Multicultural Education category: 1336 books
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Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2011
Servicelearning is an exciting pedagogy and field of study, offering insight into how academic study and community engagement blend to create social change. In its most traditional conceptualization, servicelearning activities typically manifest within communities where outside individuals address a...
Successful STEM Mentoring Initiatives for Underrepresented Students
A Research-Based Guide for Faculty and Administrators
Language: English
Release Date: December 22, 2015
Successful STEM Mentoring Initiatives for Underrepresented College Students is a step-by-step, research-based guide for higher education faculty and administrators who are charged with designing mentoring programs to recruit and retain students from underrepresented groups. Written by an acknowledged...
by Homa S. Tavangar, Rebecca L. Morales
Language: English
Release Date: February 12, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: February 12, 2014
***Integrate global learning activities in your elementary classrooms today with this easy-to-use guide!
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This smart, all-in-one resource from widely acclaimed authors Homa Tavangar and Becky Morales provides hundreds of easy, stand-alone activities, resources, and projects to help busy educators:
Seamlessly...
Affirmative Action
Racial Preference in Black and White
Language: English
Release Date: November 12, 2012
Affirmative Action examines the larger structure of institutional white privilege in education, and compares the magnitude of white racial preference with the policies typically envisioned when the term "racial preference" is used. In doing so, the book demonstrates that the American system...
America's Urban Crisis and the Advent of Color-Blind Politics
Education, Incarceration, Segregation, and the Future of the U.S. Multiracial Democracy
Language: English
Release Date: September 16, 2011
Over 40 years ago the historic Kerner Commission Report declared that America was undergoing an urban crisis whose effects were disproportionately felt by underclass populations. In America's Urban Crisis and the Advent of Color-blind Politics, Curtis Ivery and Joshua Bassett explore the persistence...
Uncovering the Cultural Dynamics in Mentoring Programs and Relationships
Enhancing Practice and Research
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2014
Although cultural issues have a powerful influence on the failure and success of mentoring programs and relationships, there is scant research on this area and little in the way of guidelines that practitioners can use to help assure mentoring success. This book seeks to expand our knowledge and understanding...
Classroom Communication and Diversity
Enhancing Instructional Practice
Language: English
Release Date: September 16, 2015
Classroom Communication and Diversity provides a useful framework for helping both new and experienced teachers and instructors navigate the communication challenges in today’s diverse classroom. It encourages teachers to reflect on how their personal cultures influence their expectations regarding...
Study Away
The Unauthorized Guide to College Abroad
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2007
Now you can go to the college of your dreams and see the world—without compromising on your education (or your parent's budget). This for students by students guide gives you the inside scoop on colleges and programs around the world, with detailed profiles of the best international schools and...
From the Dress-Up Corner to the Senior Prom
Navigating Gender and Sexuality Diversity in PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Release Date: March 22, 2012
Very few PreK-12 teachers are adequately trained to address the gender identity and sexual identity of their students in a developmentally-appropriate and pedagogically-sound manner. Yet responsible adults—parents, educators, pre-service teachers, coaches, religious instructors, camp administrators...
Troubling Intersections of Race and Sexuality
Queer Students of Color and Anti-Oppressive Education
Language: English
Release Date: June 26, 2001
In recent years, researchers have considerably expanded our understanding of the experiences of students of color and of students who are gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgendered, and questioning (ie. Queer). They have provided us with rich resources for addressing racism and heterosexism; however, few...
Speaking and Writing for English Language Learners
Collaborative Teaching for Greater Success with K-6
Language: English
Release Date: October 4, 2013
provides an overview designed to help educators collaborate more effectively in the areas of content area literacy for the sake of their K-6 ELL students. The book weaves the practical and theoretical aspects of collaboration and suggests ways for teachers to form long term partnerships. Each chapter...
by Dr. Jawanza Kunjufu
Language: English
Release Date: January 12, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: January 12, 2011
Offering information for use inside and outside of the classroom, this educational resource delineates how black males learn differently from other students and what can be done to most effectively reach them. Outlining the differences as both behavioral (attention span, aggression, maturation, energy...
School Social Work Services in Federally Funded Programs
An African American Perspective
Language: English
Release Date: October 8, 2012
This book identifies the barriers between social work intervention in education and government-funded programs that impact African American students. The chapters approach these issues from a child-centered perspective, which has proven critical in developing positive and sustainable relationships...
Becoming Activist
Critical Literacy and Youth Organizing
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2014
Becoming Activist is a revolutionary study of youth human rights activism and literacy learning. The book follows five urban youth organizers from the Drop Knowledge Project in New York City. Intentionally polyvocal, the voices of the five youth are featured prominently to highlight the shifting articulation...