Multicultural Education in an Age of Globalization

Compelling Issues for Engagement

Chinaka S. DomNwachukwu

• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Year: 2019
• eBook ISBN: 9798216241966
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Education
• Subtopic: Education General

Multicultural Education in an Age of Globalization: Compelling Issues for Engagement, starts out with a discussion of western colonization of the 19th and 20th centuries, and the residual effects of colonialism in the forms of colonial mindset of power, dominance, and white racial superiority that have continued to challenge the hopes of a peaceful and more harmonious exchange and interaction in the 21st century global communities. Issues such as white privilege and cultural humility are discussed in-depth. Subsequently, the idea of globalization and the concept of global citizenship are also addressed in light of their implications for multicultural education curriculum and practice in the 21st century classrooms. The book identifies and discusses compelling issues that must be carefully addressed as we undertake multicultural education in the 21st century educational setting: whether in the K-`12 or higher education setting. Such issues include Affirmative Action, Gender Equity issues, Religion in the public school setting, and the problem of Poverty in the 21st century societies.

Table of contents

• Contents
• Introduction
• Chapter One. From Colonialism to a Global Community
• Chapter Two. Globalization and Multiculturalism
• Chapter Three. Federal Affirmative Action and Its Implications for Equal Educational Opportunities in the United States
• Chapter Four. Global Issues on Gender Equity
• Chapter Five. The Advancement of Gender Equity in the United States
• Chapter Six. Religious Diversity and the Public School Systems
• Chapter Seven. The Challenge of Poverty in Twenty-First-Century America
• Notes
• References
• Index
• About the Author