Multicultural education as social activism
By: Christine E. Sleeter.
Series: SUNY series, the social context of education; SUNY series, social context of education.
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Published: 1996
Place of publication: Albany
Language: eng
Number of pages: 284
Subjects: Multicultural education -- Social aspects -- United States; Educational sociology -- United States
Description: "Connecting multicultural education with political issues of power and struggle, this book explores what multicultural education means to white people, given the unequal racial power relations in the U.S. and worldwide. It examines connections between race, gender, and social class, particularly as these connections play out for white women. While taking a feminist perspective, the author is also wary of the power white middle class women exercise in defining what counts as gender issues. Throughout the book, Sleeter argues that multicultural education was born in political struggle and can never meaningfully be disconnected from politics. Ultimately the quest for schooling for social justice is a political quest rather than a technical issue."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 253-274) and index.