Rethinking Multicultural Education
Author | : Wayne Au |
Publisher | : Rethinking Schools |
Total Pages | : 401 |
Release | : 2009 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780942961423 |
ISBN-13 | : 0942961420 |
Rating | : 4/5 (23 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: Moving beyond a simplistic focus on heroes and holidays, foods and festivals, Rethinking Multicultural Education demonstrates a powerful vision of anti-racist social justice education. Practical, rich in story, and analytically sharp, Rethinking Multicultural Education reclaims multicultural education as part of a larger struggle for justice and against racism, colonization, and cultural oppression-in schools and society. The book features 40 chapters, split into 4 sections: Anti-Racist Orientations; Language, Culture, and Power; Transnational Identities; Multicultural Classrooms; and Confronting Racism in the Classroom. Winner of the 2010 Skipping Stones Honor Award.