Comprehensive Multicultural Education: Theory and Practice (5th Edition) - Softcover

Bennett, Christine I.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0205358381 ISBN 13: 9780205358380

Publisher: Allyn & Bacon, 2002

Synopsis

This book provides readers with the historical background, basic terminology, and social science concepts of multicultural education. Comprehensive Multicultural Education provides a curriculum model with six goals and numerous lesson plans illustrating how each goal can be implemented in the classroom. The book includes conceptual frameworks from the social sciences and historical backgrounds. Both theory and practice in the book present interdisciplinary content through primary source material and vignettes of actual teachers and students, and encourage interactions between readers' cultural and individual differences. For anyone interested in multicultural education, teaching in a pluralistic society, and/or foundations of American culture and society.

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About the Author

Christine Iverson Bennett is Professor Emerita in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at Indiana University.  She earned her B.A. in sociology at Northwestern University, her M.A. in social studies education at Stanford University, and her Ph.D. in social science education with specializations in ethnic studies at the University of Texas in Austin.  Prior to her doctoral studies she taught high school social studies in San Jose and Los Angeles.  During her thirty-one years at Indiana University, Professor Bennett developed and taught graduate and undergraduate courses in multicultural education; and initiated and directed The Teacher as Decision Maker Program, The Research Institute on Teacher Education, and Project TEAM, a program to recruit and support students from underrepresented minorities. She also served as director of Indiana University’s Exchange Program with Hangzhou University and conducted seminars for faculty at Al-Ain University in the United Arab Emirates and for visiting international scholars at Indiana University. Her research publications focus on the impact of multicultural social studies, classroom climates in desegregated schools, racial inequities in school discipline, racial issues in higher education, and multicultural teacher education.  She can be reached at bennettc@indiana.edu.

Review

"This chapter [Chapter 9] was an excellent resource for my students and was the foundation of the final weeks of class. In particular, students were able to use elements of each of the sample plans to develop thier own individual units for presentation.  "The entire class found it [Chapter 7] refreshing and apploaded the author for promoting her position in "Reflections about Reaching All Learners" that "the vast majority of students have the capacity to develop the learning skills necessary to succeed in school." Rick Gay, Davidson College   "I can say her [Bennett's] approach to Multicultural/Diversity Education instruction is very informative and helpful for teachers of diverse students. The examples and cases are students' favorites. The quality of the information presented [in this text] is excellent."  Henry M. Codjoe, Dalton State College   "She [Bennett] starts out with a strong presentation of a theoretical framework. I find her case examples very compelling. I especially like the many examples of lesson plans found in Chapter 9. I like the emphasis placed on ethnic and national groups covered in Part II. Other texts don't cover this topic to the extent that this text does. I would be very inclined to try the Bennett text the next time I teach our multiculutral education class. I particularly like her treatment of immigration and how it has impacted our nation and our schools." Richard Orem,  Northern Illinois University   " I appreciated the depth of materials covered in this text, especially the argument for the need for multicultural education. More areas of diversity were covered than is found in most texts of this nature. Overall, the writing style is great. It is easy to read, has a narrative feel." Anita Jones Thomas, Loyola University - Chicago   

About this edition

• Publisher: Allyn & Bacon
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0205358381
• ISBN 13: 9780205358380
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 5
• Number of pages: 434