Comprehensive Multicultural Education
Theory and Practice
3rd Edition
Published on 1. September 1994
Book
Paperback/Softback
432 pages
978-0-205-15024-3 (ISBN)
Description
This text provides a comprehensive approach to multicultural education that focuses on ethnic diversity and community in the USA, i.e. diversity rooted in racial, cultural and individual differnces, as well as basic human similarities and connections. Global perspectives within multicultural education are emphasized and four themes stressed: equitable classroom environments; intercultural competence; development of a multicultural curriculum; and anti-racist/anti-sexist teaching. An instructor's manual is also available (ISBN:0-205-16476-5).
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Edition
3rd edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Old Tappan
United States
Publishing group
Pearson Education (US)
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
bibliography, index
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 179 mm
Weight
646 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-205-15024-3 (9780205150243)
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4th Edition
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02/1991
2nd Edition
Longman Higher Education
€42.23
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Content
The case for multicultural education: multicultural schools - what, why and how; key concepts in multicultural education - implications for teaching, learning and curriculum reform; cultural diversity in the United States and the conflicting themes of assimilation and pluralism among European Americans; the conflicting themes of assimilation and pluralism among ethnic minorities in the United States. Individual differences that affect teaching and learning: learning styles - interactions between culture and the individual; beyond learning style - an overview of other key individual differences; instructional concepts and strategies for multicultural classrooms. Strengthening multicultural and global perspectives in teaching: a model for global and multicultural perspectives in the curriculum; implementing the curriculum model - guidelines and lesson plans.