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Preface | |
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The Case for Multicultural Education | |
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Multicultural Schools: What, Why, and How | |
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Chapter Objectives | |
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What Is Multicultural Education | |
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The Case of Jesus Martinez | |
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The Case of Sam Johnson | |
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The Critics of Multicultural Education | |
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Potential for Conflict and Divisiveness | |
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Liberal Bias and Cultural Relativism | |
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Superficial Conception of Culture | |
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Co-option of Minorities | |
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What Do You Think? | |
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Core Values in Multicultural Education | |
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Why Is Multicultural Education Essential? | |
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The Need for Academic Excellence and Equity | |
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The Existence of a Multiethnic Society | |
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The Existence of an Interconnected World | |
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Equity and Democratic Values | |
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Conditions for Multicultural Schools | |
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Integration: Not Resegregation | |
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Positive Teacher Expectations | |
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A Learning Environment that Supports Positive Interracial Contact | |
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The Case of Isaac Washington | |
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The Case of Marcia Patton | |
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A Multicultural Curriculum | |
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Conclusions | |
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Compare and Contrast | |
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Questions and Activities | |
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Selected Sources for Further Study | |
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Notes | |
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The Nature of Culture and the Contexts for Multicultural Teaching | |
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Chapter Objectives | |
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What Is Culture? | |
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The Importance of a Worldview | |
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High- and Low-Context Cultures | |
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The Case of Fred Young | |
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Differences between Culture and Race | |
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What Do We Mean by Ethnic Groups? | |
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Diversity within Ethnic Groups | |
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When Is an Ethnic Group a Minority Group? | |
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Cultural Assimilation and Cultural Pluralism | |
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Guidelines for the Classroom: Aspects of Ethnicity | |
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Verbal Communication | |
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Nonverbal Communication | |
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Orientation Modes | |
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Social Values | |
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Intellectual Modes | |
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Conclusions | |
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Compare and Contrast | |
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Questions and Activities | |
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Selected Sources for Further Study | |
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Notes | |
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Race Relations and the Nature of Prejudice | |
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Chapter Objectives | |
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The Prevalence of Prejudice and Racism | |
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The Nature of Prejudice | |
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The Nature of Racism | |
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Distinguishing Individual, Institutional, and Cultural Racism | |
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Theories of Ethnic Identity | |
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"The Negro-to-Black Conversion Experience" | |
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The Banks Typology of Ethnic Identity Development | |
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White Racial Identity Development | |
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The Nature of Stereotypes and Multicultural Teaching | |
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Avoiding Stereotypes | |
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Africa: An Illustration of Racism and the Need for Curriculum Reform | |
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Common Misconceptions | |
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Some Effects of Misconceptions about Africa | |
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Conclusions | |
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Compare and Contrast | |
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Questions | |
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Activities | |
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Selected Sources for Further Study | |
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Notes | |
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Roots of Cultural Diversity in the United States: The Conflicting Themes of Assimilation and Pluralism | |
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European Americans, Jewish Americans, and African Americans | |
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Chapter Objectives | |
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Sources of Cultural Diversity in the United States: An Overview | |
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Anglo European Americans | |
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Origins: Roots of Diversity and Community | |
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Ethnic Pluralism in American Society | |
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The English, Irish, and Italians | |
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The Case of Jimmy Miller | |
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Jewish Americans | |
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Origins: Roots of Diversity and Community | |
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Orthodox, Conservative, and Reform Judaism | |
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Accommodation in the Face of Anti-Semitism | |
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The Case of Sarah Stein | |
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African Americans | |
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Three Phases of History | |
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Who Has Assimilated? | |
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Conclusions | |
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Compare and Contrast | |
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Questions | |
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Activities | |
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Selected Sources for Further Study | |
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Web Resources | |
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Notes | |
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American Indians, Latinos, Asians, Muslims, and Arabs in the United States | |
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Chapter Objectives | |
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American Indians | |
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Origins: Roots of Diversity within the Native American Community | |
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Conflict, Accommodation, and the Legacy of Genocide | |
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Latinos | |
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Origins: Roots of Diversity and Community | |
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Accommodation and the Legacy of Colonialism | |
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Asian Americans | |
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Origins: Roots of Diversity and Community | |
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Accommodation in the Face of Prejudice and Discrimination | |
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Muslims in the United States (with Salman H. Al Ani) | |
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Community and Diversity: Immigrant and Indigenous Origins | |
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Religious Organizations | |
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African American Muslims | |
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Muslim Concerns | |
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Arab Americans | |
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First Wave of Immigrants: Christian Majority | |
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Second Wave of Immigrants: Muslim Majority | |
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Arab American Origins | |
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Images and Challenges | |
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Conclusions | |
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Compare and Contrast | |
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Questions | |
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Activities | |
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Selected Sources for Further Study | |
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Web Resources | |
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Notes | |
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Individual Differences and Societal Inequities That Affect Teaching and Learning | |
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Learning Styles: Interactions between Culture and the Individual | |
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Chapter Objectives | |
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An Introduction to Learning Styles | |
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What Is Learning Style? | |
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Why Be Concerned about Learning Styles? | |
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Four Strategies for Discovering Learning Styles | |
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Field Independence-Dependence | |
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Students' Need for Structure | |
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Perceptual Modalities | |
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Learning-Style Inventory | |
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Relationships between Culture and Learning Style | |
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Learning Styles and Teaching Styles | |
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Conclusions | |
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Compare and Contrast | |
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Questions | |
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Activities | |
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Selected Sources for Further Study | |
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Web Resources | |
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Notes | |
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Reaching All Learners: Perspectives on Gender, Class, Ethnicity, and Special Needs | |
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Chapter Objectives | |
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The Nation's Report Card | |
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What Does This Report Card Tell Us? | |
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The Case of Kevin Armstrong | |
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Kevin Reconsidered | |
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The Case of Rachael Jones | |
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Reflections about Reaching All Learners | |
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Perspectives on Gender Differences | |
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Conceptions of Masculinity and Femininity | |
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Gender Differences in the Classroom | |
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Issues of Gender and Sexuality in Schools | |
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Perspectives on Class and Ethnic Differences | |
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Poverty in America: What Are the Facts? | |
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What Do We Know about Schools in Low-Income Communities? | |
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The Case of Warren Benson's Classroom | |
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Class and Peer Interactions in School Success | |
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Special Education: The Simultaneity of Race, Culture, Class, and Gender | |
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The Promise of Special Education and Inclusive Classrooms | |
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Racial Disparities in Special Education | |
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Socioeconomic Disparities and Cultural Clash in the Special Education System | |
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The Case of Max Britten | |
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Reaching All Learners in Inclusive Schools and Classrooms | |
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Conclusions | |
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Compare and Contrast | |
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Questions | |
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Activities | |
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Selected Sources for Further Study | |
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Notes | |
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Teaching Concepts and Strategies: The Development of Positive Classroom Climates | |
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Chapter Objectives | |
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The Empowering Nature of Respect | |
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When Respect is Absent | |
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The Promise of Culturally Relevant Teaching | |
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Principles of Culturally Relevant Teaching | |
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Examples of Culturally Relevant Teaching | |
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Funds of Knowledge Research and Teaching | |
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Differentiated Instruction: Achievement for All Learners in Heterogeneous Classrooms | |
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The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 | |
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Eric Jones's Classroom | |
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The Basics of Mastery Learning | |
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Experiential Learning | |
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Bilingual Education | |
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Guidelines for Teachers with Dialect-Dominant Students | |
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The Theory of Multiple Intelligences | |
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Cooperative Learning: Student Team Learning | |
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Conclusions | |
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Compare and Contrast | |
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Questions | |
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Activities | |
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Selected Sources for Further Study | |
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Web Resources | |
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Notes | |
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Strengthening Multicultural Perspectives in Curriculum and Instruction | |
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Multicultural Curriculum Development: A Decision-Making Model and Lesson Plans | |
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Chapter Objectives | |
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Multicultural Teaching | |
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Sam Johnson's Classroom Revisited | |
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Rethinking the Curriculum | |
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Developing a Course Rationale | |
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The Importance of Fair-Minded Critical Thinking | |
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The Curriculum Model: Goals, Assumptions, and Content | |
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Understanding Multiple Historical Perspectives | |
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Establishing Multiple Historical Perspectives-The Challenge | |
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Lesson Plans That Develop Multiple Historical Perspectives | |
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Developing Cultural Consciousness | |
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Lesson Plans That Develop Cultural Consciousness | |
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Developing Intercultural Competence | |
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Lesson Plans That Develop Intercultural Competence | |
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Combating Racism, Sexism, Prejudice, and Discrimination | |
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Lesson Plans That Combat Racism, Sexism, Prejudice, and Discrimination | |
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Raising Awareness of the State of the Planet and Global Dynamics | |
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Lesson Plans That Develop State of the Planet Awareness | |
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Developing Social Action Skills | |
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Lesson Plans That Develop Social Action Skills | |
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Conclusions | |
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Compare and Contrast | |
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Questions | |
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Activities | |
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The Case of Lisa Stuart | |
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Selected Sources for Further Study | |
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Notes | |
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Index | |