Multicultural Education: Issues, Policies, and Practices. Research in Multicultural Education and International Perspectives, Volume 1

This book presents recent research findings on different aspects of multicultural education, informing teachers of the issues, policies, and new approaches prevalent around the world. The ten chapters are: (1) "Multicultural Education: History, Issues, and Practices" (Farideh Salili and Ru...

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Main Authors Salili, Farideh, Ed, Hoosain, Rumjahn, Ed
Format Book
LanguageEnglish
Published Information Age Publishing 2001
Subjects
Academic Achievement
Australia
Canada
China
Cross Cultural Training
Cultural Awareness
Cultural Differences
Culturally Relevant Education
Disadvantaged Youth
Diversity (Student)
Elementary Secondary Education
Foreign Countries
Immigration
Latvia
Multicultural Education
Taiwan
Teacher Effectiveness
Teaching Methods
Canada
Latvia
China
Taiwan
Australia
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Summary:This book presents recent research findings on different aspects of multicultural education, informing teachers of the issues, policies, and new approaches prevalent around the world. The ten chapters are: (1) "Multicultural Education: History, Issues, and Practices" (Farideh Salili and Rumjahn Hoosain); (2) "Cooperative Learning Programs and Multicultural Education: Improving Intergroup Relations" (Robert Cooper and Robert E. Slavin); (3) "Understanding the Impact of Disadvantage on Academic Achievement" (Colette Van Laar); (4) "Academic Adaptation of Asian Migrant and Overseas Students in Australia and Canada" (Cynthia Leung); (5) "Students as Cultural Beings: Motivation, Learning, and Achievement among Students of Diverse Ethnic Backgrounds in Australia" (Clarence Chi-hung Ng); (6) "Multicultural Education in Post-Soviet Latvia: Balancing the Legacies of the Past and a Vision for the Future" (Iveta Silova and Guntars Catlaks); (7) "Immigration Policy, Multicultural and Anti-Racist Education in Australia: Charting the Changes" (Bob Hill and Rod Allan); (8) "Validation of the Multicultural Personality Questionnaire among an Internationally Oriented Student Population in Taiwan" (Stefan T. Mol, Jan-Pieter van Oudenhoven, and Karen I. van der Zee); (9) "Education Needs for Cross-Cultural Convergence in Family Legal Duties and Reciprocal Responsibilities: Comparisons across Taiwan, Mainland China and the United States" (Oliver C. S. Tzeng); (10) "Literature, A Driving Force in Ethnic Identity and Social Responsibility Development" (Nancy Hansen-Krening, Donald T. Mizokawa, and Zhongming Wu). (Chapters contain references.) (SM)
ISBN:9781930608740
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