Critical Multiculturalism: Rethinking Multicultural and Antiracist Education

by Stephen May (Editor)

Overview

This book aims to bring together two movements - multiculturalism and anti- racism - which, though having aims in common, have been at arms length in the past. Differences of emphasis have meant that classroom practice has been the natural realm of multiculturalism, while anti-racism has been dissatisfied with an approach that accentuates life-style at the expense of challenging or changing the racism that minority students experience. In these debates, there has been a concentration on culturally specific topics and this book goes beyond national boundaries to find how international concerns and contexts might provide answers to problems faced in single countries. Leading figures in the USA, Canada, South Africa, the UK and Australasia write on the issues.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781135710798
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	08/18/2005
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	304
File size:	770 KB

About the Author

Stephen May

Table of Contents

Dedication, List of Tables and Figures, Preface, Introduction: Towards Critical Multiculturalism, 1 Critical Multiculturalism and Cultural Difference: Avoiding Essentialism, 2 Racism and Multicultural Education: Rethinking ‘Race’ and ‘Whiteness’ in Late Capitalism, 3 Racism, ‘Postmodernism’ and Reflexive Multiculturalism, 4 Forging Partnerships for Multicultural Teacher Education, 5 Antiracist Education through Political Literacy: The Case of Canada, 6 Critical Antiracism in South Africa, 7 Children’s Constructions of Their National Identity: Implications for Critical Multiculturalism, 8 Critical Multicultural Education and Students’ Perspectives, 9 Critical Multiculturalism in Science and Technology Education, 10 Multicultural Education: Transforming the Mainstream, Notes on Contributors, Index

Editorial Reviews

'This is a collection full of ideas and hope for the future ... The compilation of experiences from a wide range of countries enhances the strength of May et al's sustained arguments ... The implications for practice and research from this volume, make it an important and welcome contribution to the debate.' - British Journal of Educational Studies

'The value of this collection lies in its detailed discussion of a range of different social contexts and of the concepts at play in the field of multicultural antiracist education. It is impossible to do justice to the book in the space available but Stephen May's book is essential reading.' - Educational Review

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