Multicultural Education 6e: Issues and Perspectives

About the AuthorJames A. Banks is Russell F. Stark University Professor and Director of the Center for Multicultural Education at the University of Washington, Seattle. He is past President of the National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) and the American Educational Research Association (AERA), and a member of the National Academy of Education.Cherry A. McGee Banks is professor of education at the University of Washington, Bothell. She is the co-author of Teaching Strategies for the Social Studies: Decision-Making and Citizen Action, and is the author of Improving MulticulturalEducation: Lessons From the Intergroup Education Movement.Product DescriptionToday's classrooms are more diverse than ever before. In order to reach these students, educators must be aware of the issues facing their various cultural, racial, ethnic, and language groups. Focusing on the pertinent issues in multicultural education, this new edition raises these critical issues and facilitates meaningful discussion. It has been completely updated with the latest developments in the field to provide the educator with all the tools necessary to become effective practitioners.
Author: Banks, James A.

Publisher: John Wiley &Sons

Binding: Paperback

Language: English

ISBN-10: 0471780472

ISBN-13: 9780471780472