Diversity and Education: A Critical Multicultural Approach

by Michael Vavrus

Book Overview

In his new book, Michael Vavrus helps readers better understand why issues of diversity and difference are so highly contested in the United States and across the globe. Vavrus incorporates specific education examples throughout the text to examine six contested areas: race and ethnicity; socioeconomic class and culture; multicultural and ethnic studies; language; religion; and sexuality and gender. In each of these areas, the author explores how...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807756059
• ISBN13: 9780807756058
• Release Date: January 2015
• Publisher: Teachers College Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.5"