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Doing Multicultural Education for Achievement and Equity

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ISBN-10: 0415880572

ISBN-13: 9780415880572

Edition: 2nd 2011 (Revised)

Authors: Carl A. Grant, Christine E. Sleeter

List price: $52.99
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Doing Multicultural Education for Achievement and Equity is a hands-on, reader-friendly multicultural education textbook that aims to actively engage education students in critical reflection and self examination as they prepare to teach in increasingly diverse classrooms. As it promotes an understanding of the history of and need for multicultural education in schools, Carl Grant and Christine Sleeter's book connects multicultural education to preservice teachers' personal and professional spaces and more importantly to an understanding of equity in school and society.Taking a constructivist perspective on personal development and learning, the text aims to help preservice teachers develop…    
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Book details

List price: $52.99
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group
Publication date: 2/9/2011
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 278
Size: 7.05" wide x 9.96" long x 0.59" tall
Weight: 1.386
Language: English

Carl A. Grant is Hoefs-Bascom Professor of teacher education in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at the University of Wisconsin--Madison. His work for more than thirty years has been with teachers and administrators who commit to improve students' achievement, enrich their knowledge and skill set in multicultural social justice, culturally responsive curriculum development, and teaching. He has written several books and many articles for teachers that address student achievement, curriculum development, teaching strategies, and parent-teacher engagement.

Preface To The Second Edition
Becoming a Fantastic Teacher
Students and Achievement
The Quest for Equity in School and Society
Building a Caring Classroom That Supports Achievement
Using Students' Assets to Facilitate High Achievement
Planning Curriculum That is Multicultural
Testing and Assessment
Taking Action in the Classroom and Beyond
References
Index