Synopses & Reviews
This contributed-to text provides a balance between theory and application to examine the contested political and pedagogical issues surrounding multiculturalism and bilingual education in the United States. The engaging voices and styles are woven together to create a unified, student-accessible text which provides a realistic account of the issues of multicultural and bilingual education facing teachers today. The first part of the book establishes a conceptual framework for the book. The second part sets the context for reflection and action for students and teachers in the cross fire. The contributing writers examine topics in light of the current and forthcoming demographic shifts in the United States during the next century, suggesting a country increasingly divided along class lines, browner, urban, and multilingual; with a teaching force comprised mostly of white, middle-class females. Authored by some of the leading and more engaging voices in the field of multilingual and bilingual education, the book is designed to help students and teachers develop informed mind sets related to the highly contested political and pedagogical issues surrounding pluralistic schooling in our society.
Table of Contents
Political life of language metaphors in writings about diversity in education /Sharon Pugh, Carlos J. Ovando, and Nicole Schonemann --Contesting whiteness : critical perspectives on the struggle for social justice /Peter McLaren and Juan Muänoz --War against cultural politics : beyond conservative and neo-enlightenment left "oppositions" : a critique /Henry A. Giroux --Multiculturalism and religion /Warren A. Nord --Politics of multiculturalism : a three-country comparison /Sabrina W.M. Laine and Margaret Sutton --Language politics in the United States : the paradox of bilingual education /James Crawford --Beyond adversarial discourse : searching for common ground in the education of bilingual students /Jim Cummins --Politics of bilingual immersion programs /Carlos J. Ovando and Ricardo Pâerez --In search of a new border pedagogy : sociocultural conflicts facing teachers and students along the U.S.-Mexico border /Margarita Calderâon and Argelia Carreâon --Politics of schooling Asian students /Masahiko Minami --With, not for : the politics of service learning in multicultural communities /Carolyn O'Grady and Beth Chappell --Multiculturalism : beyond a zero-sum game /Carlos J. Ovando and Peter McLaren.