Educating Teachers for Diversity - Seeing with a Cultural Eye

"Educating Teachers for Diversity addresses the complex issues of how culture, race and ethnicity, and social class influence the teaching and learning processes. The author provides not only an analysis of current conditions and reforms in education, but also offers suggestions and practices for improving educational outcomes for all children.

About the author

Jacqueline Jordan Irvine is the Charles Howard Candler Professor of Urban Education in the Division of Educational Studies at Emory University in Atlanta. Her books include Growing Up African American in Catholic Schools.

Summary

This study addresses the issues of how culture, race and ethnicity, and social class influence the teaching and learning processes. It provides an analysis of conditions and reforms in education, and offers suggestions and practices for improving educational outcomes for all children.

Product details

• Authors: Jacqueline Jordan Irvine
• Assisted by: James A Banks (Editor), James A. Banks (Editor)
• Publisher: Teachers College Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 08.05.2003
• EAN: 9780807743577
• ISBN: 978-0-8077-4357-7
• No. of pages: 128
• Dimensions: 151 mm x 234 mm x 9 mm
• Weight: 191 g
• Series: Multicultural Education; Multicultural Education Series; Multicultural Education; Multicultural Education Series
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Education > General, dictionaries