The Intersection of Cultures: Multicultural Education in the United States and the Global Economy

by SPRING J

• ISBN13: 9780072563962
• ISBN10: 0072563966
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-07-24
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages

Table of Contents

PART I: MULTICULTURALISM

Chapter 1: What Is the Dominant Culture of the United States?

Emotion, Multiculturalism, and Consumerism

Cultural Freedom and American Character

Multiculturalism and American Culture

Multicultural Education and American Culture

In Search of American Culture

Different Ways of Defining U.S. Culture

American Culture and the Culture of Economic Success

The Culture of Success for Jews, Women, Asians, Latinos/Latinas, Lesbians/Gays, and Low-Income Whites

Economic Success versus Cultural Diversity

E.D. Hirsch and Cultural Literacy

The Dominant Culture as White Anglo-Saxon Values

Should We Teach the Values of the Dominant Culture?

A Lesson on Cultural Differences: Native American and English Cultures

Conclusion: American Culture and Multicultural Education

Personal Frames of Reference

Chapter 2: Dominated Cultures

Cultural Domination and Voluntary Immigration

The Intersection of African and European American Cultures

Ethnocentric Education: Dominated Cultures

Debating Education Based on Dominated Cultures

Teaching Hawaiian Culture: Alternative or Transition to Economic Success

Is "White Trash" a Dominated Culture?

Empowerment through Multicultural Education

Educating for Cultural Power

Conclusion

Personal Frames of Reference

Chapter 3: Immigrant Cultures

Summer Camps for Cultural Survival

Shooting at a Convenience Store

Rebellion and School Uniforms

Muslim Schools: Finding a Safe Haven

Wearing Your Knicks Jacket at the Zocalo

Transnationalism: The Multicultural Immigrant

Varieties of Educational Experience

Conclusion: Knowing Immigrant Cultures

Personal Frames of Reference

Chapter 4: Multiculturalism in the Global Economy

Singapore

The European Union: The World's Most Ambitious Multicultural Education Program

English Language Imperialism?

Conclusion: The Right to Language and Culture in the Global Economy

Personal Frames of Reference

PART II: CULTURAL FRAMES OF REFERENCE

Chapter 5: Cultural Frames of Reference: Monoculturalism, Biculturalism, and Ethnic Identity

Identity

Monoculturalism and Biculturalism

Development of Ethnic Identity

Conclusion: Ethnic Identity, Biculturalism, and Monoculturalism

Personal Frames of Reference

Chapter 6: Cultural Frames of Reference: History, Gender, and Social Class

Official History and Folk History

Official History

Folk History

Gender

Social Class

Conclusion

Personal Frames of Reference

Chapter 7: The Intersection of School Culture with Dominated and Immigrant Cultures

Inequality in Schooling

Resistance: The Intersection of School and Dominated Cultures

Resistance: Native Americans

Latinos/Latinas: The Intersection of School, Dominated, and Immigrant Cultures

Asians: Comparing Dominated and Immigrant Cultures

Alienation: The Intersection of School and Family Values

Cultural Conflicts

Conclusion

Personal Frames of Reference

PART III: PERSPECTIVES ON TEACHING MULTICULTURAL EDUCATION

Chapter 8: Teaching About Racism

The Concept of Race

Racism

Teaching about White Guilt

An Antibias Curriculum

The Teaching Tolerance Project

La Escuela Fratney

Racism and Mathematics Instruction

Conclusion: Racism and the Global Market

Personal Frames of Reference

Chapter 9: Teaching About Sexism

Republican Motherhood

The Glass Ceiling of the Classroom

Single-Sex Schools and Classrooms

Consciousness-Raising According to the Methods of Paulo Freire

Conclusion

Personal Frames of Reference

Chapter 10: Teaching and Language Diversity

Language, Culture, and Power

Cross-Cultural Communications

Communicating between Japan and the United States

Language and Culture in the United States

Bilingual Education

Research and Corporate Support for Bilingual Education

Problems in Bilingual Education Programs

Language Issues among Asian Americans

The Language of Cooperation

Conclusion: The Multicultural and Language Debate

Personal Frames of Reference

Chapter 11: Teaching Ethnocentrism

Models of Indigenous Education: Educating for the Child, Family, and Community

Child Centered (Maori)

Holistic Education (Okanagan)

Three Baskets of Knowledge (Maori)

Stimulating and Language-Based Education (Native American)

Linking Native People to the Spirituality of All Life (Cochiti Pueblo)

Asante: Classical Africa

Afrocentric Pedagogy

The Question of Kemet

The Contribution of Egypt to the Development of Science and Mathematics

Holistic Learning

Personal Witnessing

The Conspiracy to Destroy Black Boys

Lessons from History: A Celebration of Blackness

The Rites of Passage Program

What Every Child Needs to Know

Teaching Core Knowledge

Conclusion

Personal Frames of Reference

Chapter 12: Conclusion: Cultural Tolerance, Social Empowerment, and the Intersection of Cultures in the Global Workforce and Classroom

Cultures in the Global Workforce and Classroom

Nationalism, Internationalism, and Social Empowerment

Cultural Tolerance and Peace

Multicultural Education for Social Empowerment and Social Reconstruction

Multiculturalism and the Global Workforce

Conclusion: The Intersection of Cultures in the Classroom

Personal Frames of Reference

Index