Banks, James A.,

An introduction to multicultural education Multicultural education James A. Banks. - 2nd ed. - Boston Allyn and Bacon c1999. - x, 150 p. ill. 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 129-141) and index.

Goals and misconceptions -- Dimensions and school characteristics -- Curriculum transformation -- School reform and intergroup education -- Knowledge components -- Teaching with powerful ideas -- A pedagogy for re-envisioning America: Margaret Smith Crocco interviews James A. Banks -- Creating democratic schools / with Cherry A. McGee Banks -- Multicultural benchmarks -- Appendix A: The academic knowledge component of multicultural education: a bibliography -- Appendix B: Nebraska Multicultural Education Bill -- Appendix C: Checklist for evaluating informational materials -- Appendix D: A multicultural education evaluation checklist.

0205277500 (pbk.)

98014915

GBA0-74449


Multicultural education--United States.

LC1099.3 / .B36 1999

370.117 / B2185i2