Educating Citizens in a Multicultural Society (Multicultural Education Series) [Paperback]

James A. Banks (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0807736317 | ISBN-13: 978-0807736319 | Publication Date: March 1997

In this second edition of Educating Citizens in a Multicultural Society which includes three new chapters Banks argues that an effective citizenship education helps students to acquire the knowledge, skills, and values needed to function effectively within their cultural communities, nation states, regions, and the global community. It also helps students to acquire cosmopolitan perspectives and values needed to attain equality and social justice for people around the world. In the new chapters, Banks draws heavily upon his recent work which focuses on how students in multicultural nations around the world can be educated in ways that will help them to develop the knowledge, attitudes, and values needed to make decisions and to take action to create a more just and humane world.

--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Editorial Reviews

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''Banks' dual foci on group identity and pedagogy for active citizenship are instructive and crucial. ...Banks skillfully speaks to multiple subjects at once, to compound effect.'' --Teachers College Record, March 2008

''Banks' dual foci on group identity and pedagogy for active citizenship are instructive and crucial. ...Banks skillfully speaks to multiple subjects at once, to compound effect.'' --Teachers College Record, March 2008

''Educating Citizens in a Multicultural Society will provide both the novice and the expert with an instructive perspective for considering multicultural education. By shifting the lens to citizenship, a lively topic in academic circles right now, Banks once again demonstrates his intellectual leadership in this field. --Margaret Smith Crocco, Teachers College, Columbia University, Review in Multicultural Education

''James Banks captures for us an essential element of American citizenship diversity. This volume is a tribute to the triumphs, challenges, and sometimes tragedies of citizenship in a democratic and multicultural society. This is must reading for the student of U.S. history, civics, and the political process. --Gloria Ladson-Billings, University of Wisconsin Madison

The 11 essays that comprise the book provide a comprehensive blending of Banks s work in multicultural education and citizenship education. This is an outstanding book, one that is worthwhile reading for all students, educators, and those interested in the political process.''

--Laurel Garrick Duhaney, State University of New York, College at New Paltz, Review in MultiCultural Review

Educating Citizens in a Multicultural Society will provide both the novice and the expert with an instructive perspective for considering multicultural education. By shifting the lens to citizenship, a lively topic in academic circles right now, Banks once again demonstrates his intellectual leadership in this field. --Margaret Smith Crocco, Teachers College, Columbia University, Review in Multicultural Education --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

About the Author

James A. Banks is Kerry and Linda Killinger Professor in Diversity Studies and Director of the Center for Multicultural Education at the University of Washington, Seattle. He is the editor of the Handbook of Research on Multicultural Education, a past president of the American Educational Research Association (AERA) and the National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS), and a member of the National Academy of Education. Professor Banks is the editor of the Multicultural Education Series of books published by Teachers College Press. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Teachers College Press (March 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0807736317
• ISBN-13: 978-0807736319
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.2 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,366,259 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Educating Citizens in a Multicultural Society, June 8, 2011

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This review is from: Educating Citizens in a Multicultural Society (Multicultural Education Series) (Paperback)

This a great Work, and is the benchmark for others to follow who will write on this subject. The information in this book is very thoughtful, and it is not just information. I grew up in the South, and the perspective in which James Bank writes from, and I can truly relate. Many of thoughts that comes from a culture which permeates this work such is relevant to anyone in the field of Education.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Just like new!, October 17, 2010

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The book arrived very quickly. It was in almost new condition. It is an excellent text for me as I work at the university level with student teacher interns who are learning how to teach Social Studies at the middle school level. It is a very useful addition to my library. I am considering the possibility of using it as one of the texts in my courses.