Ethnic studies and multiculturalism
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: 1996
Place of publication: Albany, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 155
Subjects: Ethnology -- Study and teaching (Higher) -- United States; Multicultural education -- United States; Pluralism (Social sciences) -- Study and teaching (Higher) -- United States; United States -- Race relations -- Study and teaching (Higher); United States -- Ethnic relations -- Study and teaching (Higher)
Description: La Belle and Ward address a major question confronting American higher education - How do colleges and universities best prepare students for common citizenship in a diverse, democratic state while also nurturing their groups' cultures, values, and institutional participation?

The authors clarify current debates about diversity and the content of curriculum, what one commentator calls the "culture wars." The book includes an overview of ethnicity, intergroup relations, and related concepts; the history and development of multiculturalism and ethnic studies in higher education in the United States; and an analysis of the issues related to diversity in higher education, particularly as they relate to tensions between ethnic studies and multicultural efforts.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 135-145) and index.