Casebook for Exploring Diversity, A (3rd Edition)
With the increasing diversity in today’s schools,A Casebook for Exploring Diversityis an excellent supplemental text for preservice teachers in multicultural, inclusive, or urban education courses, as well as for inservice teachers and participants in professional development workshops. Its 37 real-life case studies represent scenarios that could occur in any school–urban, suburban, or rural–and at any grade level. They address the topics of gender, ethnicity, race, socioeconomic status, religion, special needs, sexual orientation, language, and ageism. Each case study, followed by questions and activities, will help you develop your interpersonal skills, better understand your students, and broaden your multicultural horizons in a classroom setting. Features of the Third Edition: NEW! Glossary of selected termsrelating to diversity, for reference while reading and engaging in discussion.NEW! Chapter 10 addresses ageismwith cases focusing on age-related issues in the classroom.NEW! Bibliography of multicultural children’s literaturefor P-12 students, for use in completing theQuestions for ReflectionandActivities for Extending Thinking.NEW! Sample rubrics for assessing students’ responses to casesin the text, for self-assessment, peer-assessment, or instructor-assessment.Questions for Reflectionfollowing each case invite students to collect further data, consider alternative perspectives, share their thoughts, and formulate individual or group responses.Activities for Extending Thinkingafter each case encourage readers to relate their insights to other course texts, to their field experience, to the lesson and unit planning process, and to local, state, and national standards in teacher education.Design Your Own Caseallows readers to become actively involved in case design by writing their own case studies.Resources for further studyare provided in the form ofReadings for Extending ThinkingandInternet Sites for Extending Thinkingin each chapter. Also Available from Merrill Education:Multicultural Education in a Pluralistic Society, Seventh Edition, by Donna M. Gollnick and Philip C. Chinn, ISBN 0-13-155518-9Choosing Democracy: A Practical Guide to Multicultural Education, Third Edition, by Duane E. Campbell, ISBN 0-13-098745-X