Public education in a multicultural society: policy, theory, critique

This important collection of essays offers a sustained philosophical examination of fundamental questions raised by multicultural education in primary and secondary schools. The essays focus on both theory and policy. They discuss the relation between culture and identity, the role of reason in brid...

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Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge u.a. Cambridge Univ. Press 1996
Edition:1. publ.
Series:Cambridge studies in philosophy and public policy
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Summary:This important collection of essays offers a sustained philosophical examination of fundamental questions raised by multicultural education in primary and secondary schools. The essays focus on both theory and policy. They discuss the relation between culture and identity, the role of reason in bridging cultural divisions, and the civic implications of multiculturalism in the teaching of history and literature. Several of the essays examine aspects of multicultural policies in California and New York, as well as the curriculum guidelines promulgated by the National Council for the Social Studies.
Physical Description:X, 289 S.
ISBN:0521496241
0521499585

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