An Introduction to Multicultural Education

From Theory to Practice

Chinaka S. DomNwachukwu

• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
• Year: 2010
• Edition: 1
• eBook ISBN:
  9798216234685
• Topic: Education
• Subtopic: Education Theory & Practice

An Introduction to Multicultural Education provides a balance between the principles and practice of multicultural education in the K-12 classroom, presenting multicultural education as a learner-centered pedagogy. DomNwachukwu's book projects foundational principles and practices that make multicultural education relevant and appealing, while eliminating ideas and practices that produce negative reactions and outcomes. An Introduction to Multicultural Education utilizes historical data to make the case for equity pedagogy, going further than other books on this topic to provide practical steps and approaches to implementing multicultural education.
The person and cultural identity of the teacher is addressed in-depth. The person and nature of the learner and the learning process are addressed as foundational ideas behind equity pedagogy. Such multicultural education topics as gender equity, universal access, religious pluralism, and bilingualism (or multilingualism) are all addressed with much detail. This book provides pre-service and in-service teachers with the theoretical and practical support they need to provide equal and meaningful education to all the students in their classrooms.

Table of contents

• Contents
• List of Figures and Tables
• Preface
• Chapter One. Humans as Cultural Beings: Foundations for Multicultural Education
• Chapter Two. Engaging the American Cultural Mosaic
• Chapter Three. The Crises of Cross-Cultural Encounters
• Chapter Four. Educational Inequalities in American Schools
• Chapter Five. Historical Foundations of Multicultural Education in the United States
• Chapter Six. Title I Categorical Fund: A Sample Federal Government Attempt at Educational Equity
• Chapter Seven. American Multilingualism and the Challenge of English Language Learners in the American Educational System
• Chapter Eight. Religious Diversity and the Public School Systems
• Chapter Nine. Gender and Women’s Rights in American Educational History
• Chapter Ten. The Learner and the Educational Process
• Chapter Eleven. Exceptionality and Learner-Centered Pedagogies for the Regular Education Classroom
• Chapter Twelve. Standards-Based Planning and Teaching in a Multicultural Classroom
• Glossary
• Appendix A. Annotated Bibliography of Multicultural Literature for Grades K–12
• Appendix B. Guidance on Constitutionally Protected Prayer in Public Elementary and Secondary Schools, February 7, 2003
• Appendix C. Archived Information: United States Department of Education
• Notes
• Bibliography
• Index
• About the Author