Comprehensive Multicultural Education: Theory and Practice (5th Edition)

This Text Provides Preservice Teachers The Historical Background, Basic Terminology, And Social Science Concepts Of Multicultural Education To Help Them As They Enter The Field. Comprehensive Multicultural Education Provides A Curriculum Model With Six Goals And Numerous Lesson Plans Illustrating How Each Goal Can Be Implemented In The Classroom. The Text Includes Conceptual Frameworks From The Social Sciences And Historical Backgrounds. Both Theory And Practice In The Text Present Interdisciplinary Content Through Primary Source Material And Vignettes Of Actual Teachers And Students, And Encourage Interactions Between Students' Cultural And Individual Differences. Bennett Aims To Foster The Idea That Understanding And Valuing Students' Individual Differences Allows Teachers To Encourage Each Student To Reach His Or Her Fullest Potential.--jacket. Multicultural Schools : What, Why, And How -- The Nature Of Culture And The Contexts For Multicultural Teaching -- Race Relations And The Nature Of Prejudice -- Conflicting Themes Of Assimilation And Pluralism Among European Americans, Jewish Americans, And African Americans -- Conflicting Themes Of Assimilation And Pluralism Among American Indians, Latinos, Asians, Muslims, And Arabs In The United States -- Learning Styles : Interactions Between Culture And The Individual -- Beyond Learning Style : An Overview Of Other Key Individual Differences -- Teaching Concepts And Strategies : The Development Of Positive Classroom Climates -- Multicultural Curriculum Development : A Decision-making Model And Lesson Plans. Christine I. Bennett. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.