An Introduction to Multicultural Education From Theory to Practice

by DomNwachukwu, Chinaka S.

• ISBN13: 9781607096832
• ISBN10: 1607096838
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2010-04-16
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Summary

An Introduction to Multicultural Education provides a balance between the principles and practices of multicultural education in the K-12 classroom, presenting multicultural education as a learner-centered pedagogy. DomNwachukwu's book projects foundational principles that make multicultural education relevant and appealing, while eliminating ideas and practices that produce negative reactions and outcomes.

Author Biography

Chinaka Samuel Domnwachukwu is professor of multicultural education and chair of the Department of Teacher Education at Azusa Pacific University, Azusa, California.

Table of Contents

List of Figure and Tables	p. v
Preface	p. vii
Humans as Cultural Beings: Foundations for Multicultural Education	p. 1
Engaging the American Cultural Mosaic	p. 17
The Crises of Cross-Cultural Encounters	p. 43
Educational Inequalities in American Schools	p. 69
Historical Foundations of Multicultural Education in the United States	p. 83
Title I Categorical Fund: A Sample Federal Government Attempt at Educational Equity	p. 99
American Multilingualism and the Challenge of English Language Learners in the American Educational System	p. 111
Religious Diversity and the Public Schools Systems	p. 131
Gender and Women's Rights in American Educational History	p. 145
The Learner and the Educational Process	p. 163
Exceptionality and Learner-Centered Pedagogies for the Regular Education Classroom	p. 173
Standards-Based Planning and Teaching in a Multicultural Classroom	p. 199
Glossary	p. 215
Annotated Bibliography of Multicultural Literature for Grades K-12	p. 223
Guidance on Constitutionally Protected Prayer in Public Elementary and Secondary Schools, February 7, 2003	p. 229
Archived Information: United States Department of Education	p. 237
Notes	p. 245
Bibliography	p. 263
Index	p. 277
About the Author	p. 289
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