Comprehensive Multicultural Education: Theory and Practice (4th Edition)
by By Bennett, Christine I.
Category: Education , Teaching Methods & Materials , General

Comprehensive Multicultural Education provides a balanced and comprehensive approach to multicultural education overview of the different types of diversity and practical strategies delivered through lesson plans and cases.       A balanced approach for pre-service teachers and others new to the field of multicultural education, this text presents interdisciplinary content through primary source material and vignettes of actual teachers and students. Providing an in-depth focus in key areas as well as a broad overview, Christine Bennett aims to help prepare teachers who are informed and caring advocates for students from all cultural, racial, socioeconomic, linguistic, and national backgrounds. Comprehensive Multicultural Education provides a teacher-tested curriculum development model accompanied by 26 lesson plans that focuses on core values, helping teachers make a stronger case for multicultural perspectives in their curriculums. Incorporating research from current sociology, history, and ethno-geography, the author makes key issues like immigration accessible for today’s teachers, emphasizing diversity within and across ethnic groups to help teachers understand interactions between students' cultural and individual differences.