Synopses & Reviews
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.
Synopsis
Multicultural Education: Issues and Perspectives is designed to help current and future educators acquire the concepts, paradigms, and explanations needed to become more effective practitioners in culturally, racially, and linguistically diverse classrooms and schools. The Eighth Edition has been revised to reflect new research and data regarding the decreasing non-Hispanic White population in the U.S. Two new sections to the Multicultural Resources include -Special Education and Equity, - and -Gifted Education and Equity.- The Multicultural Resources in the Appendix have also been revised and updated and the Glossary has been revised to incorporate 2010 census data and new developments in the field.
Table of Contents
Part I Issues and ConceptsChapter 1: Multicultural Education: Characteristics and Goals
James A. Banks
Chapter 2: Culture, Teaching, and Learning
Christina Convertino, Bradley A. Levinson, and Norma González
Chapter 3: Race, Class, Gender, and Disability in the Classroom
Carl A. Grant and Christine E. Sleeter
Part II Social Class and Religion
Chapter 4: Social Class and Education
Lois Weis
Chapter 5: Christian Nation or Pluralistic Culture: Religion in American Life
Charles H. Lippy
Part III Gender
Chapter 6: Gender Bias: From Colonial America to Today's Classrooms
David Sadker and Karen Zittleman
Chapter 7: Classrooms for Diversity: Rethinking Curriculum and Pedagogy
Mary Kay Thompson Tetreault
Chapter 8: Understanding and Supporting Gender Equity in Schools
Diane Pollard
Chapter 9: Queer Lessons: Multiculturalism and Sexual and Gender Minorities in Multicultural Education
Cris Mayo
Part IV Race, Ethnicity, and Language
Chapter 10: Approaches to Multicultural Curriculum Reform
James A. Banks
Chapter 11: Backstage Racism: Implications for Teaching
Leslie H. Picca and Ruth Thompson-Miller
Chapter 12: Language Diversity and Schooling
Tom T. Stritikus and Manka M. Varghese
Part V Exceptionality
Chapter 13: Educational Equality for Students with Disabilities
Sara C. Bicard and William L. Heward
Chapter 14: School Inclusion and Multicultural Issues in Special Education
Luanna H. Meyer, Jill M. Bevan-Brown, Hyun-Sook Park and Catherine Savage
Chapter 15: Recruiting and Retaining Gifted Students from Different Ethnic, Cultural, and Language Groups
Donna Y. Ford
Part VI School Reform
Chapter 16: School Reform and Student Learning: A Multicultural Perspective
Sonia Nieto and Patty Bode
Chapter 17: Families and Teachers Working Together for School Improvement
Cherry A. McGee Banks