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Diversity and Pluralism - 11120019
12/95/
ERIC TITLE NUMBER: ED200477 AUTHOR: Davis, Florence V.; Presseisen, Barbara Z.
TITLE: Multicultural Education for Practitioners.
YEAR PUBLISHED: 1979
NOTE: 89 p.
AVAILABILITY: Research for Better Schools, Inc., 444 North
Third Street, Philadelphia, PA 19123 ($7.00).
ABSTRACT: This publication examines multicultural education
providing a discussion of its historical background,
guidelines for schools, and resources for teachers,
community persons, and students. There are three chapters.
Chapter one contains a history and overview of
multicultural education. The concepts of assimilation,
cultural pluralism, and separation are first discussed. The
publication then examines recent developments to
multicultural education including compensatory programs and
minority studies. A working definition of multicultural
education is provided. Multicultural education explores the
contribution of various racial, cultural, and ethnic groups
to life in the United States in an effort to promote
understanding among divergent groups and to instill the
recognition that cultural diversity is a positive force in
the development of American society. Chapter one also
describes six approaches to multicultural education.
Chapter two contains guidelines for multicultural education
in the school. School policies and procedures, school
curriculum, school/community relations, school staff and
goals, and objectives are discussed.
Chapter three contains resources for multicultural
education. Cited are community resources, annotated
bibliographies, sample guides, and evaluation materials.
The publication concludes with "Basic Question Areas for a
School Multicultural Education (MCE) Resource Profile" and
a list of references. (Author/RM)
KEY DESCRIPTORS: Bibliographies-; Definitions-; Educational
History; Educational-Trends;
Elementary-Secondary-Education;
Guidelines-; Objectives-; Resource-Materials; School
Community-Relationship
KEY DESCRIPTORS: *Curriculum-Development; *Multicultural
Education
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