Multicultural Education

What is ethnicity? How does ethnicity impact on the school experience and academic achievement of individuals? Can education challenge ethnic differences and inequalities? Sue Walters introduces the key issues underlying contemporary work, thinking and...

Doctoral Proposal Writing is an essential guide for current and prospective international doctoral students wishing to apply and study for a PhD in the UK, and other countries where courses are conducted in English.The book supports students in choosing...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780997686067Author Elena Tommasi FerroniFormat PaperbackPage Count 36Imprint English SchoolhousePublisher English SchoolhouseWeight(grams)...

A timely collection of advice and strategies for creating a just classroom from educators across the country, handpicked by MacArthur "genius" and bestselling author Lisa Delpit "A favorite education book of the year." -Greater Good magazine Is it...

For the first time, this volume provides a definitive collection of Gloria Ladson-Billings' groundbreaking concept of Culturally Relevant Pedagogy (CRP). After repeatedly confronting deficit perspectives that asked, "What's wrong with 'those' kids?",...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780578969886Author Ann GaglianoFormat PaperbackPage Count 34Imprint Ushma MultaniPublisher Ushma MultaniWeight(grams) 104gDimensions(mm) 216mm * 216mm * 2mm

This is the first comprehensive text on African Mathematics that can be used to address some of the problematic issues in this area. These issues include attitudes, curriculum development, educational change, academic achievement, standardized and other...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780960014767Author Lama JawhariFormat PaperbackPage Count 66Imprint 0-9600147-6-4Publisher 0-9600147-6-4Weight(grams) 236gDimensions(mm) 279mm * 216mm * 4mm

Designed to help you educate young children - and yourself - about the world and their roles as citizens of global communities, this essential guide addresses the critical questions in culturally responsive education. Do our classrooms foster diverse,...

Just Schools examines the challenges and possibilities for building more equitable forms of collaboration among non-dominant families, communities, and schools. The text explores how equitable collaboration entails ongoing processes that begin with...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789083198903Author Naomie Karemi K KainguFormat PaperbackPage Count 182Imprint Naomie KaremiPublisher Naomie KaremiWeight(grams) 345gDimensions(mm) 229mm *...

The Druze, who can be traced back to eleventh-century Levant, have long intrigued scholars of the Middle East. Their obscure origins and blending of beliefs from Ismaili Shi'ism, animism, Greek philosophy, Jewish and Christian mysticism, Iranian...

Making use of the latest trends and statistics, Educating Black Girls is a guidebook that looks at the academic performances of African American girls from kindergarten through high school. This work dissects such issues as the disproportionate number of...

The recent move towards inclusive education has radically influenced the way educational research is conducted. Students need to become aware of the critical legal and ethical responsibilities that arise from investigation in this new and expanding area...

Discover how to give African American children the education they deserve with this updated new resource In the newly revised Third Edition of The Dreamkeepers: Successful Teachers of African American Children, distinguished professor Dr. Gloria...

There is an increasing focus on research-practice partnerships that adopt research designs aimed at improving educational practice while advancing research knowledge. There is now a need for books that provide a theoretical and practical account of...

The movement towards inclusive education is undoubtedly an international phenomenon, and it has resulted in the development of policy initiatives impacting on schools in all nations. This informative, wide-ranging text brings together key illustrative...

Unbleaching the Curriculum: Enhancing Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Beyond in Schools and Society is an innovative work that applies a new perspective to curriculum desgin in U.S. public schools. Introducing the framework of unbleaching, the book...

Drawing on successful practice, and relating such practice to theoretical insights, this comprehensive treatment of the challenge of educating children spiritually, morally, socially, and culturally offers enlightenment for individual teachers' classroom...

While resource provision is widely recognized as an essential element of successful inclusive education, this is the first time an entire book has been dedicated to the topic. In this volume leading experts address international perspectives on funding...

This ground-breaking text explores the intersection between dominant modes of critical educational theory and the socio-political landscape of American Indian education. Grande asserts that, with few exceptions, the matters of Indigenous people and...

Bringing together scholarship and examples from practice, this book explores ways in which early childhood curriculum - including classroom practices and community contexts - can more actively engage with a range of social justice issues, democratic...

The study of Islamic education has hitherto remained a tangential inquiry in the broader focus of Islamic Studies. In the wake of this neglect, a renaissance of sorts has occurred in recent years, reconfiguring the importance of Islam's attitudes to...

Move beyond the "why" of equity and learn what it actually looks like in the classroom. This powerful book by bestselling author Colin Seale shows how you can overcome barriers and create sustainable pathways to realizing equity for your students.Part I...

`Jagdish Gundara has made a very substantial contribution to the field with this work and it is to the rest of us to make connections with it and help in the gigantic tasks of finding solutions'- Tony Booth, Canterbury Christ Church University, British...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780998104706Author Christine RaiFormat PaperbackPage Count 92Imprint Weekend Squad Inc.Publisher Weekend Squad Inc.Weight(grams) 236gDimensions(mm) 280mm *...

Critical Race Theory (CRT) is at the forefront of contemporary discussions about racism and race inequity in education and politics internationally. The emergence of CRT marked a pivotal moment in the history of racial politics within the academy and...

Educators must both respond to the impact of trauma, and prevent trauma at school.Trauma-informed initiatives tend to focus on the challenging behaviors of students and ascribe them to circumstances that students are facing outside of school. This...

In Diverse Families, Desirable Schools, Mira Debs offers a richly detailed study of public Montessori schools, which make up the largest group of progressive schools in the public sector. As public Montessori schools expand rapidly as alternatives to...

Foregrounding diverse lived experiences and non-dominant forms of knowledge, this edited volume showcases ways in which narrating and sharing stories of pain and suffering can be engaged as critical pedagogy to challenge oppression and inequity in...

Critical Pedagogy, Race, and Media investigates how popular media offers the potential to radicalise what and how we teach for inclusivity. Bringing together established scholars in the areas of race and pedagogy, this collection offers a unique approach...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780807006733Author Christopher EmdinFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint Beacon PressPublisher Beacon Press

International Deficit Thinking: Educational Thought and Practice explores the incontrovertible reality of the persistent and pervasive academic achievement gap in many countries between marginalized students (primarily of color) and their economically...

What is at stake when our young people attempt to belong to a college environment that reflects a world that does not want them for who they are? In this compelling book, Navajo scholar Amanda Tachine takes a personal look at 10 Navajo teenagers,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781951600488Author Naomi O'BrienFormat PaperbackPage Count 180Imprint Dave Burgess ConsultingPublisher Dave Burgess ConsultingWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781513631615Author Emily SongFormat PaperbackPage Count 28Imprint Movement PublishingPublisher Movement PublishingWeight(grams) 100gDimensions(mm) 254mm *...

Winner of AM&P EXCEL Gold Award""They don't care about their education."" ""They are not capable of learning."" ""I can't work with them."" ""I can't get through to them."" Just as you may have thought these things about your students, they, too, may...

How do you ensure that no student is invisible in your classroom? How do you make the distinction between equity as the vehicle versus equity as the goal for each of your students? What measures do you take to ensure that you are growing as a culturally...

Learn how to create identity affirming classroom environments that honor the humanity of students. Although schools have potential to be spaces of inquiry and joy, they can also be the source of trauma and pain when educational equity is not a...

Educating Believers: Religion and School Choice offers theoretical essays and empirical studies from leading researchers on religion and schooling.Religious authority and emphasis on fairness and caring provide consistent rules governing the stable...