Review
"This chapter [Chapter 9] was an excellent resource for my students and was the foundation of the final weeks of class. In particular, students were able to use elements of each of the sample plans to develop thier own individual units for presentation.
"The entire class found it [Chapter 7] refreshing and apploaded the author for promoting her position in "Reflections about Reaching All Learners" that "the vast majority of students have the capacity to develop the learning skills necessary to succeed in school."
Rick Gay, Davidson College
"I can say her [Bennett's] approach to Multicultural/Diversity Education instruction is very informative and helpful for teachers of diverse students. The examples and cases are students' favorites. The quality of the information presented [in this text] is excellent."
Henry M. Codjoe, Dalton State College
"She [Bennett] starts out with a strong presentation of a theoretical framework. I find her case examples very compelling. I especially like the many examples of lesson plans found in Chapter 9. I like the emphasis placed on ethnic and national groups covered in Part II. Other texts don't cover this topic to the extent that this text does. I would be very inclined to try the Bennett text the next time I teach our multiculutral education class. I particularly like her treatment of immigration and how it has impacted our nation and our schools."
Richard Orem, Northern Illinois University
" I appreciated the depth of materials covered in this text, especially the argument for the need for multicultural education. More areas of diversity were covered than is found in most texts of this nature. Overall, the writing style is great. It is easy to read, has a narrative feel."
Anita Jones Thomas, Loyola University - Chicago
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“I would like to congratulate Ms. Bennett on a wonderful text. It has superb bibliographic information and a nice balance of cultural and individual difference information. I have reviewed many texts for this course and convinced more than one instructor to use this one in our community college setting.”
–Susan K. Yarbrough, Florida Community College at Jacksonville
“I like all the chapters. Some of my students commented that it’s fun and easy to read. The author presents both sides of each issue.”
–Mongkol Tungmala, Weber State University
“The pace of the book enables students to comprehend the material in a meaningful way.”
–Fred Ramirez, California State University, Fullerton
This text provides preservice teachers the historical background, basic terminology, and social science concepts of multicultural education to help them as they enter the field.
Taking the view that the primary goal of public education in the United States is to foster the intellectual and personal development of all children and youth to their fullest potential, Christine Bennett aims to help prepare teachers who are informed and caring advocates for students from all cultural, racial, socioeconomic, linguistic, and national backgrounds.
Comprehensive Multicultural Education provides a curriculum model with six goals and numerous lesson plans illustrating how each goal can be implemented in the classroom. It emphasizes diversity within and across ethnic groups to help teachers understand students' cultural and individual differences.
The sixth edition now features five new lesson plans – including one in physics, one in mathematics, and one in technology – as well as an organizational chart to illustrate the content area, grade levels, and multicultural curriculum goal for all 26 lessons (Ch. 9).
