The Theory and Practice of Multicultural Education: A Focus on the K-12 Educational Setting

Chinaka S. DomNwachukwu

doi:10.5771/9781475837315

Summary

Theory and Practice of Multicultural Education: A Focus on the K-12 Educational Setting provides an in-depth discussion of the principles and practice of multicultural education in the K-12 classrooms. Building on a theory of multicultural education as a learner-centered pedagogy, the book begins with a discussion of the learner and the educational process, addresses the issues of culture, worldview, and their implications for the educational process. The historical foundations of multicultural education, as well as the practical steps to doing multicultural education in a K-12 classroom were discussed extensively with practical tips for teachers on how to do multicultural education in the K-12 setting.

Search publication

Bibliographic data

Edition: 1/2018
Copyright Year: 2018
ISBN-Print: 978-1-4758-3729-2
ISBN-Online: 978-1-4758-3731-5
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
Language: English
Pages: 160
Product Type: Monograph

1. Contents No access
2. List of Figures No access
3. Acknowledgments No access
4. Introduction No access
Chapter One. The Learner and the Educational Process No access Pages 1 - 12
Chapter Two. Humans as Cultural Beings: Foundations for Multicultural Education No access Pages 13 - 30
Chapter Three. Engaging the American Cultural Mosaic No access Pages 31 - 56
Chapter Four. Engaging the Crises of Cross-Cultural Encounters No access Pages 57 - 82
Chapter Five. Educational Inequalities in American Schools No access Pages 83 - 94
Chapter Six. Historical Foundations of Multicultural Education in the United States No access Pages 95 - 112
Chapter Seven. Standards-Based Planning and Teaching in a Multicultural Classroom No access Pages 113 - 132
Notes No access Pages 133 - 142
References No access Pages 143 - 152
Index No access Pages 153 - 158
About the Author No access Pages 159 - 160