Publisher's Synopsis
This text provides a comprehensive approach to multicultural education that focuses on ethnic diversity and community in the USA, i.e. diversity rooted in racial, cultural and individual differnces, as well as basic human similarities and connections. Global perspectives within multicultural education are emphasized and four themes stressed: equitable classroom environments; intercultural competence; development of a multicultural curriculum; and anti-racist/anti-sexist teaching. An instructor's manual is also available (ISBN:0-205-16476-5).
