Teaching and Learning in a Diverse World: Multicultural Education for Young Children

by Ramsey, Patricia G.; Nieto, Sonia

• ISBN13: 9780807745045
• ISBN10: 0807745049
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-10-04
• Publisher: Teachers College Pr

Summary

This classic text continues to define what multicultural education means in all kinds of settings: "The Third Edition includes activities to challenge children's assumptions on: Racial Bias, Social Class and Consumerism, Perspectives on Cultures and the Natural World, Gender and Sexual Orientation, and Abilities and Disabilities.

Author Biography

Patricia G. Ramsey is Professor of Psychology and Education and Director of Gorse Child Study Center at Mount Holyoke College in South Hadley, Massachusetts

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. xi
Preface	p. xv
Acknowledgments	p. xvii
Multicultural Schools and Classrooms
Growing Up in a World of Contradictions and Injustices: A Multicultural Response	p. 3
Purpose, Trends, and Scope of Multicultural Education	p. 6
Multicultural Goals for Children	p. 10
Families and Schools Working Together	p. 12
How Do We Talk About Multicultural Issues?	p. 13
We Are All Learning	p. 16
How Adults Can Identify and Challenge Their Assumptions	p. 19
How Children Learn About Their Worlds	p. 26
Creating Caring and Critical Communities	p. 43
Creating Caring and Critical Communities Among Adults	p. 45
Creating Caring and Critical Classroom Communities	p. 53
Contexts of Learning
The Context of Race	p. 69
Reflections on Race	p. 69
Growing Up in a Racially Divided Society	p. 69
Children's Responses to Race	p. 77
How to Learn What Children Know, Think, and Feel About Race	p. 84
Activities to Challenge Racial Bias	p. 85
The Economic Context: Social Class and Consumerism	p. 87
Reflections on Social Class	p. 87
Socioeconomic Divisions in the United States	p. 88
Growing Up Poor	p. 89
Children's Awareness and Feelings About Social Class Differences	p. 94
Reflections on Consumerism	p. 96
Living in a Consumerist Society	p. 97
Children's Understanding of Consumerism	p. 98
How to Learn What Children Know, Think, and Feel About Social Class and Consumerism	p. 100
Activities to Challenge Assumptions About Social Class and Consumerism	p. 101
The Context of Culture	p. 104
Reflections on Cultural Influences	p. 104
Reflections Relating to the Natural Environment	p. 106
Cultural Influences on Children's Development	p. 109
Cultural and Linguistic Discontinuity	p. 110
Children's Understanding of Culture	p. 114
How to Learn What Children Know, Think, and Feel About Culture	p. 116
Children's Understanding of the Natural Environment	p. 117
How to Learn What Children Know, Think, and Feel About the Natural Environment	p. 120
Activities to Challenge Assumptions and Broaden Perspectives About Cultures and the Natural World	p. 120
The Context of Gender and Sexual Orientation	p. 125
Reflections on Gender Identification and Roles	p. 125
Growing Up in a Gendered World	p. 126
Children's Responses to Gender Differences	p. 128
Reflections on Sexual Orientation	p. 131
Growing Up in a Heterosexist World	p. 133
Dilemmas of Gay and Lesbian Parents	p. 134
Children's Understanding of Sexual Orientation	p. 135
How to Learn What Children Know, Think, and Feel About Gender and Sexual Orientation	p. 136
Activities to Challenge Children's Assumptions About Gender and Sexual Orientation	p. 138
The Context of Abilities and Disabilities	p. 141
Reflections on Abilities and Disabilities	p. 141
Growing Up in an "Abled" World	p. 142
Social Integration of Children with Disabilities	p. 145
Children's Knowledge and Feelings Related to Abilities and Disabilities	p. 148
How to Learn What Children Know, Think, and Feel About Abilities and Disabilities	p. 150
Activities to Challenge Children's Assumptions About Abilities and Disabilities	p. 151
A Vision of the Future
A Day at Wilson Street School	p. 157
Suggested Books for Children	p. 169
References	p. 181
Index	p. 201
About the Author	p. 217
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