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Teachers College Press
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English
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"Geneva Gay is renowned for her contributions to multicultural education, particularly as it relates to curriculum design, professional learning, and classroom instruction. Gay has made many important revisions to keep her foundational, award-winning text relevant for today's diverse student population, including: new research on culturally responsive teaching, a focus on a broader range of racial and ethnic groups, and consideration of additional...
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English
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In this book, the author makes a unique and thoughtful contribution to the hot debate between proponents of multicultural education and those who favor a cultural literacy approach. He conclusively demonstrates that educating for democratic citizenship in a multicultural society includes a fundamental respect for diversity.
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Pub. Date
2006
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xxv, 213 pages ; 23 cm.
Language
English
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What might we learn from Native American experiences with schools to help us forge a new vision of the democratic ideal-one that respects, protects, and promotes diversity and human rights? In this fascinating portrait of American Indian education over the past century, the authors critically evaluate U.S. education policies and practices, from early 20th-century federal incarnations of colonial education through the contemporary standards movement....
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Pub. Date
2007
Edition
2nd ed.
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xv, 199 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Language
English
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Explores the challenges of educating students for citizenship in a multicultural democratic society; discusses the ways in which knowledge is constructed by social scientists and how it influences teachers and students; identifies the five dimensions of multicultural education; and examines issues related to multicultural education and awareness.
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Teachers College Press, Columbia University
Pub. Date
[2010]
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xvi, 248 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Language
English
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Calling for a new way to teach history, this book offers teachers specific ideas for how to get students excited about history, how to get them to DO history, and how to help them read critically.
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Teachers College
Pub. Date
[2013]
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xvi, 200 pages ; 23 cm.
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English
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This is a comprehensive introduction to the main frameworks for thinking about, conducting research on, and teaching about race and racism in education. Renowned theoretician and philosopher Zeus Leonardo surveys the dominant race theories and, more specifically, focuses on those frameworks that are considered essential to cultivating a critical attitude toward race and racism. The book examines four frameworks: Critical Race Theory (CRT), Marxism,...
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Teachers College Press
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English
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This influential book describes the knowledge and skills teachers and school administrators need to recognize and combat bias and inequity that undermine educational engagement for students experiencing poverty. The Second Edition features two new chapters--"Embracing a Structural View of Poverty and Education: Ditching Deficit Ideology and Quitting Grit" and "Cultivating School Change through Equity Literacy: Commitments and Strategies for School...
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Publisher
Teachers College Press
Pub. Date
[2015]
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xvii, 188 pages ; 23 cm.
Language
English
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"In his new book, Michael Vavrus helps readers better understand why issues of diversity and difference are so highly contested in the United States and across the globe. Vavrus incorporates specific education examples throughout the test to examine six contested areas: race and ethnicity; socioeconomic class and culture; multicultural and ethnic studies ; language, religion; and sexuality and gender. In each of these areas, the author explores...
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