Embracing race : why we need race-conscious education policy / Michele S. Moses ; foreword by Gary Orfield.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Moses, Michele S.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Discrimination in education--United States.

Discrimination in education.

United States.

United States--Race relations.

Race relations.

Physical Description:

xvi, 199 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Teachers College Press, [2002]

Summary:

With clarity, passion, and creativity, Michele Moses offers a new and promising lens for viewing the unsolved issues of race and education. In this book, Moses provides a comprehensive examination of four major race-conscious education policies: bilingual education, multicultural curricula, affirmative action, and remedial education. She argues, convincingly, that such policies are critical to fostering self-determination and personal autonomy in students who would otherwise be left with a deficient education.

Presenting a strong, theoretically grounded case for race-conscious education policies, this volume offers a new framework for examining the complex interaction between race, education, opportunities, and justice.

Contents:

2. Toward Self-Determination: Taking Context and Identity into Account 10

Personal Autonomy within Contemporary Liberal Political Philosophy 11

The Social Context of Choice 22

Authenticity and Cultural Identity 26

Conclusion: Implications for Education Policy 36

3. Bilingual Education 39

A Historical Perspective on Bilingual Education 41

The Debate Over Bilingual Education 52

Bilingual Education's Role in the Promotion of Self-Determination 62

The Political Climate 72

4. Multicultural Curricula 81

Framing the Debate Over Multiculturalism 82

Underlying Principles of Multicultural Curricula 85

Multicultural Curricula and Students' Self-Determination 89

School and College Curriculum Controversies 96

5. Affirmative Action 106

The Meaning and History of Affirmative Action 108

The Major Arguments Against Affirmative Action 119

Affirmative Action and the Argument from Self-Determination 131

The Status of Affirmative Action in American Higher Education 143

6. Remedial Education 153

Historical Context 155

The Debate Over Remedial Education 157

Remedial Education as Fostering Self-Determination 163

Creating a Sense of Possibility 173.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 175-192) and index.

ISBN:

0807742376

0807742384

OCLC:

48754185