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1	The Mis-Education of the Negro more books like this by Carter G Woodson Originally released in 1933, The Mis-Education of the Negro continues to resonate today, raising questions that readers are still trying to answer. The impact of slavery on the Black psyche is explored and questions are raised about our education system, such as what and who African Americans are educated for, the difference between education and ... see all copies from $2.73! new only from $6.15! \| first editions \| SVS
2	The Crosscultural Language and Academic Development Handbook: A Complete K-12 Reference Guide more books like this by Lynne T Diaz-Rico, Kathryn Z Weed The third edition of this popular handbook brings together theories, ideas, and resources for promoting crosscultural awareness, language development, and academic progress for English learners. It ties together culture and language in a comprehensive format and delves deeply into the educational challenges faced by classroom teachers. Written ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $61.00! \| first editions \| SVS
3	Multicultural Education in a Pluralistic Society more books like this by Donna M Gollnick For undergraduate and graduate courses in Multicultural Education and Cultural Foundations. This well-respected text helps students understand pluralism and the complexities of cultural backgrounds and how to use this knowledge successfully in the classroom. It appropriately describes seven critical microcultures to which students and teachers ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.94! \| signed copies \| first editions
4	Cultural Literacy: What Every American Needs to Know more books like this by E D Hirsch, Jr. The author argues that children in the United States are being deprived of the basic knowledge that would enable them to function in contemporary society. They lack cultural literacy--a grasp of background information that writers and speakers assume their audience already has. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.62! \| first editions \| SVS
5	Affirming Diversity: The Sociopolitical Context of Multicultural Education more books like this by Sonia Nieto In this fifth edition of her best-selling book Affirming Diversity: The Sociopolitical Context of Multicultural Education, renowned scholar Sonia Nieto explores the meaning, necessity, and benefits of multicultural education for students of all backgrounds. Intended for preservice and in-service teachers and educators, this book looks at how ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $16.28! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
6	Other People's Children: Cultural Conflict in the Classroom more books like this by Lisa D Delpit Drawing on her extensive teaching experiences in classrooms from Alaska to New Guinea, the award-winning author of this book argues that all children must be given access to the codes of power that drive society. In addition she suggests that many of the academic problems attributed to children of color are actually the result of cultural ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.06! \| first editions \| SVS
7	The Freedom Writers Diary: How a Teacher and 150 Teens Used Writing to Change Themselves and the World Around Them more books like this by The Freedom Writers, Erin Gruwell, Zlata Filipovic (Foreword by) Shocked by the teenage violence she witnessed during the Rodney King riots in Los Angeles, Erin Gruwell became a teacher at a high school rampant with hostility and racial intolerance. For many of these students-whose ranks included substance abusers, gang members, the homeless, and victims of abuse-Gruwell was the first person to treat them with ... see all copies from $3.09! new only from $7.71! \| first editions \| SVS
8	We Can't Teach What We Don't Know: White Teachers, Multiracial Schools more books like this by Gary R Howard Once again, in this expanded Second Edition, Gary Howard outlines what good teachers know, what they do, and how they embrace culturally responsive teaching. Howard brings his bestselling book completely up to date with today's school reform efforts and includes a new introduction and a new chapter that speak directly to current issues such as ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $12.46! \| first editions \| SVS
9	The Dreamkeepers: Successful Teachers of African American Children more books like this by Gloria Ladson-Billings Education, like electricity, needs a conduit, a teacher, through which to transmit its power- i.e., the discovery and continuity of information, knowledge, wisdom, experience, and culture. Through the stories and experiences of eight successful teacher-transmitters, The Dreamkeepers keeps hope alive for educating young African Americans. -Reverend ... see all copies from $2.49! new only from $8.98! \| first editions \| SVS
10	Multicultural Education: Issues and Perspectives more books like this by James A Banks, Cherry A Banks This handy reference is designed to help present and future educators acquire the concepts, paradigms, and explanations needed to become effective practitioners in culturally, racially, and language diverse classrooms and schools. The Fifth Edition reflects current and emerging research, concepts, and debates about the education of students from ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $36.80! \| first editions
11 view cover	The Skin That We Speak: Thoughts on Language and Culture in the Classroom more books like this by Lisa D Delpit (Editor), Joanne Kilgour Dowdy (Editor) These essays written by teachers consider the debate on dialects in the classroom. With a primary focus on the problems faced by African-American students, the book moves from kindergarten to high school, with each author writing from a personal perspective. see all copies from $2.75! new only from $10.20! \| SVS
12 view cover	Understanding Human Differences: Multicultural Education for a Diverse America more books like this by Kent L Koppelman, Lee Goodhart The content of this text is grounded in interdisciplinary research from the behavioral and social sciences including education, psychology, sociology, biology, history, and anthropology. After a brief introduction, each chapter consists of leading questions and responses based on interdisciplinary research and author expertise. Through this ... see all copies from $3.27! new only from $34.50! \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	Deculturalization and the Struggle for Equality: A Brief History of the Education of Dominated Cultures in the United States more books like this by Joel H Spring "Deculturalization and the Struggle for Equality" is a concise history of Anglo American racism and school policies affecting dominated groups in the United States. In this text, Spring focuses on the educational, legal and social construction of race and racism, and on educational practices related to deculturalization, segregation, and the civil ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions
14 view cover	Teaching to Change the World more books like this by Jeannie Oakes This is a highly current and engaging, multicultural, critical overview of the teaching profession in the late twentieth century-both its challenges and its joys. Jeannie Oakes is a leading education researcher and director of the UCLA teacher education program. Martin Lipton is an education writer and consultant and has taught in public schools ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $20.34! \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	Comprehensive Multicultural Education: Theory and Practice more books like this by Christine I Bennett Written for new teachers, this guide to multicultural education presents interdisciplinary content through primary source material and vignettes of actual teachers and students. Taking the view that the primary goal of public education in the United States is to foster the intellectual and personal development of all children and youth to their ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.53! \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	Deculturalization and the Struggle for Equality: Multicultural Education in the United States and the Global Economy more books like this by Joel Spring, Spring Joel This text is a concise history of Anglo American racism and school policies affecting dominated groups in the United States. It focuses on the educational, legal, and social construction of race and racism, and on educational practices related to deculturalization, segregation, and the civil rights movement. Spring emphasizes issues of power and ... see all copies from $25.49! new only from $25.49! \| SVS
17 view cover	Hunger of Memory: The Education of Richard Rodriguez more books like this by Richard Rodriguez "Hunger Of Memory" is the first memoir of Mexican-American Rodriguez, who began his schooling in Sacramento, California knowing just 50 words of English. Here is the poignant journey of a "minority student" who pays the cost of his social assimilation and academic success with a painful alienation--from his past, his parents, and his culture. see all copies from $8.66! new only from $8.66! \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	Disuniting of America: Reflections on a Multicultural Society more books like this by Arthur Meier Schlesinger, Jr. The classic image of the American nation -- a melting pot in which differences of race, wealth, religion, and nationality are submerged in democracy -- is being replaced by an orthodoxy that celebrates difference and abandons assimilation. While this upsurge in ethnic awareness has had many healthy consequences in a nation shamed by a history of ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	Teaching strategies for ethnic studies more books like this by James A. Banks Written by the leading authority in the field, the Sixth Edition of this classic text has been revised, reorganized and updated to reflect current and emerging theory, research, and scholarship in the fields of ethnic studies and multicultural education. Divided into six parts, the Sixth Edition emphasizes that the main goal of the multicultural ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $24.50! \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	Content Reading and Literacy: Succeeding in Today's Diverse Classrooms more books like this by Donna E Alvermann, Stephen F Phelps One of the best-selling texts of its kind, Content Area Reading and Literacy, Fourth Edition, equips students to teach content area literacy from a student-centered approach and provides in-depth and integrated attention to the content literacy needs of students from diverse cultural and language backgrounds. This well-respected text has been ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $11.62! \| SVS
21 view cover	Can We Talk about Race?: And Other Conversations in an Era of School Resegregation more books like this by Beverly Daniel Tatum, Ph.D. The bestselling author of "Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?" now offers a warning call about the increasing but underreported resegregation of America, and examines some of the most resonant issues in education and race relations. (African-American Studies)Beacon Press see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.15! \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	Turning on Learning: Five Approaches for Multicultural Teaching Plans for Race, Class, Gender, and Disability more books like this by Carl A Grant This new Fourth Edition contains many lesson plans that cover a variety of subject areas and grade levels (1-12), as well as action research activities that investigate the various dimensions of teaching. Many of the lesson plans are written by actual classroom teachers, and all of them have been examined by practicing teachers. More than simply a ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.17! \| first editions
23 view cover	Multicultural Education of Children and Adolescents more books like this by M Lee Manning This unique text explores both the foundations of diversity and a variety of cultural groups while providing practical strategies for shaping and implementing a multicultural curriculum. In Part I, this text provides a definition of multicultural education that includes all types of diversity and explores a variety of foundational issues and ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $52.00! \| first editions \| SVS
24 view cover	Culturally Responsive Teaching: Theory, Research, and Practice more books like this by Geneva Gay In this wonderful new volume, Geneva Gay makes a convincing case for using culturally responsive teaching to improve the school performance of underachieving students of color. Key components of culturally responsive teaching discussed include teacher caring, teacher attitudes and expectations, formal and informal multicultural curriculum, ... see all copies from $16.41! new only from $25.00! \| SVS
25 view cover	Foundations of Early Childhood Education: Teaching Children in a Diverse Society more books like this by Janet Gonzalez-Mena A practical introduction to early childhood education covering ages 0 to 8, but focusing on 0 to 5, this text emphasizes the need to understand child growth and development, developmentally appropriate practice, diversity, positive guidance, and the importance of working with families and the community. By using a multitude of dialogues, case ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $27.24! \| SVS

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