Multicultural Education: Issues, Policies, and Practices: 1 (Research in Multicultural Education and International Perspectives) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1930608748 ISBN 13: 9781930608740

Publisher: Information Age Publishing, 2001

Synopsis

The aim of this book is to present some recent research findings on dif-ferent aspects of multicultural education, thus informing educators of issues, policies and new approaches to multicultural education being used around the world. The chapters that you are about to read document sev-eral important themes in multicultural education. The first chapter by the editors presents an introduction and overview of the field of multicultural education by presenting its goals, historical background, assumptions and conceptual framework so as to set the stage for the chapters to follow. Attempting to cover the many views on different aspects of multicultural education goes beyond the scope of this introductory chapter. However, we have presented the historical origin and some of the recent issues and sug-gestions by prominent scholars including James Bank, Christine Sleeter, Sonia Nieto, Robert Cooper, and Robert Slavin with regards to policies, curriculum contents and teaching approaches in multicultural education.

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Synopsis

These essays look at topics concerning multicultural education and international perspectives, including the impact of disadvantage on academic achievement, immigration policy and multicultural education in Australia, and how motivation and learning affects students of diverse backgrounds.

Edition details

• Publisher: Information Age Publishing
• Publication date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1930608748
• ISBN 13: 9781930608740
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 240
• Editor: Salili Farideh, Hoosain Rumjahn