MULTICULTURAL EDUCATION OF CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS

Features Every chapter opens with a real-life story that introduces the subject matter by showing the ideas in action. Points to Ponder boxes urge readers to reflect more deeply on information they have just read. Chapter 2 has been significantly revised to focus entirely on various types of diversity–beyond race and ethnicity–in school and society. A fully updated Chapter 14 includes with particular emphasis on Testing and Assessment as it affects students with second languages and their educators. Each chapter in Part II now features expanded sections on the socioeconomic status and conditions of each ethnic group. Summary Multicultural Education of Children and Adolescents explores the foundations of diversity through cultural portraits of young people from a variety of backgrounds and provides practical strategies for shaping and implementing a multicultural curriculum.