Human Diversity in Education: An Intercultural Approach

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Human Diversity in Education is designed to prepare teachers for the wide diversity of students that they are certain to encounter in their classrooms, schools, and communities. The seventh edition brings increased attention to the intercultural dimension of teaching and learning for a twenty-first century global society. Title Contents Part 1 Foundations for Multicultural Teaching Chapter 1 Education in a Changing Society Case Study: Samantha Carter’s Diversity Class The Reality of Social Change Institutions in Transition The Impact of Specifi c Changes on Basic Institutions Rethinking Schools and Learning: The Effort to Reform Our Schools The Diffi culty of Change Ideological Perspectives on Multicultural Education Goals of This Book Goal 1: To Recognize Social and Cultural Change Goal 2: To Understand Culture, Learning, and the Culture-Learning Process Goal 3: To Improve Intergroup and Intragroup Interactions Goal 4: To Transmit Intercultural Understanding and Skills to Students The Role of Stories, Cases, and Activities Stories Case Studies and Critical Incidents Summary Chapter Review Key Terms Refl ective Questions References Chapter 2 Multicultural Education: Historical and Theoretical Perspectives Historical Perspectives on Pluralism in the United States We Have Been Different From the Beginning Case Study: Central High School, Little Rock, Arkansas, 1957 Industrialization, Immigration, and Religious Pluralism The Civil War: Freedmen’s Schools and the Issue of Race Anglo-Conformity and Assimilationist Ideology Multiculturalism and the Pluralist Ideology Legislative and Judicial Landmarks The Civil Rights Movement and the Schools Judicial and Legislative Mandates Regarding Equity Theoretical Approaches to Multicultural Education Teaching the Culturally Different Human Relations Single-Group Studies Inclusive Multicultural Education Education That Is Multicultural and Social Reconstructionist Outcomes of Multicultural Education Student Outcomes Program Outcomes Where We Are Today Public Responses to Multicultural and Bilingual Education Reforms Recent Reaction to Multicultural Education Resegregation: The Legacy of Neighborhood Schools The Impact of Global Perspectives on Inequitable Education Summary Chapter Review Key Terms Active Exercise Refl ective Questions References Chapter 3 Culture and the Culture-Learning Process Exploring the Concept of Culture Case Study: Beechland Heights: A Thought Experiment Defi ning Culture Culture in Everyday Use Commonalities in Defi nitions of Culture Humans Construct Culture Culture Is Shared Culture Is Both Objective and Subjective Culture Is Nurtured Applying the Concept of Culture Culture-Specifi c Versus Culture-General Frameworks The Culture-Learning Process What Is Learned: The Sources of Cultural Knowledge How Culture Is Learned: The Socializing Agents When Culture Is Learned: The Process of Socialization Primary Socialization and Cultural Similarities Secondary Socialization Some Consequences of Socialization Perception and Categorization Some Limits on Socialization Understanding Cultural Differences Variations in Cultural Environments: Returning to Beechland Heights Variations in Cultural Attributes, Socializing Agents, and Cultural Learners Summary Chapter Review Key Terms Active Exercise Refl ective Questions References Chapter 4 Classrooms and Schools as Cultural Crossroads Case Study: Melinda’s Induction Year Dilemma Schools and Classrooms: Where Cultures Intersect Student Culture Teacher Culture Parent Culture School Culture Teachers as Cultural Mediators Cross-Cultural Adaptation Acculturation and Identity Themes From Cross-Cultural Psychology A Model of Cross-Cultural Interaction Stage 1: Understanding Emotional Responses in Intercultural Interaction Stage 2: Understanding the Cultural Basis of Unfamiliar Behavior Stage 3: Making Adjustments and Reshaping Cultural Identity Applying the Culture-General Model Identifying Commonalities Among Groups Identifying Differences Within a Group Critical Incidents at Wake Central High Discussion of Critical Incidents Summary Chapter Review Key Terms Active Exercise Refl ective Questions References Chapter 5 Intercultural Development: Considering the Growth of Self and Others Developmental Models of Ethnic and Racial Identity Case Study: Dissent at Maplewood School Pre-Encounter Encounter Immersion-Emersion Immersion Internalization Intercultural Competence Developing Intercultural Sensitivity Ethnocentric Stages of the DMIS Ethnorelative Stages of the DMIS International Perspective: What’s Happening Elsewhere in the World? Critical Incidents at Maplewood Summary Chapter Review Key Terms Active Exercise Refl ective Questions References Part 2 Multicultural Teaching in Action Chapter 6 Creating Classrooms That Address Race and Ethnicity Case Study: The Chameleon Lay Versus Scientifi c Understanding of Race and Ethnicity Pedagogies: Old and New Roles: Old and New Place of Content Knowledge: Old and New Assessment: Old and New Understanding Prejudice and Racism The Functions of Prejudice Prejudice Formation: The Components of Prejudice How Children Learn Prejudice Extreme Cases of Prejudice Strategies for Prejudice Reduction Parent and Teacher Talk Curriculum Transformation 1. Improving Social Contact and Intergroup Relations Some Cautions in Applying the Contact Hypothesis 2. Increasing Cognitive Sophistication 3. Improving Self-Confi dence and Self-Acceptance 4. Increasing Empathy for and Understanding of Others Comprehensive Programs That Improve Intergroup Relations Antibias Education for Young Children Cooperative Learning A World of Difference Facing History and Ourselves Critical Incidents International Perspective: What’s Happening Elsewhere in the World? Summary Chapter Review Key Terms Active Exercise Classroom Activities Refl ective Questions References Chapter 7 The Classroom as a Global Community: Nationality and Region Case Study: A Global Classroom Education in a Global Society What Is Globalization? Characteristics of Globalization Teaching With a Global Purpose Education for a Global Perspective How Do We Achieve the Cognitive Demands Required for a Global Mind-Set? Is Technology Facilitating a Global Mind-Set? Curriculum Transformation: The International Perspective Perspective Consciousness State of the Planet Awareness Cross-Cultural Awareness Knowledge of Global Dynamics or World Systems Awareness of Human Choice What, Specifi cally, Should Students Study? Characteristics of a Global Classroom Pedagogies: Old and New Roles: Old and New Place of Content Knowledge: Old and New Assessment: Old and New Teaching the Global Perspective Programs That Link Schools How Might This Look in Practice? Perspectives on a Globally Oriented Curriculum Ethical Concerns International Perspective: What’s Happening Elsewhere in the World? Summary Chapter Review Key Terms Active Exercise Classroom Activities Refl ective Questions References Chapter 8 Developing Learning Communities: Language and Learning Style Case Study: Language and Learning Style in a Learning-Community Classroom Case Analysis Characteristics of a Learning Community Rationale for Learning-Community Classrooms Pedagogies: Old and New Roles: Old and New Place of Content Knowledge: Old and New Assessment: Old and New Perspectives on Language Acquisition Language and the Family Institutional Aspects of Language in the Family Perspectives on Language Variation Verbal Communication Nonverbal Communication Culture, Language, and Learning Style Components of Learning Style Multiple Intelligences Origins of Learning Style The Relation of Language and Learning Style to Culture Perspectives on Bilingual Education and Second-Language Acquisition The Bilingual Education Backlash Other Bilingual Education Issues Perspectives on Second-Language Acquisition Stages in Second-Language Acquisition Other Important Concepts in Second-Language Acquisition Ethical Issues: Local and Global International Perspectives: What’s Happening Elsewhere in the World? Summary Chapter Review Key Terms Active Exercise Classroom Activities Refl ective Questions Endnote References Chapter 9 Religious Pluralism in Secular Classrooms Case Study: Religion in a Secular Classroom Rationale for Attending to Religion in Public Schools Defi nitions of Religion Religious Pluralism in the United States European Infl uences on Religion in the United States African Infl uences on Religion in the United States Middle Eastern Infl uences on Religion in the United States Characteristics of a Classroom That Attends to Religious Pluralism Pedagogies: Old and New Roles: Old and New Place of Content Knowledge: Old and New Assessment: Old and New Case Analysis Perspectives on Religion and Schooling in the United States Private Freedoms: Religion and Compulsory School Attendance Private Freedoms: The Practice of Religious Beliefs in Classrooms Public Freedoms: Public Funding for Religious Schools Charter Schools, Home Schooling, and Voucher Programs Public Freedoms: The Provision of Religious Instruction Perspectives on Religious Identity Religion as a Form of Personal Identity Organized Religion and the Net Generation The Infl uence of the Religious Right Ethical Issues International Perspective: What’s Happening Elsewhere in the World? Summary Chapter Review Key Terms Active Exercise Classroom Activities Refl ective Questions Endnote References Chapter 10 Developing a Collaborative Classroom: Gender and Sexual Orientation Case Study: Gender and Sexual Orientation in a Collaborative Classroom Case Analysis Rationale for Collaborative Teaching and Learning Characteristics of a Collaborative Classroom Pedagogies: Old and New Roles: Old and New Place of Content Knowledge: Old and New Assessment: Old and New Perspectives on Gender Identity Gender Role Socialization Gender Role Socialization in the Middle Class Gender Role Socialization in Popular Culture, Books, and Toys Masculine and Feminine Behavior Perspectives on Gender and Schooling Schools as Socializing Agents Gender Stereotypes in School Gender as an Issue of Legal Equity in Schools Legislation and Court Cases Contemporary Concerns About the Education of Boys Perspectives on Gender and Sexuality Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgendered Rights Are Human Rights Ethical Issues International Perspective: What’s Happening Elsewhere in the World? Summary Chapter Review Key Terms Active Exercise Classroom Activities Refl ective Questions Endnote References Chapter 11 Creating Developmentally Appropriate Classrooms: The Importance of Age and Developmental Status Case Study: Age in Developmentally Appropriate Classrooms Rationale for Developmentally Appropriate Educational Practice Economic Aims for Schooling Early Childhood Education and Developmentally Appropriate Practice Constructivist Thought in Developmentally Appropriate Practice Characteristics of a Developmentally Appropriate Classroom Pedagogies: Old and New Roles: Old and New Place of Content Knowledge: Old and New Assessment: Old and New Perspectives on Age and Development Sensitive Periods and Developmental Crises Individual Differences and Developmental Domains The Importance of Developmental Knowledge International Perspective: What’s Happening Elsewhere in the World? Summary Chapter Review Key Terms Active Exercise Classroom Activities Refl ective Questions Endnotes References Chapter 12 Creating Inclusive Classrooms: The Ability/Disability Continuum and the Health Dimension Case Study: Schools That Include All Students Rationale for Inclusive Classrooms What Is Exceptionality? The Ability/Disability Continuum Historical Perspectives on Special Education The Health Dimension Characteristics of an Inclusive Classroom Inclusion and Human Diversity Pedagogies: Old and New Roles: Old and New Place of Content Knowledge: Old and New Assessment: Old and New Making Inclusive Teaching Work The Importance of Collaboration What Does Flexibility Involve Ethical Issues in Inclusive Education International Perspective: What’s Happening Elsewhere in the World? Summary Chapter Review Key Terms Active Exercise Classroom Activities Refl ective Questions Endnotes References Chapter 13 Improving Schools for All Children: The Role of Social Class and Social Status in Teaching and Learning Case Study: Fulfi lling the Promise in the Northeast Kingdom Case Analysis Pedagogies: Old and New Roles: Old and New Place of Content Knowledge: Old and New Assessment: Old and New Perspectives on Social Class and Social Status Defi nitions of Social Class Social Class and Child-Rearing Practices Social Status The Importance of Teacher Expectations The Culturally Responsive Teacher Social Class and School Funding The Role of Social Class in Student Progress: Problems and Issues New Language for Considering Public Education The Future of No Child Left Behind: Moving Away From “One Size Fits All” Perspectives on Multiple Forms of Assessment: Demand Versus Support Ethical Issues International Perspective: What’s Happening Elsewhere in the World? Summary Chapter Review Key Terms Active Exercise Classroom Activities Refl ective Questions Endnotes References Glossary Credits Name Index Subject Index