Teaching Democracy: Unity and Diversity in Public Life

by Walter C. Parker

Book Overview

In Teaching Democracy, Walter Parker makes a unique and thoughtful contribution to the hot debate between proponents of multicultural education and those who favor a cultural literacy approach. Parker conclusively demonstrates that educating for democratic citizenship in a multicultural society includes a fundamental respect for diversity.

This scholarly yet accessible work:

Bridges the widening gap between multicultural education and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807742724
• ISBN13: 9780807742723
• Release Date: November 2002
• Publisher: Teachers College Press
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.43 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.4" x 9.0"