The Light in Their Eyes (Multicultural Education Series) - Softcover

Sonia Nieto

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1858561876 ISBN 13: 9781858561875

Publisher: Trentham Books Ltd, 1999

Synopsis

Sonia Nieto makes student learning the primary objective of multicultural education. Going beyond curriculum integration, she draws on a host of research in learning styles, multiple intelligences and cognitive theories to portray the ways in which students learn. She then takes us beyond individual learners to discuss the social context of learning, the history and manifestations of educational equity, the influence of culture on learning and critical pedagogy. #FDECentering on multicultural education as a transformative process, the text includes many reflections of teachers who have undergone this process and whose experience will be invaluable to others.

About this title

About the Author

Sonia Nieto is Professor Emerita at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. She is the author of the bestselling books Why We Teach and What Keeps Teachers Going?

Review

"A spirited, provocative defense of multicultural education."-Choice "In this important and thought-provoking book, Sonia Nieto reaffirms her reputation as one of the leading theorists in multicultural education."-Rethinking Schools "Perhaps once every 5 years, one is fortunate enough to read a scholarly book that is as hard to put down as a good novel, yet is brimming with profound insights on virtually every page. Nieto has written such a book."-TESOL Quarterly "Offers a comprehensive and convincing argument for multicultural education."-Harvard Education Review "For educators in a multicultural program, and for veteran and novice teachers, Nieto's book would be invaluable."-Childhood Education" --.

Edition details

• Publisher: Trentham Books Ltd
• Publication date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1858561876
• ISBN 13: 9781858561875
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 220