Multicultural Education in a Pluralistic Society (with MyEducationLab) (8th Edition) (MyEducationLab Series) (Paperback)

by Donna M. Gollnick (Author), Phillip C. Chinn (Author)

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This well-respected book helps readers understand pluralism and the complexities of cultural backgrounds and how to use this knowledge successfully in the classroom. It appropriately describes seven critical microcultures to which students and teachers belong: class; ethnicity and race; gender; exceptionality; religion; language; and age. These microcultures form the foundation for understanding pluralism and multicultural education. A focus on current issues features sections on hate groups, school violence, social justice, culturally responsible teaching, and teaching for democracy. Video insights incorporated into each chapter promote stimulating social and cultural discussions around video segments from ABC News. For teachers striving to deliver an equitable education to all students. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Are you prepared to teach in today’s diverse classrooms? The eighth edition of this well-respected text now provides you the ability to apply what you have learned regarding multicultural education. This edition also provides real classroom video to help you relate to, understand, and celebrate eight micro-cultures that you may encounter in your own future classrooms:  ethnicity and race, class and socioeconomic status, gender and sexual orientation, exceptionality, language, religion, geography, and age.

 

 

Multiculturalism Today: Experience and Apply

• NEW! TAKE ACTION: Lesson Plans for the Multicultural Classroom
  • Visit MyEducationLab.com to see nine lesson plans brought to life in real classrooms across the country illustrating chapter concepts.
• Critical Incidents – Engaging features of real-life and hypothetical situations that occur in schools and classrooms today encourage you to examine your feelings, attitudes, and reactions.
• NEW! Licensure Test Preparation – Prepare for your professional licensure exam by answering sample test items, similar in format to state licensure tests, that help you consider issues raised in the chapter.
• NEW!MyEducationLab Course – For your success, this online text-specific course provides chapter pretests and posttests supported by study material to help you understand course content; and homework and exercises to help you apply chapter content and practice teaching skills. (www.myeducationlab.com).  To order this book WITHOUT MyEducationLab use this ISBN: 9780136138990.  To order this book WITH MyEducationLab use this ISBN: 9780137147991.

 

Explore Your Beliefs

• ABC News Video Insights – Watch 14 ABC News videos that explore current issues in multicultural education today including five new topics on: immigration, zero tolerance policies, evolution and creationism, social cruelty and bullying, as well as the Civil Rights Era.
• Focus Your Cultural Lens: Debate –This feature asks you to take a position on controversial school issues with for and against statements for your consideration.
• Pause to Reflect – Questions and activities promote self-awareness and ownership of your past experiences and help you consider how they can influence your current and future teaching practice in diverse classrooms.

 

Expand Your Knowledge of Current Topics

• NEW! Geography Chapter – This new chapter explores the impact of geography on our cultural identity. Main topics include immigration, regional cultures in the U.S., and the impact of globalization.
• NEW! New Topics – Expanded attention to sexual orientation, non-Western religions, and Evangelicals capture issues at the forefront of our constantly changing society.

Product Details

• Paperback: 464 pages
• Publisher: Allyn & Bacon; 8 edition (April 19, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0137147996
• ISBN-13: 978-0137147991
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.4 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #83,040 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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40 of 44 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars cruel & unusual punishment, June 10, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Multicultural Education in a Pluralistic Society (Paperback)

Certainly, the assignment of this book in a graduate level course must be covered under the Geneva Convention. Not only is it poorly written, but it is intellectually shallow -- nothing but an assemblage of hackneyed cliches about how horrible the "dominant culture" in America is. I cannot believe that I have been assigned this trite tome as the sole text in a GRADUATE level course. What's even worse, it provides virtually no guidance for current or prospective educators about how to effectively teach a classroom full of students of disparate races, cultures, religions and socio-economic backgrounds. What a shame that is, since this is such a very real need in education today. Thank goodness this is only for a 4-week summer intersession. That this book is in its 5TH EDITION is simply beyond comprehension.

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Waste of time, December 3, 2005

By	S. Paltrineri "annoyed in SF" (San Francisco) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Multicultural Education in a Pluralistic Society (6th Edition) (Paperback)

While I can't imagine anybody buying this book unless required to for a class, let me warn you away just in case. It's bad. I mean really bad. The writing is completely without any sort of character or flair. It's only point seems to be that white men are all super lucky and they suck. Personal agenda by the authors, perhaps? Anyway, if it is a required text for a class, complain to the instructor. I wish I had.

37 of 46 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars A secular humanist apology for multiculturalism in education, September 18, 1997

By A Customer

This review is from: Multicultural Education In A Pluralistic Society (Paperback)

It is bad enough that this is a poor book with no balance, but to require it as a text in post-graduate studies in education almost brings on apoplexy. It is a secular humanist apoligia for multiculturalism in education. It is singular in point of view, never straying from the thesis that multiculturalism is good and schools must support it; hardly the sort of reference work for a university level discussion of the issues. The philosophy behind the book is that people are hardly more or less than those cultural elements which have been socialized into them with little responsibility for their beliefs or actions. The main text is that every culture is equally valuable in society, forgetting that "society" is essentially American culture with its own priorities. They go into great detail on the virtues of immigrant cultures and the vices of the American culture, hardly accepting that it has a right to exist as well. The most difficult aspect of this is the authors' almost laughable inability to get outside of their point of view and treat the issues with something approaching objectivity. The book is unbearable in its "holier than thou" attitude. I don't know if this is typical of the ilk but if so, it is hardly a wonder that the multicultural mavens have difficulty selling their point of view