Handbook of research on multicultural education
by
 
Banks, James A.

Title
Handbook of research on multicultural education

Author
Banks, James A.

ISBN
9780787959159

Edition
2nd ed.

Publication Information
San Francisco, CA : Jossey-Bass, c2004.

Physical Description
xxvi, 1089 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.

Contents
Multicultural education: historical development, dimensions, and practice -- Curriculum theory and multicultural education -- New directions in multicultural education: complexities, boundaries, and critical race theory -- Access and achievement in mathematics and science: inequalities that endure and change -- Assessment, standards, and equity -- Multiracial families and children: implications for educational research and practice -- Quantitative methods in multicultural education research -- Ethnography in communities: learning the everyday life of America's subordinated youth -- Ethnographic studies of multicultural education in U.S. classrooms and schools -- A decade of research on the changing terrain of multicultural education research -- Knowledge construction and popular culture: the media as multicultural educator -- Race, knowledge construction, and education in the United States: lessons from history -- Critical pedagogy, critical race theory, and antiracist education --
 
Ethnic Mexicans in historical and social science scholarship -- Deconstructing and contextualizing the historical and social science literature on Puerto Ricans -- American Indian studies -- Social science research on Asian Americans -- Culture-centered knowledge: Black studies, curriculum transformation, and social action -- Immigrants and education in the United States -- Children and youth in immigrant families: demographic, social, and educational issues -- The academic engagement and achievement of Latino youth -- Educating Native Americans -- Historical and sociocultural influences on African American education -- Educating Mexican American students: past treatment and recent developments in theory, research, policy and practice -- Puerto Rican students in U.S. schools -- Asian Pacific American students: challenging a biased educational system -- Language issues in multicultural contexts -- Trends in two-way immersion research --
 
What happens to a dream deferred? The continuing quest for equal educational opportunity -- Research on families, schools, and communities -- Social class and schooling -- A threat in the air: how stereotypes shape intellectual identity and performance -- Engaging life: a funds-of-knowledge approach to multicultural education -- Culturally diverse students in special education --Equity in heterogeneous classrooms -- Intercultural and intergroup education, 1929-1959: linking schools and communities -- Intergroup contact -- Intergroup relations in multicultural education programs -- Fostering positive intergroup relations in schools -- Multicultural counseling and therapy (MCT) theory -- The effects of school desegregation -- Research on racial issues in American higher education -- Ethnic studies in U.S. higher education: history, development, and goals -- Women's studies and curriculum transformation in the United States --
 
Multiculturalism and core curricula --Multicultural teacher education: research, practice, and policy -- Multicultural education in Australia: historical development and current status -- Multicultural education in the United Kingdom: historical development and current status -- Challenges for a post-apartheid South Africa: decolonizing education.

Subject Term
Multicultural education -- United States -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
 
Multicultural education -- Research -- United States -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
 
Minorities -- Education -- United States -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Added Author
Banks, James A.
 
Banks, Cherry A. McGee.

Electronic Access
Contributor biographical information http://www.loc.gov/catdir/bios/wiley044/2002156022.html
 
Table of contents http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/wiley041/2002156022.html
 
Publisher description http://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/wiley037/2002156022.html


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