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.
Table of Contents
Part I. Issues and Concepts 1Chapter 1. Multicultural Education: Characteristics and Goals 3
Chapter 2. Culture is Society and in Educational Practices 31
Chapter 3. Race, Class, Gender, and Disability in the Classroom 61
Part II. Social Class and Religion 85
Chapter 4. Social Class and Educational Equality 87
Chapter 5. Christian Nation or Pluralistic Culture: Religion in American Life 110
Part III. Gender 133
Chapter 6. Gender Bias: From Colonial America to Today's Classrooms 135
Chapter 7. Classrooms for Diversity: Rethinking Curriculum and Pedagogy 164
Chapter 8. Transforming the Curriculum: Teaching about Women of Color 186
Part IV. Race, Ethnicity, and Language 209
Chapter 9. Educational Equality for Students of Color 211
Chapter 10. Approaches to Multicultural Curriculum Reform 242
Chapter 11. The Colorblind Perspectives in School: Causes and Consequences 265
Chapter 12. Language Diversity and Education 289
Part V. Exceptionality 315
Chapter 13. Educational Equality for Students with Disabilities 317
Chapter 14. School Inclusion and Multicultural Issues in Special Education 350
Chapter 15. Recruiting and Retaining Gifted Students from Diverse Ethnic, Cultural, and Language Groups 379
Part VI. School Reform 399
Chapter 16. School Reform and Student Learning: A Multicultural Perspective 401
Chapter 17. Families and Teachers Working Together for School Improvement 421
Appendix: Multicultural Resources 443
Index 457