| Description |
1 online resource (viii, 155 pages) |
| Series |
SUNY series, frontiers in education |
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SUNY series, frontiers in education.
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| Contents |
Part 1: Historical and conceptual backdrop -- Chapter 1: Ethnicity, multiculturalism, and higher education in the United States prior to 1960 -- Chapter 2: Segmentation and intergroup relations through education -- Part 2: Multiculturalism and ethnic studies: a contemporary view -- Chapter 3: The rise of multiculturalism -- Chapter 4: The emergence and status of contemporary ethnic studies programs in the United States -- Part 3: The context and strategies for addressing diversity -- Chapter 5: Ethnic studies, multiculturalism, and the social and political context: a mirror to society's intergroup relations -- Chapter 6: Alternatives to multicultural and ethnic studies: strategies for institutional change |
| Summary |
La Belle and Ward address a major question confronting American higher education - How do colleges and universities best prepare students for common citizenship in a diverse, democratic state while also nurturing their groups' cultures, values, and institutional participation? The authors clarify current debates about diversity and the content of curriculum, what one commentator calls the "culture wars." The book includes an overview of ethnicity, intergroup relations, |
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And related concepts; the history and development of multiculturalism and ethnic studies in higher education in the United States; and an analysis of the issues related to diversity in higher education, particularly as they relate to tensions between ethnic studies and multicultural efforts |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 135-145) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Ethnology -- Study and teaching (Higher) -- United States
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Multicultural education -- United States
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Cultural pluralism -- Study and teaching (Higher) -- United States
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology -- Cultural.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Discrimination & Race Relations.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Minority Studies.
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Cultural pluralism -- Study and teaching (Higher)
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Ethnic relations -- Study and teaching (Higher)
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Ethnology -- Study and teaching (Higher)
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Multicultural education
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Race relations -- Study and teaching (Higher)
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| SUBJECT |
United States -- Race relations -- Study and teaching (Higher)
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United States -- Ethnic relations -- Study and teaching (Higher)
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| Subject |
United States
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Ward, Christopher R., 1948-
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| LC no. |
95037348 |
| ISBN |
0585043124 |
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9780585043128 |
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1438409834 |
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9781438409832 |
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