Multicultural Education
Issues and Perspectives
5th Edition
Published on 19. December 2003
Book
Paperback/Softback
480 pages
978-0-471-14982-8 (ISBN)
Description
This handy reference is designed to help present and future educators acquire the concepts, paradigms, and explanations needed to become effective practitioners in culturally, racially, and language diverse classrooms and schools. The Fifth Edition reflects current and emerging research, concepts, and debates about the education of students from both genders and from different cultural, racial, ethnic, and language groups.
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Edition
5th Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 238 mm
Width: 190 mm
Thickness: 19 mm
Weight
765 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-471-14982-8 (9780471149828)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Previous edition
Book
05/2002
4th Edition
Wiley
€64.42
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Content
Part I: Issues and Concepts Multicultural Education: Characteristics and Goals James A. Banks Culture in Society and in Educational Practices Frederick Erickson Race, Class, Gender, and Disability in the Classroom Carl A. Grant and Christine E. Sleeter Part II: Social Class and Religion Social Class and Educational Equality Caroline Hodges Persell Christian Nation or Pluralistic Culture: Religion in American Life Charles H. Lippy Feature: Introduction to American Muslims: Cousins and Strangers Feature: American Muslims: Cousins and Strangers Diana L. Eck Part III: Gender Gender Bias: From Colonial America to Today's Classrooms David Sadker and Myra Sadker Classrooms for Diversity: Rethinking Curriculum and Pedagogy Mary Kay Thompson Tetreault Transforming the Curriculum: Teaching About Women of Color Johnnella E. Butler Part IV: Race, Ethnicity, and Language Educational Equality for Students of Color Geneva Gay Approaches to Multicultural Curriculum Reform James A. Banks The Colorblind Perspective in School: Causes and Consequences Janet Ward Schofield Language Diversity and Education Carlos J. Ovando Part V: Exceptionality Educational Equality for Students with Disabilities William L. Heward, Sara C. Ernsbarger and Rodney A. Cavenaugh School Inclusion and Multicultural Issues in Special Education Luanna H. Meyer, Jill Bevan-Brown, Beth Harry, and Mara Sapon-Shevin Recruiting and Retraining Culturally Diverse Gifted Students Donna Y. Ford Part VI: School Reform School Reform and Student Learning: A Multicultural Perspective Sonia Nieto Families and Teachers: Working Together for School Improvement Cherry A. McGee Banks Appendix Multicultural Resources Glossary Contributors Index