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Comprehensive Multicultural Education : Theory and Practice

by: Bennett, Christine I.

Comprehensive Multicultural Education : Theory and Practice

by: Bennett, Christine I.

ISBN 13:
9780137042616
ISBN 10:
0137042612
Edition: 7th
Format: Paperback
Copyright: 01/13/2010
Publisher: Pearson
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Summary

Written for new teachers, this guide to multicultural education presents interdisciplinary content through primary source material and vignettes of actual teachers and students.Providing an in-depth focus in key areas as well as a broad overview, Christine Bennett aims to help prepare teachers who are informed and caring advocates for students from all cultural, racial, socioeconomic, linguistic, and national backgrounds.

Author Biography

Christine Iverson Bennett is Professor Emerita in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at Indiana University. She earned her B.A. in sociology at Northwestern University, her M.A. in social studies education at Stanford University, and her Ph.D. in social science education with specializations in ethnic studies at the University of Texas in Austin. Prior to her doctoral studies she taught high school social studies in San Jose and Los Angeles. During her thirty-one years at Indiana University, Professor Bennett developed and taught graduate and undergraduate courses in multicultural education; and initiated and directed The Teacher as Decision Maker Program, The Research Institute on Teacher Education, and Project TEAM, a program to recruit and support students from underrepresented minorities. She also served as director of Indiana University’s Exchange Program with Hangzhou University and conducted seminars for faculty at Al-Ain University in the United Arab Emirates and for visiting international scholars at Indiana University. Her research publications focus on the impact of multicultural social studies, classroom climates in desegregated schools, racial inequities in school discipline, racial issues in higher education, and multicultural teacher education. She can be reached at bennettc@indiana.edu.

Part I. The Case for Multicultural Education

Chapter 1. Multicultural Schools: What, Why, and How

What Is Multicultural Education?

The Core Values in Multicultural Education

Why Is Multicultural Education Essential?

Conditions for Multicultural Schools

The Critics of Multicultural Education

Conclusions

Selected Sources for Further Study

Chapter 2. Culture, Race and the Contexts for Multicultural Teaching

What Is Culture?

What is Race and How Does It Differ from Culture?

What Do We Mean by Ethnic Groups?

What Works Best in 21^st Century America: Cultural Assimilation, Cultural Pluralism, or Something Else?

Guidelines for Understanding Cultural Differences in the Classroom: Aspects of Ethnicity

Conclusions

Selected Sources for Further Study

Chapter 3. Race Relations and the Nature of Prejudice

How Prevalent Are Prejudice and Racism Today

What is Prejudice?

What is Racism?

Theories of Ethnic Identity: How Can Teachers Benefit?

The Nature of Stereotypes and Multicultural Teaching

Africa: An Illustration of Unintentional Racism and the Need for Curriculum Reform

Conclusions

Selected Sources for Further Study

Part II. Roots of ethnic Diversity in the United States: The Conflicting Themes of Assimilation and Pluralism

Chapter 4. Immigration and the American Dream: European American and Jewish American Perspectives

Immigration

What Is the American Dream?

Classic and Contemporary Immigration Eras: How Are They Alike and How Are they Different?

European American Perspectives

Jewish American Perspectives

Who Has Assimilated?

Conclusions

Selected Sources for Further Study

Chapter 5. Colonialism, Involuntary Immigration and The American Dream: American Indian and African Americans Perspectives

American Indians

African Americans

Selected Sources for Further Study

Chapter 6. Colonialism, Immigration, and the American Dream: Latino Perspectives

Latinos in the United States: Who are they?

Caribbean Latinos: Puerto Ricans, Cubans, and Dominicans

Mexican Americans: How can their history help us understand immigration issues today?

Migrant Farm Workers

Latinos in the Heartland: Are they integrating into U.S. society?

Selected Sources for Further Study

Chapter 7. Contemporary Immigration and the American Dream: Asian, Muslim, and Arab American Perspectives

Who Are the Asian Americans?

Muslims in the United States (with Salman H. Al-Ani)

Arab Americans (with Salman H. Al-Ani)

Conclusions

Selected Sources for Further Study

Part III. Individual Differences and societal inequities That Affect Teaching and Learning

Chapter 8. Learning Styles and Culturally Competent Teaching

What is Learning Style?

Why be concerned about learning styles?

Three Strategies for Discovering Learning Styles

Relationships between Culture and Learning Style

Learning Styles and Teaching Styles

The Promise of Culturally Competent Teaching

Conclusions

Selected Sources for Further Study

Chapter 9. Reaching All Learners: Perspectives on Gender, Class, and Special Needs

Addressing the Achievement Gap

How Does Gender Make a Difference?

How Does Class Make a Difference?

Special Education: The Simultaneity of Race, Class and Gender

Cooperative Learning: Reaching All Learners in Inclusive Schools and Classrooms

Conclusions

Selected Sources for Further Study

Chapter 10. Teaching in Linguistically Diverse Classrooms, by James S. Damico

English Language Learners in U.S. Schools

Bilingual Education

Programs to Meet the Needs of English Language Learners

What We Know about Literacy and Language Learning

Principles and Practices for Working with English Language Learners

Global Englishes and Language Preservation

Conclusions

Selected Sources for Further Study

Part IV. Strengthening Multicultural Perspectives in Curriculum and Instruction

Chapter 11. Multicultural Curriculum Development: A Decision-Making Model and Lesson Plans

Multicultural Teaching

Rethinking the Curriculum

Developing a Course Rationale

The Importance of Fair-Minded Critical Thinking

The Curriculum Model: Goals, Assumptions, and Content

Lesson Plans That Develop Multiple Historical Perspectives

Lesson Plans That Develop Cultural Consciousness

Lesson Plans That Develop Intercultural Competence

Lessons Plans That Combat Racism, Sexism, Prejudice, and Discrimination

Lesson Plans That Develop State of the Planet Awareness

Lesson Plans That Develop Social Action Skills

Conclusions

Selected Sources for Further Study

Chapter Endnotes

Index

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