Handbook of Research on Multicultural Education - Couverture rigide

Banks, James A.; Banks, Cherry A. McGee

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0787958948 ISBN 13 : 9780787958947

Editeur : Jossey-Bass Inc.,U.S., 2001

Synopsis

"The field of multicultural education has long needed a handbook of research and essays. Offered here is a landmark resource covering major theory and research of the past thirty years. Within one volume can be found writings by leading scholars, theorists, and practitioners in the field. Educators at all levels will find this an invaluable reference." Educational Leadership "The Handbook is a valuable contribution. Every person concerned with the complexity of American society and the process of schooling should have it as a basic reference tool." Multicultural Education "Nothing currently available in the field has the scope of this excellent Handbook."Library Journal "The depth and breadth of coverage is remarkable and the level of research and scholarship impressive. Banks and McGee Banks have edited an invaluable reference guide." Teachers College Record "The scope of coverage in this Handbook will make a significant contribution to a wide audience. A broad spectrum of professionals can utilize this book - teacher educators, researchers, sociologists, school psychologists, administrators, and those generally interested in the best practices for educating children in a diverse society." Multicultural Review "The Handbook of Research on Multicultural Education is more than an invaluable landmark publication written and reviewed by distinguished and recognized scholars in multicultural education. It is a conceptual, theoretical, and methodological testimonial to the powerful emergence of a critically important metadiscipline with wide-reaching social, educational, and political implications." Journal of Teacher Education "In the Handbook of Research on Multicultural Education, Banks and McGee Banks and their contributors have created a scholarly masterpiece that synthesizes research, theory, and policy on multicultural education. The book's eleven parts are woven into a comprehensive body of work not likely to be equaled or duplicated soon." The Journal of Negro Education

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

JAMES A. BANKS is professor and director of the Center for Multicultural Education at the University of Washington, Seattle. His books include Educating Citizens in a Multicultural Society (1997), Teaching Strategies for Ethnic Studies (1997), and Cultural Diversity and Education (2000). Banks is past president of the National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) and of the American Educational Research Association (AERA). He has held fellowships from the Spencer Foundation, the Kellogg Foundation, and the Rockefeller Foundation. Banks received the Research Review Award from the American Educational Research Association in 1996 and the Presidents' Award from the Teaching of English to Speakers of Other Languages in 1998. He holds honorary doctorates from the Bank Street College of Education and the University of Alaska, Fairbanks. Banks is a member of the Board of Children, Youth, and Families of the National Research Council. He is also a member of the National Academy of Education. CHERRY A. MCGEE BANKS is professor of education at the University of Washington, Bothell. She is coeditor of Multicultural Education: Issues and Perspectives (2000) and contributing author of Multicultural Education: Transformative Knowledge and Action (1996). She has published widely on topics related to multicultural education in journals such as Social Education, Phi Delta Kappan, and Educational Policy. In 1997, she received the Distinguished Teaching Award at the University of Washington, Bothell. Professor Banks was named the Worthington Distinguished Professor on her campus in 2000. She is a member of the Editorial Board of the American Educational Research Journal.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Jossey-Bass Inc.,U.S.
• Date d'édition: 2001
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0787958948
• ISBN 13: 9780787958947
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 912
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible