| Description |
xiv, 462 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
PART I. Issues and concepts. 1. Multicultural education: characteristics and goals / James A. Banks -- 2. Culture in society and in educational practices / Frederick Erickson -- 3. Race, class, gender, and disability in the classroom / Carl A. Grant, Christine E. Sleeter -- PART II. Social class and religion. 4. Social class and educational equality / Caroline Hodgesd Persell -- 5. Christian nation or pluralistic culture: religion in American life / Charles H. Lippy -- PART III. Gender. 6. Gernder bias: from colonial America to today's classroom / David Sadker, Karen Zittleman -- 7. Classrooms for diversity: rethinking curriculum and pedagogy / Mary Kay Thompson Tetreault -- 8. Race and gender in classrooms: implications for teachers / Annette Henry -- 9. Queer lessons: sexual and gender minorities in multicultural education / Cris Mayo -- PART IV. Race, ethnicity, and language. 10. Approaches to multicultural curriculum reform / James A. Banks -- 11. The colorblind perspective in school: causes and consequences / Janet Ward Schofield -- 12. Language diversity and schooling / Tom T. Stritikus, Manka M. Varghese -- |
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PART V. Exceptionality. 13. Educational equality for students with disabilities / Sara C. Bicard, William L. Heward -- 14. School inclusion and multicultural issues in special education Luanna H. Meyer, Jill M. Bevan-Brown, Hyun-Sook Park, Catherine Savage -- 15. Recruiting and retaining gifted students from diverse ethnic, cultural, and language groups / Donna Y. Ford -- PART VI. School reform. 16. School reform and student learning: a multicultural perspective / Sonia Nieto, Patty Bode -- 17. Communities, families, and educators working together for school improvement / Cherry A. McGee Banks -- Appendix. Multicultural resources -- Glossary |
| Summary |
A collection of articles written by experts in the field. Covers the concepts, paradigms and explanations need to become more effective practitioners in culturally, racially and language diverse classrooms |
| Notes |
Previous ed.: 2007 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Educational anthropology -- United States.
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Educational equalization -- United States.
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Minorities -- Education -- United States.
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Multicultural education -- United States.
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| Author |
Banks, Cherry A. McGee.
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Banks, James A.
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| LC no. |
2012371710 |
| ISBN |
0470483288 (paperback) |
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9780470483282 (paperback) |
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