Multicultural education
Subtitle: issues and perspectives
By: edited by James A. Banks, Cherry A. McGee Banks.
Contributors: Banks, James A.; Banks, Cherry A. McGee.
Edition: 6th ed.
Publisher: John Wiley
Published: 2007
Place of publication: New York; Chichester
Language: eng
Number of pages: 491
ISBN-13: 9780471780472
Subjects: Multicultural education -- United States; Minorities -- Education -- United States; Educational anthropology -- United States; Educational equalization -- United States
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Issues and concepts. Multicultural education: characteristics and goals / James A. Banks; title: Culture in society and in educational practices / Frederick Erickson; title: Race, class, gender, and disability in the classroom / Carl A. Grant and Christine E. Sleeter; title: Social class and religion. Inner cities, affluent suburbs, and unequal educational opportunity / Jean Anyon; title: Religious diversity and education / James K. Uphoff; title: American Muslims: Cousins and strangers / Diana L. Eck; title: Gender. Gender bias: from colonial America to today's classrooms / David Sadker and Myra Sadker; title: Classrooms for diversity: rethinking curriculum and pedagogy / Mary Kay Thompson Tetreault; title: Transforming the curriculum: teaching about women of color / Johnnella E. Butler; title: Race, ethnicity, and language. Educational equality for students of color / Geneva Gay; title: Approaches to multicultural curriculum reform / James A. Banks; title: The colorblind perspective in school: causes and consequences / Janet Ward Schofield; title: Language diversity and education / Carlos J. Ovando; title: Exceptionality. Educational equality for students with disabilities / William L. Heward and Rodney A. Cavanaugh; title: School inclusion and multicultural issues in special education / Luanna H. Meyer ... [et al.]; title: Teaching gifted students in a multicultural society / Rena F. Subotnik and Gess LeBlanc; title: School reform. School reform and student learning: a multicultural perspective / Sonia Nieto; title: Families and teachers: working together for school improvement / Cherry A. McGee Banks.