2nd Edition

Doing Multicultural Education for Achievement and Equity

By Carl A. Grant, Christine E. Sleeter Copyright 2011
288 Pages
by Routledge

288 Pages
by Routledge

288 Pages
by Routledge

Doing Multicultural Education for Achievement and Equity , a hands-on, reader-friendly multicultural education textbook, actively engages education students in critical reflection and self-examination as they prepare to teach in increasingly diverse classrooms. In this engaging text, Carl A. Grant and Christine E. Sleeter, two of the most eminent scholars of multicultural teacher education, help... Read more
  1. Becoming a Fantastic Teacher
  2. Students and Achievement
  3. The Quest for Equity in School and Society
  4. Building a Caring Classroom That Supports Achievement
  5. Using Students’ Assets to Facilitate High Achievement
  6. Planning Curriculum That Is Multicultural
  7. Testing and Assessment
  8. Taking Action in the Classroom and Beyond

Biography

Carl A. Grant is the Hoefs-Bascom Professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at University of Wisconsin–Madison. He is also former President of the National Association for Multicultural Education.

Christine E. Sleeter is Professor Emerita in the College of Professional Studies at California State University, Monterey Bay. She is also President of the National Association for Multicultural Education.

"Written in a lively and accessible way, this book allows students to become active, thoughtful participants in meaningful dialogues about multicultural education and their future role as teachers in a diverse and democratic society."
--Nadine Dolby, Associate Professor of Curriculum Studies and Cultural Foundations of Education, Purdue University

Praise for the previous edition:

"Grant and Sleeter have written a textbook where students actively engage in (rather than just read about) becoming multicultural educators. I know of no other text that helps faculty scaffold students towards thoughtful engagement with such complex and critical issues."
--Dan W. Butin, founding Dean of the School of Education, Merrimack College