Teaching Democracy: Unity and Diversity in Public Life (Multicultural Education Series)

Parker, Walter C.

ISBN 10: 0807742724 / ISBN 13: 9780807742723

Edité par Teachers College Press, 2002

N° de réf. du vendeur mon0000318124

Synopsis :

In Teaching Democracy, Walter Parker makes a unique and thoughtful contribution to the hot debate between proponents of multicultural education and those who favor a cultural literacy approach. Parker conclusively demonstrates that educating for democratic citizenship in a multicultural society includes a fundamental respect for diversity. This scholarly yet accessible work: Bridges the widening gap between multicultural education and civic education. Provides powerful teaching strategies that educators can use to draw children creatively and productively into a way of life that protects and nurtures cultural pluralism and racial equity. Explains the unity–diversity confusion that is found in popular media as well as in multicultural- and citizenship-education initiatives. Defines deliberative discussion and explores its promise as the centerpiece of democratic education in schools, both elementary and secondary.

À propos de l?auteur:

Walter C. Parker is Professor of Education and Adjunct Professor of Political Science at the University of Washington, Seattle.

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : Teaching Democracy: Unity and Diversity in ...
Éditeur : Teachers College Press
Date d'édition : 2002
Reliure : paperback
Etat : Good