Teaching Strategies for Ethnic Studies

by Banks, James A.

• ISBN13: 9780205337200
• ISBN10: 0205337201
• Additional ISBN(s): 9780205189403, 9780205594276
• Edition: 7th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-01-01
• Publisher: Allyn & Bacon
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Summary

Divided into five parts, the Seventh Edition emphasizes that the main goal of the multicultural curriculum should be to help readers develop the ability to make reflective decisions so that they can, through thoughtful action, influence their personal, social and civic worlds and help to make them more democratic and just. The book is designed to help teachers conceptualize, design, and implement a democratic, thoughtful, and just curriculum that honors and reflects the experiences, hopes, and dreams of all Americans. It describes knowledge, concepts, strategies, and resources that teachers need to teach ethnic studies in the classroom. For classroom teachers at all levels, and those interested in gaining a better understanding of multicultural studies in the classroom.

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

Table of Contents

Preface.

I. GOALS, CONCEPTS, AND INSTRUCTIONAL PLANNING.

1. The Multicultural Curriculum: Rationale, Trends, and Goals.

2. Developing a Multicultural Curriculum.

3. Key Concepts for the Multicultural Curriculum.

4. Planning the Multicultural Curriculum.

II. THE FIRST AMERICANS AND AFRICAN AMERICANS: CONCEPTS AND STRATEGIES.

5. American Indians: Concepts, Strategies, and Materials.

6. Native Hawaiians: Concepts, Strategies, and Materials.

7. African Americans: Concepts, Strategies, and Materials.

III. EUROPEAN AMERICANS: CONCEPTS AND STRATEGIES.

8. European Ethnic Groups: Concepts, Strategies, and Materials.

9. Jewish Americans: Concepts, Strategies, and Materials.

IV. HISPANIC AMERICANS: CONCEPTS AND STRATEGIES.

10. Mexican Americans: Concepts, Strategies, and Materials.

11. Puerto Ricans in the United States: Concepts, Strategies, and Materials.

12. Cuban Americans: Concepts, Strategies, and Materials.

V. ASIAN AMERICANS AND ARAB AMERICANS: CONCEPTS AND STRATEGIES.

13. Asian Americans: Concepts, Strategies, and Materials.

14. Arab Americans: Concepts and Materials.

Appendix A. Ethnic Groups in U.S. History: A Chronology of Key Events.

Appendix B. Videotapes on Multicultural Education and U.S. Ethnic Groups.

Appendix C. Books About Women of Color.

Appendix D. The Carter G. Woodson Award Books.

Appendix E. Twenty Classic and Landmark Books in Ethnic Literature.

Index.