Multicultural Education
by Banks, James A.; Banks, Cherry A. McGeeEdition: 8th
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2012-10-02
Publisher(s): John Wiley & Sons Inc
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Summary
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.
Table of Contents
Part I Issues and Concepts
Chapter 1: Multicultural Education: Characteristics and Goals - James A. Banks
Chapter 2: Culture, Teaching, and Learning - Christina Convertino, Bradley A. Levinson, and Norma González
Chapter 3: Race, Class, Gender, and Disability in the Classroom - Carl A. Grant and Christine E. Sleeter
Part II Social Class and Religion
Chapter 4: Social Class and Education - Lois Weis
Chapter 5: Christian Nation or Pluralistic Culture: Religion in American Life - Charles H. Lippy
Part III Gender
Chapter 6: Gender Bias: From Colonial America to Today’s Classrooms - David Sadker and Karen Zittleman
Chapter 7: Classrooms for Diversity: Rethinking Curriculum and Pedagogy - Mary Kay Thompson Tetreault
Chapter 8: Understanding and Supporting Gender Equity in Schools - Diane Pollard
Chapter 9: Queer Lessons: Multiculturalism and Sexual and Gender Minorities in Multicultural Education - Cris Mayo
Part IV Race, Ethnicity, and Language
Chapter 10: Approaches to Multicultural Curriculum Reform - James A. Banks
Chapter 11: Backstage Racism: Implications for Teaching - Leslie H. Picca and Ruth Thompson-Miller
Chapter 12: Language Diversity and Schooling - Tom T. Stritikus and Manka M. Varghese
Part V Exceptionality
Chapter 13: Educational Equality for Students with Disabilities - Sara C. Bicard and William L. Heward
Chapter 14: School Inclusion and Multicultural Issues in Special Education - Luanna H. Meyer, Jill M. Bevan-Brown, Hyun-Sook Park and Catherine Savage
Chapter 15: Recruiting and Retaining Gifted Students from Different Ethnic, Cultural, and Language Groups - Donna Y. Ford
Part VI School Reform
Chapter 16: School Reform and Student Learning: A Multicultural Perspective - Sonia Nieto and Patty Bode
Chapter 17: Families and Teachers Working Together for School Improvement - Cherry A. McGee Banks
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