Multicultural Education: Issues and Perspectives

Author:   James A. Banks ,  Cherry A. McGee Banks
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Edition:   7th Revised edition
ISBN:  

9780470483282


Pages:   480
Publication Date:   16 October 2009
Format:   Paperback
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Multicultural Education: Issues and Perspectives


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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.

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Author:   James A. Banks ,  Cherry A. McGee Banks
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Imprint:   John Wiley & Sons Ltd
Edition:   7th Revised edition
Dimensions:   Width: 19.20cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.702kg
ISBN:  

9780470483282


ISBN 10:   0470483288
Pages:   480
Publication Date:   16 October 2009
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock.

Table of Contents

Part I. Issues and Concepts 1 Chapter 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

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