Cultural Diversity in Schools: From Rhetoric to Practice

Author:   Robert A. DeVillar ,  Christian J. Faltis ,  James P. Cummins
Publisher:   State University of New York Press
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9780791416747


Pages:   410
Publication Date:   24 May 1994
Format:   Paperback
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This book confronts the patterns of school failure often faced by subordinated minority groups in the United States. It does so by presenting a socioacademic framework that is based on the notion that all groups can have comparable access to quality schooling, comparable participation in the schooling, and derive comparable educational benefits from their participation. Organized around three key, interrelated components-communication, integration, and cooperation-the book combines theoretical concepts with actual classroom practices that support change. It moves us from a position of rhetoric about educational equality to one that actively addresses the socioacademic needs of students in a culturally diverse society.

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Author:   Robert A. DeVillar ,  Christian J. Faltis ,  James P. Cummins
Publisher:   State University of New York Press
Imprint:   State University of New York Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.572kg
ISBN:  

9780791416747


ISBN 10:   0791416747
Pages:   410
Publication Date:   24 May 1994
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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This work is an important and significant contribution to the field of education. The insightfulness of the editors and contributors lead us into the future, today. A future which may be difficult for some to understand and even more difficult to change; a future where communication, integration, and cooperation become fundamental organizing principles; a future where these principles can truly make school a successful context for culturally diverse students, their teachers, and communities. National and local educational goals cannot be reached if the perspective to reach those goals is not changed. This work provides us with a means to analyze, discuss, reflect, and generate a new vision for the 21st century. -Jose S. Hernandez, California Sate University San Bernardino


"""This work is an important and significant contribution to the field of education. The insightfulness of the editors and contributors lead us into the future, today. A future which may be difficult for some to understand and even more difficult to change; a future where communication, integration, and cooperation become fundamental organizing principles; a future where these principles can truly make school a successful context for culturally diverse students, their teachers, and communities. National and local educational goals cannot be reached if the perspective to reach those goals is not changed. This work provides us with a means to analyze, discuss, reflect, and generate a new vision for the 21st century.""-Jose S. Hernandez, California Sate University San Bernardino"


Author Information

Robert A. DeVillar is Associate Professor in the Department of Advanced Educational Studies at California State University, Bakersfield. Christian J. Faltis is Associate Professor in the Program in Multicultural Education at Arizona State University. DeVillar and Faltis are authors of Computers and Cultural Diversity: Restructuring for School Success also published by SUNY Press. James P. Cummins is Professor in the Department of Curriculum at The Ontario Institute for Studies in Education.

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