Multicultural Education category: 1336 books
Language, Identity and Education on the Arabian Peninsula
Bilingual Policies in a Multilingual Context
Language: English
Release Date: November 29, 2016
This collection examines the urban multilingual realities of inhabitants of the Arabian Peninsula in the early 21st century from the perspectives of learners, teachers and researchers. Focusing on both public and private spheres, it considers the importance of both English and immigrants’ languages...
The Charter School Solution
Distinguishing Fact from Rhetoric
Language: English
Release Date: June 10, 2016
Challenging the popular perception that the free market can objectively ameliorate inequality and markedly improve student academic achievement, this book examines the overly positivistic rhetoric surrounding charter schools. Taking a multifocal approach, this book examines how charter schools reproduce...
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Language: English
Release Date: September 10, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: September 10, 2009
This edited volume presents an overview of research and policy issues pertaining to children from birth to 10 who are first- and second-generation immigrants to the U.S., as well as native-born children of immigrants. The contributors offer interdisciplinary perspectives on recent developments and...
The Pursuit of the Chinese Dream in America
Chinese Undergraduate Students at American Universities
Language: English
Release Date: December 24, 2015
The Pursuit of the Chinese Dream in America illuminates the hopes, expectations, challenges, and aspirations of this generation of Chinese students as they pursue higher education at American universities. Based on interviews with Chinese students, parents, teachers, and educational agents in Shanghai,...
Understanding Gay and Lesbian Youth
Lessons for Straight School Teachers, Counselors, and Administrators
Language: English
Release Date: September 28, 2005
Understanding Gay and Lesbian Youth assists the classroom teacher, school counselor, and administrator in relating to gay and lesbian youth and creating accepting and supportive learning climates. David Campos begins with a discussion of the current state of affairs regarding gay and lesbian youth...
Teach & Thrive
Wisdom from an Urban Teacher's Career Narrative
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2016
Teacher burn out contributes to the epidemic of early career exit. At least half of all new K?12 teachers leave the profession by the time they reach their fifth year of teaching. Conversely, there are urban teachers who survive burn out and thrive as career? long educators. This book results from an...
by Madhu Raman Acharya
Language: English
Release Date: November 13, 2002
Language: English
Release Date: November 13, 2002
In this book, I would like to subscribe to a dynamic and broadened definition of culture encompassing such concepts as education psychology, political ideology, lifestyles, interpersonal relations, status of women in the society, and the changing attitude of the youth in the interpretation of the Nepalese culture.
Portraits of Promise
Voices of Successful Immigrant Students
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2013
By 2040, more than 30 percent of students in the United States will be immigrants or the children of immigrants.
What factors can help these young people thrive in school, despite the many obstacles they face? And how can school staff best support immigrant students’ academic and personal...
The Department Chair as Transformative Diversity Leader
Building Inclusive Learning Environments in Higher Education
Language: English
Release Date: June 8, 2015
The department chair represents the nexus between the faculty and the administration and is positioned uniquely to impact diversity progress. Research indicates that more than 80 percent of academic decisions regarding appointment, curriculum, tenure and promotion, classroom pedagogy, and student outcomes...
D.I.V.A. Diaries
The Road to the Ph.D. and Stories of Black Women Who Have Endured
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2013
The Distinguished, Intellectual, Virtuous, Academic Sistas (D.I.V.A.S.) is a group of Black women who formed a bond with one another as doctoral students as a means of support on their journey through the academy. The acronym defines the women individually and as an entire group. This anthology can...
Teacher Agency for Equity
A Framework for Conscientious Engagement
Language: English
Release Date: July 6, 2017
This book provides educators with a conceptual framework to explore and develop authenticity and agency for equity. In response to growing cynicism within the field of education, Raquel Ríos argues that in order to become authentic agents of change, teachers must take a stance of mindful inquiry...
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Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2016
This Handbook is a comprehensive reference book for libraries, scholars, and comparative and international studies researchers. It contains 33 chapters on all major educational topics, including research using all qualitative and quantitative methodologies, with research from 23 countries and all inhabited...
by Jael Rivas
Language: English
Release Date: January 8, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: January 8, 2014
This e-book examines the underlying issues preventing equitable representation of low-income and minority students within existing gifted education programs. It also presents promising practices integrated in programs that have been successful in recruiting and retaining gifted and talented low-income...
Preparing English Learners for College and Career
Lessons from Successful High Schools
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
How do school communities create environments that fully prepare both English learners and dual-language learners for colleges and careers? This valuable book profiles six high-performing high schools that had a singular focus on improving the educational outcomes of English learners. The authors...