Multicultural Education

Originally published in 1997. By drawing on the experiences of children aged 3 to 8, the authors of these eleven case studies provide insights into what it means for young children to enter a new language and culture in school in order to help teachers develop culturally responsive teaching programm..

First Published in 1996. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company...

This text is intended to assist teachers in understanding their own thinking and in identifying ways to draw upon their students' experiential backgrounds and learning propensities, in order to develop meaningful classroom experiences in a culturally diverse society...

Based on case studies from public schools in Toronto, Canada, this book aims to develop a theory and practice of teaching multiliteracies in culturally diverse, linguistically heterogeneous urban classrooms. Lotherington argues that in a globalized world literacy must be reassessed on an internation..

Based on case studies from public schools in Toronto, Canada, this book aims to develop a theory and practice of teaching multiliteracies in culturally diverse, linguistically heterogeneous urban classrooms. Lotherington argues that in a globalized world literacy must be reassessed on an internation..

Persistent Inequality answers burning questions about how educational policy has to rise to meet the unique challenges of undocumented students’ lives as well as those which face nearly all Latinos in the US educational system...

This volume reflects the diverse and often competing notions of Islamic education and its implications for contemporary discourse. Investigating the philosophy, worldviews, pedagogy, and institutions of Islamic education, it represents a unique collaboration from world leading academics and practiti..

This book provides information and analysis to help educators understand the educational significance of poverty in the US--its social and legal policy contexts as they affect poor children and these children's typical school experiences. It engages read..

Originally published in 1989. The first part explores the historical development of multicultural education while part two suggests practical ideas for explicit and hidden curricula...

Practice What You Teach follows three different groups of educators to explore the challenges of developing and supporting teachers’ sense of social justice and activism at various stages of their careers...

Practice What You Teach follows three different groups of educators to explore the challenges of developing and supporting teachers’ sense of social justice and activism at various stages of their careers...

Presents both scholarly articles & personal reflections that tell the story of Puerto Rican students in US schools. Includes sections on historial & political context; identity (culture/race /language/gender); social activism, comm. involvement, & policy..