has the scope of this excellent Handbook."Library Journal "The depth and breadth of coverage is remarkable and the level of research and scholarship impressive. Banks and McGee Banks have edited an invaluable reference guide." Teachers College Record "The scope of coverage in this Handbook will make a significant contribution to a wide audience.
A broad spectrum of professionals can utilize this book - teacher educators, researchers, sociologists, school psychologists, administrators, and those generally interested in the best practices for educating children in a diverse society." Multicultural Review "The Handbook of Research on Multicultural Education is more than an invaluable landmark publication written and reviewed by distinguished and recognized scholars in multicultural education. It is a conceptual, theoretical, and methodological testimonial to the powerful emergence of a critically important metadiscipline with wide-reaching social, educational, and political implications." Journal of Teacher Education "In the Handbook of Research on Multicultural Education, Banks and McGee Banks and their contributors have created a scholarly masterpiece that synthesizes research, theory, and policy on multicultural education. The book's eleven parts are woven into a comprehensive body of work not likely to be equaled or duplicated soon." The Journal of Negro Education
A broad spectrum of professionals can utilize this book - teacher educators, researchers, sociologists, school psychologists, administrators, and those generally interested in the best practices for educating children in a diverse society." Multicultural Review "The Handbook of Research on Multicultural Education is more than an invaluable landmark publication written and reviewed by distinguished and recognized scholars in multicultural education. It is a conceptual, theoretical, and methodological testimonial to the powerful emergence of a critically important metadiscipline with wide-reaching social, educational, and political implications." Journal of Teacher Education "In the Handbook of Research on Multicultural Education, Banks and McGee Banks and their contributors have created a scholarly masterpiece that synthesizes research, theory, and policy on multicultural education. The book's eleven parts are woven into a comprehensive body of work not likely to be equaled or duplicated soon." The Journal of Negro Education
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Edition
New edition
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
New edition
Illustrations
illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 287 mm
Width: 225 mm
Weight
2279 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7879-5894-7 (9780787958947)
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Persons
JAMES A. BANKS is professor and director of the Center for Multicultural Education at the University of Washington, Seattle. His books include Educating Citizens in a Multicultural Society (1997), Teaching Strategies for Ethnic Studies (1997), and Cultural Diversity and Education (2000). Banks is past president of the National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) and of the American Educational Research Association (AERA). He has held fellowships from the Spencer Foundation, the Kellogg Foundation, and the Rockefeller Foundation. Banks received the Research Review Award from the American Educational Research Association in 1996 and the Presidents' Award from the Teaching of English to Speakers of Other Languages in 1998. He holds honorary doctorates from the Bank Street College of Education and the University of Alaska, Fairbanks. Banks is a member of the Board of Children, Youth, and Families of the National Research Council. He is also a member of the National Academy of Education. CHERRY A. MCGEE BANKS is professor of education at the University of Washington, Bothell. She is coeditor of Multicultural Education: Issues and Perspectives (2000) and contributing author of Multicultural Education: Transformative Knowledge and Action (1996). She has published widely on topics related to multicultural education in journals such as Social Education, Phi Delta Kappan, and Educational Policy. In 1997, she received the Distinguished Teaching Award at the University of Washington, Bothell. Professor Banks was named the Worthington Distinguished Professor on her campus in 2000. She is a member of the Editorial Board of the American Educational Research Journal.
Content
Introduction. Contributors. Reviewers. HISTORY, GOALS, STATUS, AND ISSUES. Multicultural Education: Historical Development, Dimensions, and Practice (J. Banks). Curriculum Theory and Multicultural Education (G. Gay). National and State Initiatives for Multicultural Education (D. Gollnick). Gender and Race as Factors in Educational Leadership and Administration (C. McGee Banks). An Analysis of the Critiques of Multicultural Education (C. Sleeter). RESEARCH AND RESEARCH ISSUES. Quantitative Educational Research with Ethnic Minorities (A. Padilla & K. Lindholm). Ethnography in Communities: Learning the Everyday Life of America's Subordinated Youth (S. Heath). Ethnographic Studies of Multicultural Education in Classrooms and Schools (H. Mehan, et al.). Multicultural Education Through the Lens of the Multicultural Education Research Literature (C. Grant & W. Tate). KNOWLEDGE CONSTRUCTION. Knowledge Construction and Popular Culture: The Media as Multicultural Educator (C. Cortes). Knowledge Construction, Competing Critical Theories, and Education (B. Gordon). ETHNIC GROUPS IN HISTORICAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH. Historical and Social Science Research on Mexican Americans (R. Gutierrez). Puerto Ricans in Historical and Social Science Research (C. Rodriguez). American Indian Studies (C. Snipp). Asian American Studies (W. Liu & E. Yu). Culture-Centered Knowledge: Black Studies, Curriculum and Transformation, and Social Action (J. King). IMMIGRATION POLICY AND THE EDUCATION OF IMMIGRANTS. The American Civic Culture and an Inclusivist Immigration Policy (L. Fuchs). Immigrants and Education (M. Olneck). THE EDUCATION OF ETHNIC GROUPS. Educating Native Americans (K. Lomawaima). Historical and Sociocultural Influences on African American Education (C. Lee & D. Slaughter-Defoe). Educating Mexican American Students: Past Treatment and Recent Developments in Theory, Research, Policy, and Practice (E. Garcia). A History of the Education of Puerto Rican Students in U.S. Mainland Schools: "Losers," "Outsiders," or "Leaders"? (S. Nieto). Asian Pacific American Students: A Diverse and Complex Population (V. Pang). LANGUAGE ISSUES. Language Issues in Multicultural Contexts (M. Minami & C. Ovando). Bilingual Education: Broadening Research Perspectives (C. Moran & K. Hakuta). ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT: APPROACHES, THEORIES, AND RESEARCH. Inequality and Access to Knowledge (L. Darling-Hammond). Learning Styles and Culturally Diverse Students: A Literature Review (J. Irvine & D. York). Research on Families, Schools, and Communities: A Multicultural Perspective (N. Hidalgo, et al.). Effective Schools Research (D. Levine & L. Lezotte). Social Class and Schooling (M. Knapp & S. Woolverton). African American Teachers and Culturally Relevant Pedagogy (M. Foster). Understanding Cultural Diversity and Learning (J. Oghu). INTERGROUP EDUCATION APPROACHES TO SCHOOL REFORM. Review of Research on School Desegregation's Impact on Elementary and Secondary School Students (J. Schofield). Multicultural Education: Its Effects on Students' Racial and Gender Role Attitudes (J. Banks). Cooperative Learning and Intergroup Relations (R. Slavin). Improving Intergroup Relations Among Students (J. Shofield). Toward a Theory of Multicultural Counseling and Therapy (D. Sue). HIGHER EDUCATION. Research on Racial Issues in American Higher Education (C. Bennett). Asian Pacific Americans and Colleges and Universities (D. Nakanishi. Ethnic Studies in U.S. Higher Education: History, Development, and Goals (E. Hu-DeHart). Women's Studies and Curriculum Transformation (B. Schmitz, et al.). Multiculturalism and Core Curricula (A. Fitzgerald & P. Lauter). Multicultural Teacher Education: Research, Practice, and Policy (G. Ladson-Billings). INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVE ON MULTICULTURAL EDUCATION. Multicultural Education in Australia: Historical Development and Current Status (R. Allan & B. Hill). Multicultural Education in the United Kingdom: Historical Development and Current Status (P. Figueroa). Multicultural Education in Canda: Historical Development and Current Status (K. Moodley). Multicultural Education in Germany: Historical Development and Current Status (G. Hoff). Name Index. Subject Index.