TITLE: Multicultural education: Issues and perspectives
AUTHOR: Banks, J. A., & Banks, C. A. (Eds.)
PUBLICATION INFORMATION: 1989
This is an edited collection of issues as they relate to
multiculturalism. It addresses social class, gender, religion,
ethnicity and language, exceptionality, and finally, school reform
as they relate to education. Though the section on exceptionality
addresses disability and places where disability intersects with
other aspects of multiculturalism such as gender and disability
(males and ethnic minorities are more frequently classified as
having a disability), it offers only a vague overview and analysis
of many of the issues in the field. It is a good over-all resource
book for understanding how multiculturalism is being interpreted.
TITLE: Anti-bias curriculum: Tools for empowered young children
AUTHOR: Derman-Sparks, L., & The A.B.C. Task Force
PUBLICATION INFORMATION: 1989
This is a practical book that helps adults teach and empower
children who develop biases at early ages against race, gender,
ability levels. It attempts to provide a framework that is values
based. It challenges teachers and children to conform issues that
are troublesome rather than ignoring them or covering them up. It
is not a cookbook. The book offers ideas on how to create an anti-
bias environment at a very young age, presents ideas on learning
about racial, gender, cultural and ability level differences and
similarities as well as ideas on working with parents. It also
offers recommendations of resources for curriculum materials and
books for children and adults, including quick ways to analyze
children's books for sexism and racism. An excellent resource for
teachers and families of children young and old.
TITLE: Dumbing us down: The hidden curriculum of compulsory schooling
AUTHOR: Gatto, J. T.
PUBLICATION INFORMATION: 1992
This book, written by a man who was New York State's teacher of the
year, reveals his perceptions of public education after being a
teacher in a variety of schools over a 26-year period. It deals
with the assumptions and structures that aid in stamping out self-
knowledge and curiosity in students. He argues that between school
and television children learn little about their communities but
rather learn to obey orders and become little more than cogs in the
industrialized system. Gatto asks some very pertinent questions
about our educational system.
TITLE: Facing racism in education
AUTHOR: Hidalgo, N. M., McDowell, C. L., & Siddle, E. V.
PUBLICATION INFORMATION: 1990
This edited book is committed to open a public dialogue and work
toward change by presenting perspectives of a number of people who
historically have been targets of racism in this country (Asian and
African Americans, Latinos and American Indians). It includes
three main sections: the experience of racism, the dimensions of
racism, and the evidence of racism. Within each section articles
such as empowering minority students, Black students' perspectives
on public and private schools, discrimination and traditions
American Indian beliefs, and an analysis of multicultural education
in the U.S are among some of the articles providing insight.
TITLE: Savage inequalities
AUTHOR: Kozol, J.
PUBLICATION INFORMATION: 1991
This book is a must for all educators. Kozol provides an in depth
look at the "savage inequalities" that exist in our public school
system across the country. He spent time in six areas around the
country observing, talking to teachers, administrators, children,
and parents. The book very clearly presents some of the major
problems facing children in inner city school systems and raises
some extremely important questions and challenges for public
education.
TITLE: Affirming diversity: The sociopolitical context of multicultural education
AUTHOR: Nieto, S.
PUBLICATION INFORMATION: 1992
This book looks at the benefits and necessity of multicultural
education for all students. The author looks at how personal,
social, political, cultural, and educational factors interact and
affect students. It looks at racism, discrimination, teacher
expectations, ethnicity, language, class and school policies and
provides case studies that illustrate the points made.
TITLE: Schools and the culturally diverse exceptional student: Promising practices and future directions
AUTHOR: Ortiz, A. A., & Ramirez, B. A. (Eds.)
PUBLICATION INFORMATION: 1989
This collection of papers presented at a ethnic and
multiculturalism symposia presents information on the education of
culturally and linguistically diverse students. It begins by
presenting a picture of the changing nature of society in the U.S.
and examines assessment procedures and screening that is done for
language minority students as well as a process to minimize
inappropriate referrals of Hispanic students to special education.
Family involvement with culturally diverse parents is also
discussed in terms of the importance and emphasis, culturally,
socially, and economically that must be understood by
professionals.
TITLE: Open minds to equality: A sourcebook of learning activities to promote race, sex, class and age equity
AUTHOR: Schniedewind, N., & Davidson, E.
PUBLICATION INFORMATION: 1983
This is an excellent resource for teachers, especially elementary
and middle school, around issues of learning and equality. It
offers resources and activities to teach students about
discrimination racism, sexism, class and ageism as well as
competitiveness. The book looks at roadblocks to equal education
as well as specific curriculum areas and how to infuse an
egalitarian, non-competitive learning process into them. It also
offers ideas on how to build trust, develop listening skills, share
feelings and give feedback. The book also offers idea for making
changes in school, impacting the media and reaching out to friends,
family and the community. In addition, it lists materials and
resources for teaches who want to explore these issues and begin to
look at their importance for the next generation. A must for
teachers!
TITLE: Whose culture?
PUBLICATION INFORMATION: December 1991/January 1992
This monthly publication offers a volume focusing entirely on
issues related to multiculturalism on a number of levels. Articles
related to sorting through the latest debates on multiculturalism,
the need to pluralize the curriculum, Afrocentric curriculum, and
gender issues are among some of the useful information in this
publication.
TITLE: Issues in the education of African-American youth in special education settings
AUTHOR: Zigmond, N. (Ed.).
PUBLICATION INFORMATION: November 1992
This special issue of Exceptional Children deals with issues
related to education of African-American youth in special education
settings. Articles such as multicultural education training of
special educators working with African-American youth, culturally
sensitive instructional practices, issues related to parental
involvement, assessment and identification of African-American
learners are among a few of the articles in this issue.