Teaching Strategies for Ethnic Studies (6th Edition) [Paperback]

James A. Banks (Author), Cherry A. Banks (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0205189407 | ISBN-13: 978-0205189403 | Publication Date: July 18, 1996 | Edition: 6

Written by the leading authority in the field, the Sixth Edition of this classic text has been revised, reorganized and updated to reflect current and emerging theory, research, and scholarship in the fields of ethnic studies and multicultural education. Divided into six parts, the Sixth Edition emphasizes that the main goal of the multicultural curriculum should be to help students develop the ability to make reflective decisions so that they can, through thoughtful action, influence their personal, social and civic worlds and help to make them more democratic and just. Part I presents a rationale for incorporating ethnic content into the mainstream curriculum. Goals and key concepts for the multicultural curriculum are also discussed in Part I. Parts II through V contain chapters on the major ethnic groups in the United States. These chapters contain: (1) Chronologies of key events, (2) historical overviews of groups, (3) illustrative key concepts and teaching strategies, (4) annotated bibliographies for elementary and secondary school students and teaches.Part VI highlights and summarizes the major points discussed in the previous chapters and illustrates how students can use the information and strategies in Parts I through V to develop and teach multicultural units and curricula that focus on two or more ethnic groups. The Sixth Edition is designed to help teachers conceptualize, design, and implement a democratic, thoughtful, and just curriculum that honors and reflects the experiences, hopes, and dreams of all Americans. It describes the knowledge, concepts, strategies, and resources that teachers need to implement a democratic curriculum by transforming the mainstream curriculum and incorporating content and concepts about diverse racial, ethnic, and cultural groups.

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Written by the leading authority in the field, the Sixth Edition of this classic text reflects current and emerging theory, research and scholarship in the fields of ethnic studies and multicultural education. The text is designed to help teachers conceptualize and implement a democratic, thoughtful, and just curriculum that honors and reflects the experiences, hopes, and dreams of all Americans. It describes the knowledge, concepts, strategies, and resources that teachers need to implement a democratic curriculum by transforming the mainstream curriculum and incorporating content and concepts about diverse racial, ethnic, and cultural groups.

The text includes a rationale for incorporating ethnic content into the mainstream curriculum. It also has substantial coverage on the major ethnic groups in the United States. Bibliographies have been extensively revised in this edition, providing a valuable list of additional resources for the reader.

Preservice and inservice teachers in the area of general education.

Product Details

• Paperback: 574 pages
• Publisher: Allyn & Bacon; 6 edition (July 18, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0205189407
• ISBN-13: 978-0205189403
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,631,328 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Classic, January 5, 2005

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Donelle "Dissertation in Process" (California USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Teaching Strategies for Ethnic Studies (Paperback)

This book is an excellent resource. It is a classic for anyone who is studying education and anthropology. It is highly academic and is a core text for many doctoral level programs. I disagree with the previous comments regarding this book.

1 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Relatively, January 9, 2010

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This review is from: Teaching Strategies for Ethnic Studies (8th Edition) (Paperback)

The book itself was utter crap, but the condition of the book was perfect and the delivery was timely. Thank you for your good service.

2 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Strategies Left Me Wondering, November 20, 2000

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This review is from: Teaching Strategies for Ethnic Studies (6th Edition) (Paperback)

Banks, continuing to write about multicultural education and studies with this book, hit a wall! Concepts covered in the book were basic to the point of a lack of given information. I did not find this book comprehensive for the information I was looking for, I needed to do further research on the topic I was interested in! Not a helpful source in my eyes!