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Informationen zum Autor James A. Banks is the Kerry and Linda Killinger Endowed Chair in Diversity Studies and Founding Director of the Center for Multicultural Education at the University of Washington, Seattle. He is a past president of the American Educational Research Association (AERA) and the National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS), a Fellow of AERA, and a member of the National Academy of Education. Zusammenfassung Now available in paperback, the sixth edition of this definitive text provides students a strong background in the conceptual, theoretical and philosophical issues in multicultural education from a leading authority and thought leader in the field---James A. Banks. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. The Dimensions of Multicultural Education 2. Education Citizens for Diversity in Global Times 3. Multicultural Education: History, Development, Goals, and Approaches 4. Culture, Ethnicity, and Education 5. Increasing Student Academic Achievement: Paradigms and Explanations 6. Pluralism, Ideology, and Educational Reform 7. Researching Race, Culture, and Difference 8. The Stages of Cultural Identity: Implications for Curriculum Reform 9. A Curriculum for Empowerment, Action, and Change 10. Teaching Decision-Making and Social Action Skills for Social Change 11. Gender Equity and the Social Construction of Disability and Giftedness 12. Teaching for Language and Cultural Differences 13. Reducing Prejudice in Students: Tehory, Research, and Strategies 14. Principles for Teaching and Learning in a Multicultural Society Appendix: Essential Principles Checklist
