Multicultural Education: Issues and Perspectives, 6th Edition

, by James A. Banks (Univ. of Washington, Seattle); Cherry A. McGee Banks (Univ. of Washington, Bothell)

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With this outstanding collection of chapters, you can develop the knowledge and skills needed to maximize the opportunities that diversity offers and minimize its challenges. Leading scholars and researchers in the field present current and emerging research, concepts, debates, and teaching strategies for educating students from different cultural, racial, ethnic, language, gender, social-class, and religious groups. Book jacket.

Part I ISSUES AND CONCEPTS

(84)

Multicultural Education: Characteristics and Goals

(30)

James A. Banks

The Nature of Multicultural Education

(1)

High-Stakes Testing: A Challenge for Social Justice

(1)

Multicultural Education: An International Reform Movement

(1)

The Historical Development of Multicultural Education

(1)

How Multicultural Education Developed

(1)

The Nature of Culture in the United States

(10)

The Social Construction of Categories

(3)

The Dimensions of Multicultural Education

(2)

The School as a Social System

(3)

Summary

(1)

Questions and Activities

(1)

References

(7)

Culture in Society and in Educational Practices

(30)

Frederick Erickson

Culture: An Overview

(2)

Alternative Definitions and Conceptions of Culture

(7)

Cultural Issues in Education, in Society, and in Persons

(5)

Teaching and Learning Multiculturally

(7)

Conclusion: On Diversity of Tongues and Their Educational Potential

(3)

Afterword

(1)

Questions and Activities

(1)

References

(5)

Race, Class, Gender, and Disability in the Classroom

(22)

Carl A. Grant

Christine E. Sleeter

Race, Class, Gender, Language, Disability, and Classroom Life

(1)

Approaches to Multicultural Education

(7)

Ms. Julie Wilson and Her Approach to Teaching

(7)

Conclusion

(1)

Questions and Activities

(1)

References

(3)

Part II SOCIAL CLASS AND RELIGION

(48)

Social Class and Educational Equality

(22)

Caroline Hodges Persell

Educational Structures

(2)

Educational Beliefs

(2)

Teachers, Curriculum, and Teaching Practices

(6)

Consequences of Social Class and Educational Inequality

(1)

Recommendations for Action

100

(2)

Summary

102

(1)

Questions and Activities

102

(1)

References

103

(6)

Christian Nation or Pluralistic Culture: Religion in American Life

109

(24)

Charles H. Lippy

Europeans Plant Christianity in North America

109

(1)

Early Signs of Diversity

110

(2)

Common Themes

112

(1)

The Spread of Evangelical Protestantism

113

(1)

Religious Freedom and the Separation of Church and State

114

(4)

Diversity, Religious Freedom, and the Courts

118

(4)

Pluralism Becomes the Norm

122

(3)

The New Faces of Pluralism

125

(3)

Summary and Educational Implications

128

(1)

Resources

129

(1)

Questions and Activities

129

(1)

References

130

(3)

Part III GENDER

133

(86)

Gender Bias: From Colonial America to Today's Classrooms

135

(36)

David Sadker

Karen Zittleman

The Hidden Civil Rights Struggle

136

(3)

Report Card: The Cost of Sexism in School

139

(5)

Gender Bias in Today's Classrooms: The Curriculum

144

(3)

Gender Bias in Today's Classrooms: Instructions

147

(3)

Trends and Challenges

150

(10)

A Dozen Strategies for Creating Gender-Fair Classrooms

160

(2)

Questions and Activities

162

(2)

References

164

(7)

Classrooms for Diversity: Rethinking Curriculum and Pedagogy

171

(24)

Mary Kay Thompson Tetreault

Feminist Phase Theory

171

(19)

Summary

190

(1)

Questions and Activities

191

(1)

References

191

(4)

Transforming the Curriculum: Teaching about Women of Color

195

(24)

Johnnella E. Butler

Deirdre Raynor

The Primacy of Race in the United States

195

(1)

Identity, Knowledge, and Experience

196

(2)

Why Women of Color?

198

(2)

What We Learn from Studying Women of Color

200

(2)

Women of Color: The Agent of Transformation

202

(3)

Teaching Using Heresies

205

(2)

Teaching about Women of Color

207

(5)

Conclusion

212

(2)

Questions and Activities

214

(1)

References

215

(4)

Part IV RACE, ETHNICITY, AND LANGUAGE

219

(108)

Culturally Responsive Teaching: Theory and Practice

221

(26)

Gloria Ladson-Billings

Teaching and Culture

222

(3)

The Illusion of a Theoretical Inquiry

225

(1)

The Participant-Observer Role for Researchers Who are ``Other''

226

(1)

Issues of Context and Methodology

227

(1)

Concrete Experiences as a Criterion of Meaning

228

(1)

The Use of Dialogue in Assessing Knowledge Claims

228

(1)

The Ethic of Caring

229

(1)

The Ethic of Personal Accountability

229

(1)

Culturally Relevant Pedagogy and Student Achievement

230

(1)

Culturally Relevant Teaching and Cultural Competence

231

(1)

Culturally Relevant Teaching and Cultural Critique

232

(1)

Theoretical Underpinnings of Culturally Relevant Pedagogy

233

(1)

Conceptions of Self and Others

234

(1)

Social Relations

235

(2)

Conceptions of Knowledge

237

(1)

Conclusion

238

(1)

References

239

(8)

Approaches to Multicultural Curriculum Reform

247

(24)

James A. Banks

The Mainstream-Centric Curriculum

247

(2)

Efforts to Establish a Multicultural Curriculum

249

(2)

Levels of Integration of Multicultural Content

251

(12)

Guidelines for Teaching Multicultural Content

263

(3)

Summary

266

(1)

Questions and Activities

266

(1)

References

267

(4)

The Colorblind Perspective in School: Causes and Consequences

271

(26)

Janet Ward Schofield

Introduction

271

(2)

The Research Site: Wexler Middle School

273

(2)

Data Gathering

275

(1)

The Colorblind Perspective and Its Corollaries

276

(6)

The Functions and Consequences of the Colorblind Perspective and Its Corollaries

282

(6)

Conclusions

288

(1)

Acknowledgments

289

(1)

Questions and Activities

289

(1)

References

289

(8)

Language Diversity and Schooling

297

(30)

Tom T. Stritikus

Manka M. Varghese

The Immigrant Population in the United States

298

(5)

Historical and Legal Overview of Language Policy in the United States

303

(6)

Programmatic Responses to Linguistic Diversity

309

(3)

Views on Language Learning and Teaching

312

(5)

Conclusion

317

(1)

Questions and Activities

318

(2)

References

320

(7)

Part V EXCEPTIONALITY

327

(96)

Educational Equality for Students with Disabilities

329

(40)

William L. Heward

Sara Ernsbarger Bicard

Rodney A. Cavanaugh

Who Are Students with Disabilities?

330

(6)

History of Educational Equality for Students with Disabilities

336

(2)

The Individuals with Disabilities Act: A Legislative Mandate for Educational Equality

338

(13)

Educational Equality for Students with Disabilities: Progress Made but Challenges Remain

351

(7)

Summary

358

(1)

Questions and Activities

358

(1)

References

359

(10)

School Inclusion and Multicultural Issues in Special Education

369

(32)

Luanna H. Meyer

Jill Bevan-Brown

Beth Harry

Mara Sapon-Shevin

The Special Education Mandate to Educate All Children

370

(6)

Parent Participation and Multicultural Special Education

376

(1)

The Structure of Parent Participation in the Context of Special Education

377

(4)

Quality Inclusive Schooling: Building School Communities

381

(8)

Diversity and Caring Communities: Outcomes for the Social Good

389

(2)

Questions and Activities

391

(1)

References

392

(9)

Recruiting and Retaining Gifted Students from Diverse Ethnic, Cultural, and Language Groups

401

(22)

Donna Y. Ford

Assumptions of the Chapter

402

(1)

Recruitment Issues and Barriers

403

(7)

Recruitment Recommendations

410

(3)

Retention Recommendations

413

(4)

Summary and Conclusions

417

(1)

Questions and Activities

417

(1)

References

418

(5)

Part VI SCHOOL REFORM

423

(43)

School Reform and Student Learning: A Multicultural Perspective

425

(20)

Sonia Nieto

School Reform with a Multicultural Perspective

427

(1)

Conditions for Systemic School Reform with a Multicultural Perspective

428

(11)

Conclusion

439

(1)

Questions and Activities

439

(1)

References

440

(5)

Families and Teachers Working Together for School Improvement

445

(21)

Cherry A. McGee Banks

Why is Parent and Family Involvement in Schools Important?

446

(1)

Historical Overview

447

(1)

The Changing Face of the Family

448

(5)

Teacher Concerns with Parent and Family Involvement

453

(1)

Steps to Increase Parent and Family Involvement

454

(7)

Summary

461

(1)

Questions and Activities

462

(1)

References

463

(2)

Internet Resources for Information on Parent Involvement

465

(1)

Appendix Multicultural Resources

466

(5)

Glossary

471

(5)

Contributors

476

(5)

Index

481

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