Michigan State University Extension
Diversity and Pluralism - 11120140
12/95/
ERIC TITLE NUMBER: ED086782 AUTHOR: Stent, Madelon D.; And Others
TITLE: Cultural Pluralism in Education: A Mandate for
Change.
YEAR PUBLISHED: 1973
NOTE: 167 p.
AVAILABILITY: Appleton-Century-Crofts, Educational Div.,
Meredith Corp., 440 Park Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10016
($7.95)
ABSTRACT: "Having a diversity of cultures within a single
country can be a threat, a problem, or an asset." The
contributors to this book argue that cultural pluralism
rather than cultural homogeneity must be recognized and
accepted within our educational institutions--not as a
necessary evil, but as a strong positive force. For
different does not mean inferior or superior, and sameness
is not necessarily advantageous. This constitutes the
message of the various contributors who, in themselves,
constitute a small nation of diversity and harmony. Black
Americans, Puerto Ricans, Chicanos, American Indians, Asian
Americans, and others present forthright views and
realistic proposals which mark the beginning of educational
changes long overdue. These studies pragmatically discuss
such topics as ethnic studies, bilingual education, and the
development of teaching materials for cultural pluralism.
They urge schools and communities to emphasize cultural
diversity rather than the melting pot concept so that
children of all cultural and ethnic backgrounds will take
pride in their individuality. (Author)
KEY DESCRIPTORS: Acculturation-; Bilingual-Education;
Chinese-Americans; Cultural-Education; Curriculum
Development; Ethnic-Studies; Federal-Government;
Instructional-Materials; Japanese-Americans; School
Community-Relationship
KEY DESCRIPTORS: *Cultural-Pluralism; *Educational-Change;
*Educational-Policy; *Public-Policy; *Teacher-Education
This is an ERIC database document. ERIC is the National
Education Information Network for providing ready access to
the literature of education - descriptions of exemplary
programs, research and development efforts, and related
information that can be used in developing more effective
educational programs. The ERIC database is currently
available on CD-ROM in the main library (ground floor of
the West Wing) at Michigan State University.To locate ERIC
documents in the library: identify the first line of each
record (i.e., the field ERIC TITLE NUMBER). ED following
ERIC TITLE NUMBER indicates an ERIC document, an
unpublished research study.
Most of these items are available in the Micrforms Library,
located on the 3rd floor of the West Wing. All you need is
the six digit ED number.
If EJ follows ERIC TITLE NUMBER the item is a journal
article. The complete journal name islisted after the code
JOURNAL.
To find the call number and location of a journal you may
use the printed JOURNALS INDEXED IN C.I.J.E. located at the
ERIC CD-ROM workstation and at the Cosial Sciences and
Humanities/GovernmentDocuments Reference Desk. You may also
type the journal name, without the dashes "-" , into a
MAGIC terminal.
This information is for educational purposes only. References
to commercial products or trade names does not imply
endorsement by MSU Extension or bias against those not
mentioned. This information becomes public property upon
publication and may be printed verbatim with credit to MSU
Extension. Reprinting cannot be used to endorse or advertise
a commercial product or company.
This file was generated from data base DP on 06/25/02.
Data base DP was last revised on 12/95/ .
For more information about this data base or its contents please contact
cook@msue.msu.edu . Please read our
disclaimer for important
information about using our site.