Comprehensive Multicultural Education: Theory and Practice (with MyEducationLab)

by Bennett, Christine I.

• ISBN13: 9780205492138
• ISBN10: 0205492134
• Edition: 6th
• Format: Package
• Copyright: 2011-01-01
• Publisher: Allyn & Bacon

Summary

This text provides preservice teachers the historical background, basic terminology, and social science concepts of multicultural education to help them as they enter the field.

Table of Contents

Preface	xi
Part I. The Case for Multicultural Education	1	(114)
Multicultural Schools: What, Why, and How	3	(38)
Chapter Objectives	3	(1)
What Is Multicultural Education	4	(6)
The Case of Jesus Martinez	6	(1)
The Case of Sam Johnson	7	(3)
The Critics of Multicultural Education	10	(2)
Potential for Conflict and Divisiveness	10	(1)
Liberal Bias and Cultural Relativism	10	(1)
Superficial Conception of Culture	11	(1)
Co-option of Minorities	11	(1)
What Do You Think?	11	(1)
Core Values in Multicultural Education	12	(2)
Why Is Multicultural Education Essential?	14	(6)
The Need for Academic Excellence and Equity	14	(2)
The Existence of a Multiethnic Society	16	(2)
The Existence of an Interconnected World	18	(1)
Equity and Democratic Values	18	(2)
Conditions for Multicultural Schools	20	(14)
Integration: Not Resegregation	20	(3)
Positive Teacher Expectations	23	(2)
A Learning Environment that Supports Positive Interracial Contact	25	(2)
The Case of Isaac Washington	27	(1)
The Case of Marcia Patton	28	(3)
A Multicultural Curriculum	31	(3)
Conclusions	34	(2)
Compare and Contrast	36	(1)
Questions and Activities	36	(1)
Selected Sources for Further Study	37	(1)
Notes	38	(3)
The Nature of Culture and the Contexts for Multicultural Teaching	41	(35)
Chapter Objectives	42	(1)
What Is Culture?	43	(10)
The Importance of a Worldview	44	(4)
High- and Low-Context Cultures	48	(4)
The Case of Fred Young	52	(1)
Differences between Culture and Race	53	(2)
What Do We Mean by Ethnic Groups?	55	(2)
Diversity within Ethnic Groups	55	(1)
When Is an Ethnic Group a Minority Group?	56	(1)
Cultural Assimilation and Cultural Pluralism	57	(2)
Guidelines for the Classroom: Aspects of Ethnicity	59	(11)
Verbal Communication	59	(4)
Nonverbal Communication	63	(2)
Orientation Modes	65	(1)
Social Values	66	(2)
Intellectual Modes	68	(2)
Conclusions	70	(1)
Compare and Contrast	70	(1)
Questions and Activities	70	(2)
Selected Sources for Further Study	72	(1)
Notes	73	(3)
Race Relations and the Nature of Prejudice	76	(39)
Chapter Objectives	76	(1)
The Prevalence of Prejudice and Racism	77	(3)
The Nature of Prejudice	80	(2)
The Nature of Racism	82	(7)
Distinguishing Individual, Institutional, and Cultural Racism	83	(6)
Theories of Ethnic Identity	89	(6)
``The Negro-to-Black Conversion Experience''	91	(1)
The Banks Typology of Ethnic Identity Development	92	(2)
White Racial Identity Development	94	(1)
The Nature of Stereotypes and Multicultural Teaching	95	(5)
Avoiding Stereotypes	99	(1)
Africa: An Illustration of Racism and the Need for Curriculum Reform	100	(6)
Common Misconceptions	100	(4)
Some Effects of Misconceptions about Africa	104	(2)
Conclusions	106	(1)
Compare and Contrast	107	(1)
Questions	107	(1)
Activities	108	(2)
Selected Sources for Further Study	110	(1)
Notes	111	(4)
Part II. Roots of Cultural Diversity in the United States: The Conflicting Themes of Assimilation and Pluralism	115	(78)
European Americans, Jewish Americans, and African Americans	117	(34)
Chapter Objectives	117	(1)
Sources of Cultural Diversity in the United States: An Overview	118	(1)
Anglo European Americans	119	(9)
Origins: Roots of Diversity and Community	119	(4)
Ethnic Pluralism in American Society	123	(1)
The English, Irish, and Italians	124	(3)
The Case of Jimmy Miller	127	(1)
Jewish Americans	128	(6)
Origins: Roots of Diversity and Community	128	(2)
Orthodox, Conservative, and Reform Judaism	130	(2)
Accommodation in the Face of Anti-Semitism	132	(2)
The Case of Sarah Stein	134	(1)
African Americans	134	(9)
Three Phases of History	134	(9)
Who Has Assimilated?	143	(2)
Conclusions	145	(1)
Compare and Contrast	146	(1)
Questions	146	(1)
Activities	147	(1)
Selected Sources for Further Study	147	(1)
Web Resources	147	(1)
Notes	148	(3)
American Indians, Latinos, Asians, Muslims, and Arabs in the United States	151	(42)
Chapter Objectives	151	(1)
American Indians	152	(6)
Origins: Roots of Diversity within the Native American Community	152	(2)
Conflict, Accommodation, and the Legacy of Genocide	154	(4)
Latinos	158	(8)
Origins: Roots of Diversity and Community	158	(3)
Accommodation and the Legacy of Colonialism	161	(5)
Asian Americans	166	(7)
Origins: Roots of Diversity and Community	166	(3)
Accommodation in the Face of Prejudice and Discrimination	169	(4)
Muslims in the United States (with Salman H. Al Ani)	173	(7)
Community and Diversity: Immigrant and Indigenous Origins	174	(1)
Religious Organizations	175	(1)
African American Muslims	176	(3)
Muslim Concerns	179	(1)
Arab Americans	180	(5)
First Wave of Immigrants: Christian Majority	181	(1)
Second Wave of Immigrants: Muslim Majority	182	(1)
Arab American Origins	182	(1)
Images and Challenges	183	(2)
Conclusions	185	(1)
Compare and Contrast	186	(1)
Questions	186	(1)
Activities	187	(1)
Selected Sources for Further Study	187	(1)
Web Resources	188	(1)
Notes	189	(4)
Part III. Individual Differences and Societal Inequities That Affect Teaching and Learning	193	(126)
Learning Styles: Interactions between Culture and the Individual	195	(32)
Chapter Objectives	195	(1)
An Introduction to Learning Styles	195	(1)
What Is Learning Style?	196	(1)
Why Be Concerned about Learning Styles?	197	(2)
Four Strategies for Discovering Learning Styles	199	(9)
Field Independence-Dependence	199	(2)
Students' Need for Structure	201	(2)
Perceptual Modalities	203	(2)
Learning-Style Inventory	205	(3)
Relationships between Culture and Learning Style	208	(4)
Learning Styles and Teaching Styles	212	(9)
Conclusions	221	(1)
Compare and Contrast	222	(1)
Questions	222	(1)
Activities	222	(1)
Selected Sources for Further Study	223	(1)
Web Resources	224	(1)
Notes	224	(3)
Reaching All Learners: Perspectives on Gender, Class, Ethnicity, and Special Needs	227	(40)
Chapter Objectives	227	(1)
The Nation's Report Card	228	(8)
What Does This Report Card Tell Us?	228	(2)
The Case of Kevin Armstrong	230	(2)
Kevin Reconsidered	232	(1)
The Case of Rachael Jones	233	(1)
Reflections about Reaching All Learners	233	(3)
Perspectives on Gender Differences	236	(8)
Conceptions of Masculinity and Femininity	237	(3)
Gender Differences in the Classroom	240	(2)
Issues of Gender and Sexuality in Schools	242	(2)
Perspectives on Class and Ethnic Differences	244	(8)
Poverty in America: What Are the Facts?	244	(2)
What Do We Know about Schools in Low-Income Communities?	246	(1)
The Case of Warren Benson's Classroom	247	(1)
Class and Peer Interactions in School Success	248	(4)
Special Education: The Simultaneity of Race, Culture, Class, and Gender	252	(6)
The Promise of Special Education and Inclusive Classrooms	252	(1)
Racial Disparities in Special Education	252	(3)
Socioeconomic Disparities and Cultural Clash in the Special Education System	255	(1)
The Case of Max Britten	256	(2)
Reaching All Learners in Inclusive Schools and Classrooms	258	(1)
Conclusions	258	(2)
Compare and Contrast	260	(1)
Questions	260	(1)
Activities	261	(2)
Selected Sources for Further Study	263	(1)
Notes	264	(3)
Teaching Concepts and Strategies: The Development of Positive Classroom Climates	267	(52)
Chapter Objectives	267	(1)
The Empowering Nature of Respect	268	(3)
When Respect is Absent	268	(3)
The Promise of Culturally Relevant Teaching	271	(5)
Principles of Culturally Relevant Teaching	272	(1)
Examples of Culturally Relevant Teaching	272	(2)
Funds of Knowledge Research and Teaching	274	(2)
Differentiated Instruction: Achievement for All Learners in Heterogeneous Classrooms	276	(9)
The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001	277	(3)
Eric Jones's Classroom	280	(5)
The Basics of Mastery Learning	285	(5)
Experiential Learning	290	(3)
Bilingual Education	293	(11)
Guidelines for Teachers with Dialect-Dominant Students	303	(1)
The Theory of Multiple Intelligences	304	(3)
Cooperative Learning: Student Team Learning	307	(5)
Conclusions	312	(1)
Compare and Contrast	312	(1)
Questions	312	(1)
Activities	313	(2)
Selected Sources for Further Study	315	(1)
Web Resources	316	(1)
Notes	316	(3)
Part IV. Strengthening Multicultural Perspectives in Curriculum and Instruction	319	(138)
Multicultural Curriculum Development: A Decision-Making Model and Lesson Plans	321	(136)
Chapter Objectives	321	(1)
Multicultural Teaching	322	(1)
Sam Johnson's Classroom Revisited	322	(1)
Rethinking the Curriculum	323	(2)
Developing a Course Rationale	325	(3)
The Importance of Fair-Minded Critical Thinking	328	(3)
The Curriculum Model: Goals, Assumptions, and Content	331	(5)
Goal One: Understanding Multiple Historical Perspectives	331	(5)
Establishing Multiple Historical Perspectives---The Challenge	336	(5)
Lesson Plans That Develop Multiple Historical Perspectives	341	(15)
Goal Two: Developing Cultural Consciousness	354	(2)
Lesson Plans That Develop Cultural Consciousness	356	(26)
Goal Three: Developing Intercultural Competence	375	(7)
Lesson Plans That Develop Intercultural Competence	382	(18)
Goal Four: Combating Racism, Sexism, Prejudice, and Discrimination	396	(4)
Lesson Plans That Combat Racism, Sexism, Prejudice, and Discrimination	400	(18)
Goal Five: Raising Awareness of the State of the Planet and Global Dynamics	416	(2)
Lesson Plans That Develop State of the Planet Awareness	418	(17)
Goal Six: Developing Social Action Skills	432	(3)
Lesson Plans That Develop Social Action Skills	435	(15)
Conclusions	450	(1)
Compare and Contrast	451	(1)
Questions	451	(1)
Activities	452	(5)
The Case of Lisa Stuart	453	(4)
Selected Sources for Further Study	457	(1)
Notes	458	(3)
Index	461