Multicultural Curriculum: New Directions for Social Theory, Practice, and Policy

by Mahalingam Ram, Cameron McCarthy, Ram Mahalingam

Multicultural Curriculum is a collection of original essays brought together to develop new theories and meaningful praxis to build a new paradigm for teaching multiculturalism in today's classroom. The impressive list of contributors shows how the current epistemological and pedagogical practices that are designed to forward multiculturalism actually serves to essentialize cultures--the antithesis of what multicultural education is designed to accomplish...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415920132
• ISBN13: 9780415920131
• Release Date: May 2000
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.41 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.3"