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| Preface | |
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| Foundations for Multicultural Education in Today's Early Childhood Classrooms | |
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| Facing the Reality of Diversity: The Intricate Nature of Our Society | |
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| The United States-A Nation of Contrasts | |
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| School-The Place of Diversity and Action | |
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| How Did We Become a Culturally Diverse Society? | |
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| The United States: A Kaleidoscope of People | |
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| Pondering What We Have Examined | |
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| A Call for Action | |
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| Creating Your Standards Portfolio | |
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| What We Have Learned-Chapter Summary | |
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| Things to Do ... | |
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| Recommended Internet Resources | |
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| Your Standards Portfolio | |
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| References | |
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| The Nature of Culture, the Nature of People | |
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| Culture, the Magic Web of Life | |
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| Discovering the Cultures of Children | |
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| A Myriad of Cultural Identities: The Essence of Cultural Diversity | |
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| Talking About Race and Ethnicity | |
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| What We Have Learned-Chapter Summary | |
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| Things to Do ... | |
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| Recommended Internet Resources | |
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| Your Standards Portfolio | |
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| References | |
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| Families in Our Classrooms: Many Ways, Many Voices | |
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| Families-A Constant in Our Changing Society | |
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| What Is a Family? | |
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| Culture and the Family | |
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| Diversity in Child-Rearing Practices | |
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| The Family Structure | |
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| Working with Diverse Families: Challenges and Opportunities | |
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| Family Diversity: Implications for Teachers | |
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| Successful Families | |
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| The Family-The Most Important Element in Our Lives | |
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| Our Classrooms, the Mirror of the Children's Families | |
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| Families-The Essence of Social and Cultural Life | |
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| What We Have Learned-Chapter Summary | |
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| Things to Do ... | |
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| Recommended Internet Resources | |
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| Your Standards Portfolio | |
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| References | |
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| Who Is the Child? Developmental Characteristics of Young Children in a Diverse Society | |
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| Looking at Children: So Alike and Yet So Different | |
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| Development: The Process of Becoming | |
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| Socialization: Learning to Be with Others, Learning to Be Ourselves | |
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| Discovering That You Are Not Like Me | |
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| Knowing the Child | |
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| What We Have Learned-Chapter Summary | |
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| Things to Do ... | |
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| Recommended Internet Resources | |
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| Your Standards Portfolio | |
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| References | |
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| Exploring the Roots of Multicultural Education: Issues and Directions | |
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| Everything Started When ... Tracing the Beginnings of Multicultural Education | |
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| Setting the Stage: We Believe in Children | |
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| In Search of Educational Equality | |
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| Looking Back Through Time | |
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| A Time Line for Multicultural Education | |
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| The Road to Multicultural Education | |
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| The Birth of Multicultural Education | |
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| The Road Is Finally Laid | |
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| Moving Ahead | |
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| What We Have Learned-Chapter Summary | |
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| Things to Do ... | |
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| Recommended Internet Resources | |
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| Your Standards Portfolio | |
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| References | |
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| Approaches to Multicultural Education: Ways and Designs for Classroom Implementation | |
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| Time for Decisions | |
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| Why Engage in Educational Reform? | |
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| Getting to Work | |
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| Exploring Approaches and Models | |
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| Models of Multicultural Education | |
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| Early Childhood Multicultural Approaches | |
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| Reflecting on the Approaches for Multicultural Education | |
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| What We Have Learned-Chapter Summary | |
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| Things to Do ... | |
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| Recommended Internet Resources | |
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| Your Standards Portfolio | |
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| References | |
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| Into Action: Implementing a Culturally Appropriate Program for All Children | |
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| The Classroom, Where Words Become Action | |
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| Reaffirming the Decision to Teach Multiculturally | |
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| Teachers Are the Key to Successful Multicultural Education | |
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| Why Planning Is So Important | |
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| Knowing Your Program | |
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| What Is Curriculum Content in Early Childhood Education? | |
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| Standards for Teaching in Diverse Classrooms | |
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| Making Decisions: What Is Best for Multicultural Teaching? | |
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| Putting Things Together | |
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| Setting Directions | |
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| What We Have Learned-Chapter Summary | |
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| Things to Do ... | |
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| Recommended Internet Resources | |
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| Your Standards Portfolio | |
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| References | |
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| Preparing to Bring Ideas into Action | |
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| A Time for Ideas: Planning for Multicultural Teaching | |
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| Designing a Child-Centered Curriculum | |
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| Focus on the Environment | |
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| Establishing the Content | |
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| Assessment in Multicultural Classrooms | |
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| Putting Everything Together | |
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| What We Have Learned-Chapter Summary | |
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| Things to Do ... | |
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| Recommended Internet Resources | |
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| Your Standards Portfolio | |
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| References | |
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| Activities and Resources for Multicultural Teaching: A World of Possibilities! | |
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| Building a Classroom for Our Multicultural Society | |
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| Making the Best Use of Teaching Environments | |
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| A Classroom for Teaching and Learning About Diversity | |
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| What We Find in the Classroom | |
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| Guidelines for a Multicultural Classroom Environment | |
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| Preparing to Design Activities for the Classroom-Ideas in Action | |
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| The Stage Is Set! | |
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| What We Have Learned-Chapter Summary | |
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| Things to Do ... | |
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| Recommended Internet Resources | |
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| Your Standards Portfolio | |
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| References | |
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| A World of Resources: Engaging Families, Friends, and the Community | |
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| Working Together: The Essence of a Child's Success | |
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| Changing Communities, Changing Realities | |
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| Defining Family Involvement | |
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| At Home: Where the Self Begins, Where We Become | |
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| The School Neighborhood and the Community | |
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| Communication: The Road to Positive Relationships | |
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| Ideas for Planning Activities with Families | |
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| What Lies Ahead? | |
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| Before We End, a Word to the Reader | |
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| What We Have Learned-Chapter Summary | |
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| Things to Do ... | |
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| Recommended Internet Resources | |
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| Your Standards Portfolio | |
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| Organizations and Advocates for Parents and Families | |
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| References | |
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| Appendices | |
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| Recommended List of Selected Multicultural Children's Books | |
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| Organizations That Support Multiculturalism and Diversity | |
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| Developing Multicultural Awareness: Sample Activities | |
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| Island Stick Puppets | |
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| Planning for Cultural Diversity: Developing a Class Profile | |
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| Glossary | |
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| Index | |