1st Edition

Teacher Education in Plural Societies (RLE Edu N) An International Review

Edited By Maurice Craft Copyright 1996
192 Pages
by Routledge

188 Pages
by Routledge

192 Pages
by Routledge

The educational implications of cultural pluralism attracted a good deal of attention in Western societies in the 1970s and 1980s, on the grounds of equality and human rights, maximising national talent, and maintaining social cohesion. Maurice Craft and the international contributors to this book highlight the potential of teacher education, and in this wide-ranging analytical review for its key... Read more

Foreword.Acknowledgements. 1.Culture Diversity and Teacher Education Maurice Craft.2 Pluralism and Australian Teacher Education Anne Hickling-Hudson and Marilyn McMeniman 3.Teacher Education for a Multicultural Britain Sally Tomlinson.4 Multicultural Teacher Education in Canada Ratna Ghosh. 5.Practice without Policy: Pluralist Teacher Education in Israel Abraham Yogev 6. Unity in Diversity: Teacher Education in Multicultural Malaysia Molly Lee. 7. Teacher Training and Community Relations in Northern Ireland Seán Fulton and Anthony Gallagher. 8.Teacher Education and Pluralism in South Africa Wally Morrow. 9.Training Teachers for a Multicultural Future in Spain Carmen Gonzalo and Maria Villaneuva.10.Teacher Education in Sweden: An Intercultural Perspective Gunlog Bredänge.11.Teacher Education and Multiculturalism in the Netherlands Gerard de Kruif. 12.Educating Teachers for Cultural Diversity in the United States Ken Zeichner.13.Comparative Perspectives and Paradigms  Keith Watson.Notes and Contributors.Index

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Maurice Craft