Handbook of Research on Multicultural Education
James A. Banks
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Description for Handbook of Research on Multicultural Education
Hardcover. The major aim on the field of study of 'multicultural education' is to create equal educational opportunities for students from diverse racial, ethnic, social-class, and cultural groups. This book covers the research and practice issues in this field. Num Pages: 1120 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSL1; JNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 286 x 226 x 60. Weight in Grams: 2768.
In this second edition, twenty-nine classic chapters have been revised and updated and twenty new chapters have been added to reflect how the field has evolved since the first edition of the Handbook was published in 1995. This landmark volume describes and analyzes changes such as increased immigration to the United States and new developments in theory and research related to race, culture, ethnicity, and language. It addresses new issues such as findings on the increase in the number of interracial children and the characteristics of children of immigrant families. The educational implications of new research and trends are also ... Read more
In this second edition, twenty-nine classic chapters have been revised and updated and twenty new chapters have been added to reflect how the field has evolved since the first edition of the Handbook was published in 1995. This landmark volume describes and analyzes changes such as increased immigration to the United States and new developments in theory and research related to race, culture, ethnicity, and language. It addresses new issues such as findings on the increase in the number of interracial children and the characteristics of children of immigrant families. The educational implications of new research and trends are also ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Number of pages
1120
Condition
New
Number of Pages
1120
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780787959159
SKU
V9780787959159
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About James A. Banks
James A. Banks is Russell F. Stark University Professor and director of the Center for Multicultural Education at the University of Washington, Seattle. His books include Cultural Diversity and Education: Foundations, Curriculum and Teaching and Multicultural Education: Issues and Perspectives (5th Edition) from Wiley, and the Handbook of Research on Multicultural Education (2nd Edition) and Diversity and Citizenship Education: Global ... Read more
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