The culturally inclusive educator : preparing for a multicultural world / Dena R. Samuels.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Samuels, Dena R., author.

Contributor:

Frances Baylinson Rosenbluth Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Multicultural education--United States.

Multicultural education.

United States.

Cultural pluralism--United States.

Cultural pluralism.

Minorities--Education (Higher)--United States.

Minorities.

Minorities--Education (Higher).

Educational equalization--United States.

Educational equalization.

Physical Description:

viii, 163 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Teachers College Press, [2014]

Summary:

The Culturally Inclusive Educator asks educators to consider what they can do differently to create a welcoming, inclusive, and exciting environment for the 21st century. Based on the author's national research and consulting work, this book examines the discrepancy between the current educational cultural climate and the need for educators and their institutions to prepare for a growing multicultural population. It asks what constitutes effective preparation, and provides guidance on overcoming personal and institutional challenges to cultural inclusiveness [stereotype threats, microaggressions, colorblindness/Identity-blindness, implicit bias, among others]. Samuels begins with the challenges facing the higher education community and then offers 8 transformative steps to help build cultural inclusiveness that any educator teaching any subject can utilize to increase their effectiveness. Culturally inclusive leadership is highlighted as the model for educators and institutions to embrace for success in today's world. Book jacket.

Contents:

Are educators prepared for a growing multicultural population?

We're not as prepared as we think we are

Becoming prepared

Building culturally inclusive classrooms

Going deeper: reflecting on what we don't know we don't know

Building inclusiveness across difference

Culturally inclusive leadership

Appendix A: survey items

Appendix B: research methods and analysis procedures.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Frances Baylinson Rosenbluth Fund.

ISBN:

0807755923

9780807755921

9780807755938

0807755931

OCLC:

885313135

Publisher Number:

99961164003