Banks, James A. creator text xx Boston, MA Pearson Education 2008 4th monographic und

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xii, 164 p.: 23 cm. 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. 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. James A. Banks. Includes bibliographic references and index English Multicultural education UNITED STATES 370.117 B22i 978-0-205-51885-2 251212 20260803094033.0