Educating citizens in a multicultural society
By: James A. Banks.
Edition: Second ed.
Series: Multicultural education series
Publisher: Teachers College Press
Published: 2007
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 199
ISBN-13: 9780807748121; 9780807748138
Subjects: Multicultural education -- United States; Citizenship -- Study and teaching -- United States
Description: Explores the challenges of educating students for citizenship in a multicultural democratic society; discusses the ways in which knowledge is constructed by social scientists and how it influences teachers and students; identifies the five dimensions of multicultural education; and examines issues related to multicultural education and awareness.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Reconstructing citizenship education; title: Citizenship education in a multicultural society; title: Preparing teachers for citizenship education in global times; title: Ethnicity, social science research, and education; title: Researching race, culture, and difference : epistemological challenges and possibilities; title: Multicultural education and curriculum transformation; title: Equity pedagogy and multicultural education / (with Cherry A. McGee Banks); title: Citizenship education and the development of democratic racial attitudes; title: Cultural democracy and citizenship education; title: Teaching social studies for decision-making and citizen action; title: Teaching for social justice, diversity, and citizenship in a global world.