Multicultural Education: Issues and Perspectives
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Multicultural Education is a reader for educators that consists of articles written by the top scholars in the field. It helps them understand the concepts, paradigms, and explanations needed to become more effective practitioners in culturally, racially and language diverse classrooms. Each chapter now incorporates new theoretical, conceptual, and research developments in the field. A new chapter focuses on gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender issues. Every statistical table, figure, and chart has also been updated to present the most current information. Educators will gain insight that they’ll be able to apply in the classroom. Booknews Written for present and future educators, this book offers guidance on becoming an effective teacher in the diverse classroom. Scholars in education, ethnic studies, anthropology, gender studies, and psychology present research, concepts, and debates on the education of students from different cultural, racial, ethnic, and language groups. Specific attention is given to issues of religion, gender, race, ethnicity, language, exceptionality, and school reform. Appendixes include a glossary and a list of multicultural resources. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
Pt. IIssues and Concepts1Ch. 1Multicultural Education: Characteristics and Goals3Ch. 2Culture is Society and in Educational Practices31Ch. 3Race, Class, Gender, and Disability in the Classroom61Pt. IISocial Class and Religion85Ch. 4Social Class and Educational Equality87Ch. 5Christian Nation or Pluralistic Culture: Religion in American Life110Pt. IIIGender133Ch. 6Gender Bias: From Colonial America to Today's Classrooms135Ch. 7Classrooms for Diversity: Rethinking Curriculum and Pedagogy164Ch. 8Transforming the Curriculum: Teaching about Women of Color186Pt. IVRace, Ethnicity, and Language209Ch. 9Educational Equality for Students of Color211Ch. 10Approaches to Multicultural Curriculum Reform242Ch. 11The Colorblind Perspectives in School: Causes and Consequences265Ch. 12Language Diversity and Education289Pt. VExceptionality315Ch. 13Educational Equality for Students with Disabilities317Ch. 14School Inclusion and Multicultural Issues in Special Education350Ch. 15Recruiting and Retaining Gifted Students from Diverse Ethnic, Cultural, and Language Groups379Pt. VISchool Reform399Ch. 16School Reform and Student Learning: A Multicultural Perspective401Ch. 17Families and Teachers Working Together for School Improvement421App.: Multicultural Resources443Index457
