Banks, James A. <br/><br/>
An Introduction to multicultural education / 
James A. Banks. 
 - 4th 
 - Boston, MA :  Pearson Education,  2008. 
 - xii, 164 p.:  23 cm. 
<br/><br/> Includes bibliographic references and index 
<br/><br/>1. Goals and Misconceptions. 2. Dimensions and School Characteristics. 3. Curriculum Transformation. 4. School Reform and Intergroup Education. 5. Knowledge Components. 6. Teaching with Powerful Ideas. 7. Citizenship Education and Teacher Knowledge. 8. A Pedagogy for Re-Envisioning America: Margaret Crocco Interviews James A. Banks. 9. Multicultural Benchmarks. Glossary. Appendix A. Essential Principles for Teaching and Learning in a Multicultural Society. Appendix B. Nebraska Multicultural Education Bill. Appendix C. Checklist for Evaluating Informational Materials. Appendix D. A Multicultural Educational Evaluation Checklist. Appendix E. A Multicultural Education Basic Library. References. Index. 
<br/><br/> This brief text provides readers with a succinct yet comprehensive overview of multicultural education and what it means for classroom teaching. The text opens by describing the goals of multicultural education and misconceptions about it. 
<br/><br/><br/>English 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>978-0-205-51885-2 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Multicultural education--UNITED STATES
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>370.117 B22i