In these pages, multicultural education becomes a lived experience rather than simply an unrealized ideal. - Sonia Nieto, School of Education, University of Massachusetts, Amherst; ""This is theory with heart and broad social vision. Teacher educators who care about equity and justice should pay close attention to Vavrus's important insights."" - Bill Bigelow, co-editor of Rethinking Globalization; ""Michael Vavrus has created an essential guide for any educator or policymaker seeking to transform traditional paradigms for teacher preparation and multicultural education."" - Diana Lam, Superintendent, Providence (RI) Public School District; ""...an indispensable book."" - Peter McLaren, Graduate School of Education and Information Studies, University of California, Los Angeles

Recognizing the responsibility institutions have to prepare teachers for today's diverse classrooms, Vavrus shows us how to incorporate transformative multicultural education into teacher education curriculum, pedagogy, and evaluation. Placing race, racism, antiracism, and democracy at the center of his analyses and recommendations, this volume provides:
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Recognizing the responsibility institutions have to prepare teachers for today's diverse classrooms, this work shows readers how to incorporate transformative multicultural education into teacher education curriculum, pedagogy, and evaluation.
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780807742600
Publisert
2002-09-06
Utgiver
Teachers' College Press; Teachers' College Press
Vekt
330 gr
Høyde
230 mm
Bredde
154 mm
Dybde
15 mm
Aldersnivå
UU, UP, P, 05, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
240

Forfatter
Serien redigert av

Om bidragsyterne

Michael Vavrus is a past president of the Association of Independent Liberal Arts Colleges for Teacher Education and a past president of the Washington state chapter of the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education. He is now teaching fulltime at The Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington.