| Human Diversity in Education |  | Authors: Kenneth Cushner, Et Al
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  2 reviews
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.7
ISBN: 0070150680
EAN: 9780070150683
ASIN: 0070150680
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A core text for multicultural education courses, this book provides a broad treatment of the various forms of human diversity found in today's schools: gender, racial, ethnic, class, language, and handicapping conditions. It also examines the broad social, cultural, and economic changes that are sweeping across the world an dhow new ways of "doing school" are emerging to accommodate these changes.
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Great discussions on diversity!! August 2, 2005
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Human Diversity in Education is a great supplemental or support text for a diversity course in education or for any teacher or student who wants to know more about the historical and social perspectives of student diversity in American schools. The importance of language use and learning styles is emphasized and research is presented (although the text does not present an in-depth discussion of current research or applications). The only negative is the lack of coverage on individual diversity, although the absence of text book opinions and presentation can spark great discussions in class!! Overall, an extremely well organized and easy to read text!!
An excellent resourse for educators! September 8, 2003
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
One thing is certain - no matter how much US Americans may wax poetically about the good old days when things, including public education, were much more simple, those days are not going to return. As recent census data has indicated, the demographics of the US are continuing to change and the nation is getting more and more diverse. Within the next forty years, those of us living may witness a changing of the majority guard from White to Biracial and Hispanic/Chicano Americans. That being the case, pre-service teachers and those considering a career in education need to be able to work with those most unlike them. They will need to examine the barriers they have build in their own mind, and create new categories for dealing with difference. The text points out that most pre-service teachers want to work in communities similar from whence they came. With the present teaching force being made up of an 88% White-Middle-Class and 66% female, well, that may not be a reality for those pre-service teachers once they become certified. Human diversity in education: an integrative approach addresses many of the issues that pre-service teachers and others who wish to (or actually do) work in education must understand. This text is excellent for illuminating diversity and multiculturalism. It is rich in information and resources and information. It will be a most welcome addition to the shelf of any educator or student serious about diversity and multicultural education.
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