Critical multiculturalism
Subtitle: rethinking multicultural and antiracist education
By: edited by Stephen May.
Contributors: May, Stephen, 1962-
Publisher: Falmer Press
Published: 1999
Place of publication: London; Philadelphia, PA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 296
Subjects: Multicultural education; Critical pedagogy; Racism; Multiculturalism
Description: This edited collection draws together for the first time leading academic commentators on critical multiculturalism from around the world. Contributors are drawn from the USA, Canada, the UK, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand. The result is an international perspective on the latest developments in critical multiculturalism which aims to extend theory, policy and practice in individual countries. It is essential reading for all those concerned with, or involved in multicultural/antiracist education and other radical, democratic forms of schooling.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: towards critical multiculturalism / Stephen May; title: Critical multiculturalism and cultural difference: avoiding essentialism / Stephen May; title: Racism and multicultural education: rethinking 'race' and 'whiteness' in late capitalism / Peter McLaren and Rodolfo Torres; title: Racism, 'postmodernism' and reflexive multiculturalism / Ali Rattansi; title: Forging partnerships for multicultural teacher education / Christine Sleeter and Carmen Montecinos; title: Antiracist education through political literacy: the case of Canada / Kogila Moodley; title: Critical antiracism in South Africa / Nazir Carrim and Crain Soudien; title: Children's constructions of their national identity: implications for critical multiculturalism / Geoffrey Short and Bruce Carrington; title: Critical multicultural education and students' perspectives / Sonia Nieto; title: Critical multiculturalism in science and technology education / Derek Hodson; title: Multicultural education: transforming the mainstream / Mary Kalantzis and Bill Cope.