1st Edition

Educating All Multicultural Perspectives in the Primary School

By Elizabeth Grugeon, Peter Woods Copyright 1990
258 Pages
by Routledge

258 Pages
by Routledge

258 Pages
by Routledge

Originally published in 1990. Following the Swann Report of 1985 and its pleas for ‘Education for All’ the need for multicultural education in all areas was generally recognised. This need was particularly pressing in primary schools since racial attitudes are formed early in life and may be difficult to change later. This book documents and evaluates a number of approaches in this area,... Read more

Preface 1. Researching Education for All 2. Becoming a Pupil: The First Term at School 3. Ruled Out or Rescued? The Process of Statementing 4. Becoming a Junior: Pupil Development Following Transfer from Infants 5. Into the Middle Years: Transfer at 9-Plus 6. Learning Through Friendship: The Educational Significance of a School Exchange 7. Pupil Perceptions of Religious and Cultural Diversity 8. Multicultural Mathematics: A Whole School Approach 9. ‘Living and Growing’: Developing a Multicultural Perspective in a Church of England Junior School 10. Promoting Education for All

Biography

Elizabeth Grugeon, Peter Woods