Critical multiculturalism : theory and praxis / / edited by Stephen May, Christine E. Sleeter

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910792461103321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New York : , : Routledge, , 2010
• ISBN: 1-135-16146-1; 1-135-16147-X; 1-282-57148-6; 9786612571480; 0-203-85805-0
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (232 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): MayStephen <1962->; SleeterChristine E. <1948->
• Disciplina: 370.117
• Soggetti: Multicultural education; Multiculturalism; Critical pedagogy
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Introduction: Critical Multiculturalism: Theory and Praxis; I Critical Multiculturalism and Teachers; 1 Critical Multiculturalism and Higher Education: Resistance and Possibilities Within Teacher Education; 2 Empowering Preservice Teachers, Students, and Families Through Critical Multiculturalism: Interweaving Social Foundations of Education and Community Action Projects; 3 Daring to Infuse Ideology into Language-Teacher Education; 4 Discursive Positioning and Educational Reform; 5 Critical Multicultural Practices in Early Childhood Education; II Critical Multiculturalism in Language and Language Arts6 Critical Multiculturalism and Subject English; 7 Critical Multicultural Education and Second/Foreign Language Teaching; 8 Critical Multiculturalism and Cultural and Media Studies; III Critical Multiculturalism in Mathematics/Sciences; 9 Critical Multicultural Approaches to Mathematics Education in Urban, K-12 Classrooms; 10 Digital Stories for Critical Multicultural Education: A Freireian Approach; 11 Knowing ; Our Place: Critical Multicultural Science Education; IV Critical Multiculturalism in Humanities and Social Science; 12 Discussing Race and Culture in the Middle-School Classroom: Scaffolding Critical Multiculturalism13 A Critical Multicultural Approach to Physical Education: Challenging Discourses of Physicality and Building Resistant Practices in Schools; 14 The Arts and Social Justice in a Critical Multicultural Education Classroom; 15 Breaking Through "Crusts of Convention" to Realize Music Education's Potential Contribution to Critical Multiculturalism; Contributors; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Critical multiculturalism has emerged over the last decade as a direct challenge to liberal or benevolent forms of multicultural education. By integrating and advancing various critical theoretical threads such as anti-racist education, critical race theory, and critical pedagogy, critical multiculturalism has offered a fuller analysis of oppression and institutionalization of unequal power relations in education. But what do these powerful theories really mean for classroom practice and specific disciplines? Edited by two leading authorities on multicultural education, Cr