Reconceptualizing Literacy in the New Age of Multiculturalism and Pluralism (PB)

by Patricia Ruggiano Schmidt (Editor), Peter B. Mosenthal (Editor), Timothy C. Urdan (Other)

Overview

Thirty-six American educators explore issues and challenges faced by the American educational system as the country becomes increasingly multicultural. The text provides a broad theoretical framework for reconceptualizing literacy from the perspective of multiculturalism and pluralism; examines issues of literacy and power, and literacy and culture; explores strategies for incorporating minority perspectives into the literacy curriculum; considers practical issues of developing teacher education for minority student populations, and forming links between schools and homes to empower the disenfranchised and isolated segments of the population. Recommended for teachers and teacher educators, administrators, and social scientists interested in diversity, for experts in ethnic studies, and for critical theorists and scholars in post-modern issues. No subject index. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781930608900
Publisher:	Information Age Publishing, Inc.
Publication date:	09/13/2004
Series:	Language, Literacy, and Learning
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	464
Product dimensions:	6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.94(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

Table of Contents

	Biographical Information	vii
	Preface	xvii
	Foreword	xix
Part I	Theoretical Framework
1.	Frameworks for Understanding Multicultural Literacies	3
2.	Multicultural Belief: A Global or Domain-Specific Construct? An Analysis of Four Case Studies	33
Part II	Power Issues
3.	Monocultural Literacy: The Power of Print, Pedagogy, and Epistemological Blindness	65
4.	Liberating Literacy	89
5.	Taking Ownership of Literacy: Who Has the Power?	111
Part III	Literacy and Culture
6.	An African-Centered Perspective on Literacy: Promise and Possibilities	137
7.	Reading, Language, Culture, and Ethnic Minority Students	163
8.	Best Practice(s)? The Cultural Discourse of Developmentalism in American Early Education: A Cross-Cultural Comparison	187
9.	African American Young Adult Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature: Realism for the 21st Century	209
10.	Rocks in the Brook: A Teacher Educator's Reflections	229
Part IV	Strategies for Connecting With Minority Perspectives
11.	English Language Learners' Reading: New Age Issues	255
12.	Home-School Collaboration: Successful Models in the Hispanic Community	273
13.	Getting the Most Out of School-Based Professional Development in Culturally Diverse Schools	289
Part V	Teacher Education
14.	Preservice Teachers Connect Multicultural Knowledge and Perspectives with Literacy Instruction for Minority Students	323
15.	'Raccoon? Wass Dat?' Hawaiian Preservice Teachers Reconceptualize Culture, Literacy, and Schooling	341
16.	Understanding Culture in our Lives and Work: Teachers Literature Study in the Book Club Program	367
17.	The Power to Empower: Creating Home/School Relationships with the ABC's of Cultural Understanding and Communication	389