This collection of essays, first published in 1984, on multicultural education seeks to introduce teachers, teacher educators, educational administrators, policymakers and others to several of the most significant dimensions of the field.
This collection of essays, first published in 1984, on multicultural education seeks to introduce teachers, teacher educators, educational administrators, policymakers and others to several of the most significant dimensions of the field. But it also brings out the complexity of the issues and the dangers of over-simplification, the inadequacies of much of the available data, and the need for better long-term strategies.
Editor's Introduction; 1. Education for Diversity Maurice Craft 2. Policy Responses in Education Richard Willey 3. Curriculum and Assessment James Lynch 4. Intercultural Relations in the Classroom Ken Thomas 5. Language Issues in School Viv Edwards 6. Bilingualism and Mother Tongue Teaching in English The Linguistic Minorities Project 7. Minority Pupil Progress Peter Figueroa 8. Home, School and Community Sally Tomlinson 9. Ideologies and Multicultural Education Robert Jeffcoate; Select Bibliography; Index