TY  - BOOK
AU  - Robles de Melendez,Wilma J.
AU  - Beck,Vesna
TI  - Teaching young children in multicultural classrooms: issues, concepts, and strategies 
SN  - 9780357765494
AV  - LC1099.3 .R63 2024
U1  - 370.1170973 23
PY  - 2024///]
CY  - Boston, MA
PB  - Cengage
KW  - Multicultural education
KW  - United States
KW  - Racism
KW  - Study and teaching (Early childhood)
KW  - Minorities
KW  - Education (Early childhood)
KW  - Immigrant children
KW  - White people
KW  - Race identity
KW  - fast
KW  - Whites
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; PART 1. FOUNDATIONS FOR MULTICULTURAL EDUCATION IN TODAY’S EARLY CHILDHOOD CLASSROOMS -- 1. Living in Diversity: The Intricate Nature of Our Society -- 2. The Nature of Culture, the Nature of People -- 3. Families in Our Classrooms: Many Ways, Many Voices -- 4. Who is the Child: Knowing Children and Their Developmental Needs in a Diverse Society -- PART 2. EXPLORING THE ROOTS OF MULTICULTURAL EDUCATION: ISSUES AND DIRECTIONS -- 5: In search of social justice: tracing the beginnings of multicultural education -- PART 3. INTO ACTION: IMPLEMENTING A CULTURALLY APPROPRIATE PROGRAM FOR ALL CHILDREN -- 6. Approaches to Multicultural Education: From Frameworks to Action -- 7. Classrooms, Where Words Become Action -- 8. Language Diversity in the Classroom: Working with Young Dual Language Learners -- 9. Activities and Resources for Multicultural Teaching: A World of Possibilities! -- 10. Joining Hands: Engaging Families, Friends, and the Community -- EPILOGUE -- APPENDIX A. RECOMMENDED LIST OF SELECTED MULTICULTURAL CHILDREN’S BOOKS -- APPENDIX B. SELECTED ORGANIZATIONS THAT SUPPORT MULTICULTURALISM AND DIVERSITY -- APPENDIX C. DEVELOPING MULTICULTURAL AWARENESS: SAMPLE ACTIVITIES
N2  - De Melendez and Beck's TEACHING YOUNG CHILDREN IN MULTICULTURAL CLASSROOMS: ISSUES, CONCEPTS, AND STRATEGIES, 6th EDITION, covers the historical, theoretical, political, and sociological aspects of multicultural education as it relates to young children. Featuring practical guidelines, curriculum suggestions, case studies, and teaching practices, this comprehensive resource is appropriate for early childhood education students and for practicing professionals. It invites its readers to consider social justice issues challenging children and their families. Updated with new research, statistics, and demographic data, it also features a full-color design, numbered learning objectives correlated to section heads, expanded coverage of standards, more opportunities for consideration of equity and social justice issues, a variety of activities, updated topical children's literature lists, and an emphasis on the need and benefits of teaching multiculturalism from a global perspective
ER  -