Research Catalog

Multiculturalism and education : diversity and its impact on schools and society

Title
  1. Multiculturalism and education : diversity and its impact on schools and society / Thomas J. La Belle and Christopher R. Ward.
Published by
  1. Albany, NY : State University of New York Press, ©1994.
Author
  1. La Belle, Thomas J.

Items in the library and off-site

Filter by

Displaying 1 item

StatusFormatAccessCall numberItem location
Status
Request for on-site useRequest scan
How do I pick up this item and when will it be ready?
FormatTextAccessUse in libraryCall numberLC1099.3 .L3 1994Item locationOff-site

Details

Additional authors
  1. Ward, Christopher R., 1948-
Description
  1. x, 211 pages; 24 cm.
Summary
  1. This book introduces multiculturalism while also highlighting current approaches to multicultural education and placing them in a broad comparative and international context. Through a comparative view that is both domestic and international, the book explores ethnicity, race, class, and education (kindergarten through higher education) as they interact to integrate populations, while also serving vested interests and enhancing group identity and status. The authors position multiculturalism as a political and social phenomenon that affects and interacts with education and its institutions. To do this, they draw upon international cases as well as the history of segmentation and integration in the United States. --From publisher's description.
Series statement
  1. SUNY series, frontiers in education
Uniform title
  1. SUNY series, frontiers in education
Subject
  1. Multicultural education > United States
  2. Education > Social aspects > United States
  3. Cultural pluralism > United States
  4. Cultural pluralism
  5. Education > Social aspects
  6. Multicultural education
  7. Multikulturelle Gesellschaft
  8. Interkulturelles Lernen
  9. Schulsoziologie
  10. Schule
  11. United States
  12. USA
Contents
  1. Multiculturalism and education : historical developments in the United States -- Multiculturalism : the controversy and context -- The nation-state and multicultural identities -- The state, community, family, and formal education in societal integration -- Schools as centers of diversity in teaching and learning -- The influence of values on educational policy and practice -- Education and alternative strategies for social, economic, and political change -- Approaches to multiculturalism and educational pedagogy.
Owning institution
  1. Princeton University Library
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references (p. 191-204) and index.