Diversity and Citizenship Education

by Editor: James A. Banks (Univ. of Washington, Seattle)

• ISBN13: 9780787966515
• ISBN10: 0787966517
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2003-08-01
• Publisher: Jossey-Bass

Summary

The increasing ethnic, racial, cultural, religious, and language diversity in nations throughout the world is forcing educators and policymakers to rethink existing notions of citizenship and nationality. To experience cultural democracy and freedom, a nation must be unified around a set of democratic values such as justice and equality that balance unity and diversity and protect the rights of diverse groups. Diversity and Citizenship Education: Global Perspectives brings together in one comprehensive volume a group of international experts on the topic of diversity and citizenship education. These experts discuss and identify the shared issues and possibilities that exist when educating for national unity and cultural diversity. Diversity and Citizenship Education: Global Perspectives presents compelling case studies and examples of successful programs and practices from twelve nations, discusses problems that arise when societies are highly stratified along race, cultural, and class lines, and describes guidelines and benchmarks that practicing educators can use to structure citizenship education programs that balance unity and diversity. The book covers a broad range of issues and includes vital information on such topics as Migration, citizenship, and education The challenge of racialized citizenship in the United States The contribution of the struggles by Indians and Blacks for citizenship and recognition in Brazil Crises of citizenship education and ethnic issues in Germany, Russia, and South Africa Conflicts between religious and ethnic factions Diversity, globalization, and democratic education

Author Biography

James A. Banks is Russell F. Stark University Professor and director of the Center for Multicultural Education at the University of Washington, Seattle. His books include Multicultural Education: Issues and Perspectives,( 5th Edition) from Wiley and the Handbook of Research on Multicultural Education ( 2nd Edition) from Jossey-Bass. Professor Banks is a past president of the American Educational Research Association and the National Council for the Social Studies. He is also a member of the National Academy of Education.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. xiii
Preface	p. xix
Contributors and Conference Participants	p. xxvii
Reviewers	p. xxxiii
Crosscutting Issues and Concepts
Introduction: Democratic Citizenship Education in Multicultural Societies	p. 3
Migration, Citizenship, and Education	p. 17
Higher Learning: Educational Availability and Flexible Citizenship in Global Space	p. 49
Unity and Diversity in Democratic Multicultural Education: Creative and Destructive Tensions	p. 71
The United States and Canada
Culture Versus Citizenship: The Challenge of Racialized Citizenship in the United States	p. 99
Citizenship and Multicultural Education in Canada: From Assimilation to Social Cohesion	p. 127
South Africa and Brazil
Citizenship Education and Political Literacy in South Africa	p. 159
Citizenship and Education in Brazil: The Contribution of Indian Peoples and Blacks in the Struggle for Citizenship and Recognition	p. 185
England, Germany, and Russia
Diversity and Citizenship Education in England	p. 219
Ethnic Diversity and Citizenship Education in Germany	p. 245
Citizenship Education and Ethnic Issues in Russia	p. 273
Japan, India, and China
Expanding the Borders of the Nation: Ethnic Diversity and Citizenship Education in Japan	p. 303
Crisis of Citizenship Education in the Indian Republic: Contestation Between Cultural Monists and Pluralists	p. 333
Ethnic Diversity and Citizenship Education in the People's Republic of China	p. 355
Israel and Palestine
Diversity and Citizenship Education in Israel	p. 377
Educating for Citizenship in the New Palestine	p. 407
Curriculum for Diversity, Democracy, and Citizenship Education
Diversity, Globalization, and Democratic Education: Curriculum Possibilities	p. 433
Diversity, Democracy, Globalization, and Citizenship: A Bibliography	p. 459
Name Index	p. 461
Subject Index	p. 471
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