Multiculturalism and education
Subtitle: diversity and its impact on schools and society
By: Thomas J. La Belle and Christopher R. Ward.
Contributors: Ward, Christopher R., 1948-
Series: SUNY series, frontiers in education
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Published: 1994
Place of publication: Albany, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 211
Subjects: Multicultural education -- United States; Education -- Social aspects -- United States; Pluralism (Social sciences) -- United States
Description: This book introduces multiculturalism while also highlighting current approaches to multicultural education and placing them in a broad comparative and international context. Through a comparative view that is both domestic and international, the book explores ethnicity, race, class, and education (kindergarten through higher education) as they interact to integrate populations, while also serving vested interests and enhancing group identity and status. The authors position multiculturalism as a political and social phenomenon that affects and interacts with education and its institutions. To do this, they draw upon international cases as well as the history of segmentation and integration in the United States. --From publisher's description.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 191-204) and index.