Public Education in a Multicultural Society
Policy, Theory, Critique
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Cambridge University Press
Published:26th Jan '96
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This collection of essays deals with philosophical and educational questions about multi-culturalism in primary and secondary schools.
This important collection of essays offers a sustained philosophical examination of fundamental questions raised by multicultural education in primary and secondary schools. The essays focus on both theory and policy.This important collection of essays offers a sustained philosophical examination of fundamental questions raised by multicultural education in primary and secondary schools. The essays focus on both theory and policy. They discuss the relation between culture and identity, the role of reason in bridging cultural divisions, and the civic implications of multi-culturalism in the teaching of history and literature. Several of the essays examine aspects of multicultural policies in California and New York, as well as the curriculum guidelines promulgated by the National Council for Social Studies. Although much has been published on the subject of multi-culturalism, including the cultural war on American campuses, there is very little available on the impact of multicultural policies for primary and secondary education. So this is a volume that will be welcomed by all those interested in multicultural education: philosophers and historians of education, sociologists, professional educators and policy-makers.
ISBN: 9780521499583
Dimensions: 227mm x 151mm x 23mm
Weight: 422g
304 pages