Affirming Diversity : The Sociopolitical Context of Multicultural Education

by Nieto, Sonia; Bode, Patty

• ISBN13: 9780205529827
• ISBN10: 0205529828
• Edition: 5th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-01-01
• Publisher: Allyn & Bacon

Summary

In this revision of her best-selling book, author Sonia Nieto explores the meaning, necessity, and benefits of multicultural education for students of all backgrounds. The book looks at how personal, social, political, cultural, and educational factors affect the success or failure of students in today's classroom. Expanding upon the popular case-study approach, the fifth edition examines the lives of 19 real students who are affected by multicultural education, or a lack of it. Social justice is firmly embedded in this view of multicultural education, and teachers are encouraged to work for social change in their classrooms, schools, and communities. Inservice and preservice teachers, principals, school administrators and anyone interested in multicultural education.

Table of Contents

Poem

List of Case Studies

Foreword

Preface to the Third Edition

Introduction

Setting The Stage: Approaches and Definitions

Why the Case Study Approach?

About Terminology

Multicultural Education in a Sociopolitical Context: Developing a Conceptual Framework

Racism, Discrimination, and Expectations of Students' Achievement

Case Studies

Unless you're mixed, you don't know what it's like to be mixed, Linda Howard

Self-respect is one gift that you give yourself, Rich Miller

A good education is like growing, expanding your mind and your views, Vanessa Mattison

Structural and Organizational Issues in Schools

Case Studies

Some teachers teach from the point of view of the kid. They don't just come out and say All righ, do this, blah, blah, blah. . They're not so one-tone voice, Avi Abramson

If there's something in the history book that's wrong, I should tell them that it is wrong, Fern Sherman

Culture, Identity, and Learning

Case Studies

I'm proud of myself and my culture, but I think I know what I should know, Marisol Martinez

I'd like to be considered Lebanese, James Karam

They just understand some things outside, but they cannot understand something inside our hearts, Hoang Vinh

Linguistic Diversity in Multicultural Classrooms

Case Studies

It's kind of scary at first, especially if you don't know the language, Manuel Gomes

Once you get the hang of it, you'll start getting practice with people and teachers, no matter if you talk English or Spanish, Yolanda Piedra

Toward an Understanding of School Achievement

Case Studies

I don't want to speak too soon, but I'm pretty much on a good road here, Paul Chavez

I just felt like the realest person on earth, Ron Morris

Implications of Diversity for Teaching and Learning in a Multicultural Society

Learning from Students

Multicultural Education and School Reform

Affirming Diversity: Implications for Teachers, Schools, and Families

Multicultural Education in Practice

Epilogue

Appendix

Glossary

Bibliography

Index

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