Educating citizens in a multicultural society / [print]
James A. Banks.
- second edition.
- New York : Teachers College Press, (c)2007.
- xv, 199 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
- Multicultural education series .
- Multicultural education series (New York, N.Y.) .
Reconstructing citizenship education -- Citizenship education in a multicultural society -- Preparing teachers for citizenship education in global times -- Ethnicity, social science research, and education -- Researching race, culture, and difference : epistemological challenges and possibilities -- Multicultural education and curriculum transformation -- Equity pedagogy and multicultural education Citizenship education and the development of democratic racial attitudes -- Cultural democracy and citizenship education -- Teaching social studies for decision-making and citizen action -- Teaching for social justice, diversity, and citizenship in a global world. with Cherry A. McGee Banks --
Explores the challenges of educating students for citizenship in a multicultural democratic society; discusses the ways in which knowledge is constructed by social scientists and how it influences teachers and students; identifies the five dimensions of multicultural education; and examines issues related to multicultural education and awareness.
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Multicultural education--United States. Citizenship--Study and teaching--United States.