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Multiculturalism and education : diversity and its impact on schools and society

Title
Multiculturalism and education : diversity and its impact on schools and society / Thomas J. La Belle and Christopher R. Ward.
Author
La Belle, Thomas J.
Publication
Albany, NY : State University of New York Press, ©1994.

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Additional Authors
Ward, Christopher R., 1948-
Description
x, 211 pages; 24 cm.
Summary
This book introduces multiculturalism while also highlighting current approaches to multicultural education and placing them in a broad comparative and international context. Through a comparative view that is both domestic and international, the book explores ethnicity, race, class, and education (kindergarten through higher education) as they interact to integrate populations, while also serving vested interests and enhancing group identity and status. The authors position multiculturalism as a political and social phenomenon that affects and interacts with education and its institutions. To do this, they draw upon international cases as well as the history of segmentation and integration in the United States. --From publisher's description.
Series Statement
SUNY series, frontiers in education
Uniform Title
SUNY series, frontiers in education
Subject
  • Multicultural education > United States
  • Education > Social aspects > United States
  • Cultural pluralism > United States
  • Cultural pluralism
  • Education > Social aspects
  • Multicultural education
  • Multikulturelle Gesellschaft
  • Interkulturelles Lernen
  • Schulsoziologie
  • Schule
  • United States
  • USA
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 191-204) and index.
Contents
Multiculturalism and education : historical developments in the United States -- Multiculturalism : the controversy and context -- The nation-state and multicultural identities -- The state, community, family, and formal education in societal integration -- Schools as centers of diversity in teaching and learning -- The influence of values on educational policy and practice -- Education and alternative strategies for social, economic, and political change -- Approaches to multiculturalism and educational pedagogy.
ISBN
  • 0791419398
  • 9780791419397
  • 0791419401
  • 9780791419403
LCCN
93005712
OCLC
  • ocm28422058
  • 28422058
  • SCSB-8916845
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library