Authors: James A. Banks
ISBN-13: 9780205461035, ISBN-10: 0205461034
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Allyn & Bacon, Inc.
Date Published: July 2005
Edition: 5th Edition
This textbook gives students a strong background in the conceptual, theoretical, and philosophical issues in multicultural education.
Cultural Diversity and Education is designed to help pre-service and in-service educators clarify the philosophical and definitional issues related to pluralistic education, derive a clarified philosophical position, design and implement effective teaching strategies that reflect ethnic and cultural diversity, and prepare sound guidelines for multicultural programs and practices. This book describes actions that educators can take to institutionalize educational programs and practices related to ethnic and cultural diversity.
Dr. Banks has been the leading authority in the field of multicultural education for 30 years. This text provides students with a sound understanding of the conceptual, theoretical, historical, and philosophical issues in multicultural education, as well as curriculum and teaching strategies that can be used in the classroom.
Ch. 1 | The dimensions of multicultural education | 3 |
Ch. 2 | Multicultural education and global citizenship | 22 |
Ch. 3 | Multicultural education : history, development, goals, and approaches | 39 |
Ch. 4 | Culture, ethnicity, and education | 69 |
Ch. 5 | Race, diversity, and educational paradigms | 89 |
Ch. 6 | Pluralism, ideology, and educational reform | 112 |
Ch. 7 | The stages of cultural identity : implications for curriculum reform | 130 |
Ch. 8 | Race, disability, giftedness, and school reform | 151 |
Ch. 9 | The lives and value of transformative scholars and citizenship education | 171 |
Ch. 10 | A curriculum for empowerment, action, and change | 203 |
Ch. 11 | Teaching decision-making and social action skills for social change | 221 |
Ch. 12 | Gender and educational equity | 247 |
Ch. 13 | Language, culture, and education | 266 |
Ch. 14 | Reducing prejudice in students : theory, research, and strategies | 292 |
Ch. 15 | Curriculum guidelines for multicultural education | 314 |