ERIC Number: ED381594
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1995
Pages: 440
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ISBN: ISBN-0-205-15488-3
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Multicultural Teaching. A Handbook of Activities, Information, and Resources. Fourth Edition.
Tiedt, Pamela L.; Tiedt, Iris M.
This teacher handbook provides the foundation for a multicultural curriculum for kindergarten through grade 8. The presentation has two major components: a multicultural knowledge base and learning activities that provide equity for diverse students. A major assumption is that multicultural understanding is fundamental to the education of all children, not only children from minority backgrounds. A second assumption is that education is inherently multicultural, and a final assumption is that it is as basic as literacy and quantitative reasoning. Sections include: (1) Living in a Multiculture; (2) Teaching for Diversity; (3) Building on Student Strengths; (4) Making All Students Feel Included; (5) Enlarging Student Perspectives; (6) Exploring Language and Linguistic Diversity; (7) Infusing Multicultural Education into Reading and Language Arts Programs; (8) Multicultural Education across the Curriculum; (9) Teaching Multiculturally around the Year; and (10) Reflecting on Multicultural Education. An appendix, "Developing a Knowledge Base for Multicultural Education," contains 46 general references, a number of resource organizations, and over 800 works referring to specific ethnic or cultural groups. (SLD)
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences, Cultural Pluralism, Curriculum Development, Elementary Education, Equal Education, Minority Groups, Multicultural Education, Teacher Education, Teaching Methods
Allyn and Bacon, 160 Gould Street, Needham, MA 02194.
Publication Type: Books; Guides - Non-Classroom
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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