Educating citizens in a multicultural society / James A. Banks.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Banks, James A.

Series:

Multicultural education series (New York, N.Y.)

Multicultural education series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Multicultural education--United States.

Multicultural education.

United States.

Citizenship--Study and teaching--United States.

Citizenship.

Citizenship--Study and teaching.

Physical Description:

xv, 199 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Teachers College Press, [2007]

Summary:

Explores the challenges of educating students for citizenship in a multicultural democratic society; discusses the ways in which knowledge is constructed by social scientists and how it influences teachers and students; identifies the five dimensions of multicultural education; and examines issues related to multicultural education and awareness.

Contents:

Reconstructing citizenship education

Citizenship education in a multicultural society

Preparing teachers for citizenship education in global times

Ethnicity, social science research, and education

Researching race, culture, and difference : epistemological challenges and possibilities

Multicultural education and curriculum transformation

Equity pedagogy and multicultural education / with Cherry A. McGee Banks

Citizenship education and the development of democratic racial attitudes

Cultural democracy and citizenship education

Teaching social studies for decision-making and citizen action

Teaching for social justice, diversity, and citizenship in a global world.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 163-183) and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Banks, James A. Educating citizens in a multicultural society.

ISBN:

9780807748121

0807748129

9780807748138

0807748137

OCLC:

123079270