Multicultural Education category: 1336 books
Adoptees' Ethnic Identity Within Family and Social Contexts
New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development, Number 150
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2015
This special issue addresses the construction of ethnic identity among international transracial adoptees, which typically involve the placement of Black, Asian, Hispanic, or Multiracial children with White parents. International transracial adoptees, similar to immigrants, navigate a cultural and...
White Teachers, Black Students
In the Spirit of Yes to African American Student Achievement
Language: English
Release Date: July 21, 2017
Can White teachers teach Black Students? This is the provocative and pointed inquiry that drives the creation of White Teachers, Black Students. The twin purpose of this book is how can White teachers consistently teach and reach Black students? Hines starts the book by framing these inquiries within...
Multidisciplinary Approaches to Educational Research
Case Studies from Europe and the Developing World
Language: English
Release Date: June 17, 2013
This book provides an original perspective on a range of controversial issues in educational and social research through case studies of multi-disciplinary and mixed-method research involving children, teachers, schools and communities in Europe and the developing world. These case studies from researchers...
Dyslexia in Adolescence
Global Perspectives
Language: English
Release Date: March 27, 2017
Dyslexia in Adolescence: Global Perspectives presents international case studies on the psychosocial development and academic progress of adolescents with dyslexia to enhance understanding of adjustment factors, outcomes and support. The continuation of a qualitative longitudinal research project...
In It Together
How Student, Family, and Community Partnerships Advance Engagement and Achievement in Diverse Classrooms
Language: English
Release Date: February 17, 2015
Harness the power of teacher, student, school, family, and community partnerships!
Building coalitions of support is within easy reach with this compelling book from highly-regarded educational expert Debbie Zacarian and veteran classroom teacher Michael Silverstone. Richly detailed vignettes...
Teaching to Transform Urban Schools and Communities
Powerful Pedagogy in Practice
Language: English
Release Date: March 4, 2019
For preservice candidates and novice teachers facing the challenges of feeling underprepared to teach in urban schools, this book offers a framework for conceptualizing, planning, and engaging in powerful teaching. Veteran teacher educator Etta Ruth Hollins builds on previous work to focus on transformative...
by Etta R. Hollins
Language: English
Release Date: October 18, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: October 18, 2013
The intention of this book is to engage educators in transforming the public school curriculum for a culturally diverse society. This means more than including knowledge about diverse populations. It means reconceptualizing school practices through debate, deliberation, and collaboration involving...
Pathways To Success in School
Culturally Responsive Teaching
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 1999
This text is designed to help preservice and in-service teachers identify pathways to productive teaching and learning for students from culturally and experientially diverse backgrounds.
To better serve an increasingly diverse population, teachers need to be competent in selecting and developing...
Culture in School Learning
Revealing the Deep Meaning
Language: English
Release Date: June 5, 2015
Challenging educators to better understand themselves and their students, this text presents a powerful process for developing a teaching perspective that embraces the centrality of culture in school learning. The six-part process covers examining culture, personalizing culture, inquiring about students'...
Early Childhood Literacy Teachers in High Poverty Schools
A Study of Courage and Caring
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2017
Much has been written about the failure of White American public school teachers to effectively teach low-income children of color to read and write. Scholars have offered numerous explanations for this failure, including the reluctance of teacher preparation programs to address cultural competence...
Getting to Know Ourselves and Others Through the ABCs
A Journey Toward Intercultural Understanding
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2015
This book is a valuable resource for teachers and other professionals who are looking for a proven way to increase cultural appreciation and awareness. New applications of the ABCs model of Cultural Understanding and Communication are presented and discussed in this new volume, based on studies done...
by Elizabeth Purcell
Language: English
Release Date: September 29, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: September 29, 2015
Chuck Chirp is afraid to come out of the birdhouse because he is a different color, but the puppets at Buttercup Cottage help him to realize it's not important what color you are, but what kind of person you are.
by Michele D. Crockett
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2008
Mathematics and Teaching uses case studies to explore complex and pervasive issues that arise in teaching. In this volume, school mathematics is the context in which to consider race, equity, political contexts and the broader social and cultural circumstances in which schooling occurs. This book...
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Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2014
As computers and Internet connections become widely available in schools and classrooms, it is critical to examine cross-cultural issues in the utilization of information and communication technologies. Effects of Information Capitalism and Globalization on Teaching and Learning examines issues concerning...