01599nam a2200241Ia 450000500170000000800410001724500660005810000200012426000440014425000080018830000170019630000110021350000480022402000220027265000430029405000170033754600120035450507120036652002440107833600090132233700150133133800110134620260803094033.0251212s2008    xx            000 0 und d1 aAn Introduction to multicultural education /cJames A. Banks.  aBanks, James A.  aBoston, MA :bPearson Education,c2008.  a4th  axii, 164 p.:  c23 cm.  aIncludes bibliographic references and index  a978-0-205-51885-2  aMulticultural educationzUNITED STATES  a370.117 B22i  aEnglish  a1. 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.  aThis 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.  aText  aUnmediated  aVolume