The Politics of Multiculturalism and Bilingual Education: Students and Teachers Caught in the Cross Fire,9780073660769

The Politics of Multiculturalism and Bilingual Education: Students and Teachers Caught in the Cross Fire

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ISBN13: 9780073660769
ISBN10: 0073660760
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 1999-08-20
Publisher(s): McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages
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Summary

This contributed-to text provides a balance between theory and application to examine the contested political and pedagogical issues surrounding multiculturalism and bilingual education in the United States. The engaging voices and styles are woven together to create a unified, student-accessible text which provides a realistic account of the issues of multicultural and bilingual education facing teachers today. The first part of the book establishes a conceptual framework for the book. The second part sets the context for reflection and action for students and teachers in the cross fire. The contributing writers examine topics in light of the current and forthcoming demographic shifts in the United States during the next century, suggesting a country increasingly divided along class lines, browner, urban, and multilingual; with a teaching force comprised mostly of white, middle-class females. Authored by some of the leading and more engaging voices in the field of multilingual and bilingual education, the book is designed to help students and teachers develop informed mind sets related to the highly contested political and pedagogical issues surrounding pluralistic schooling in our society.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

About the Authors

Editor's Preface: Carlos J. Ovando and Peter McLaren: Cultural Recognition and Civil Discourse in a Democracy

PART I: THE MORAL AND POLITICAL CROSS FIRES OF MULTICULTURALISM

Chapter 1: Sharon Pugh, Carlos J. Ovando, and Nicole Schonemann: The Political Life of Language Metaphors In Writings about Diversity in Education

Chapter 2: Peter McLaren and Juan Munoz: Contesting Whiteness: Critical Perspectives on the Struggle for Social Justice

Chapter 3: Henry A. Giroux: The War Against Cultural Politics: Beyond Conservative and Neo-Enlightenment Left "Oppositions": A Critique

Chapter 4: Warren A. Nord: Multiculturalism and Religion

Chapter 5: Sabrina W.M. Laine and Margaret Sutton: The Politics of Multiculturalism: A Three- Country Comparison

PART II: TEACHERS AND STUDENTS CAUGHT IN THE CROSS FIRE

Chapter 6: James Crawford: Language Politics in the United States: The Paradox of Bilingual Education

Chapter 7: Jim Cummins: Beyond Adversarial Discourse: Searching for Common Ground in the Education of Bilingual Students

Chapter 8: Carlos J. Ovando and Ricardo Pérez: The Politics of Bilingual Immersion Programs

Chapter 9: Margarita Calderón and Argelia Carreón: In Search of a New Border Pedagogy: Sociocultural Conflicts Facing Teachers and Students Along the U.S.-Mexico Border

Chapter 10: Masahiko Minami: Crossing Borders: The Politics of Schooling Asian Students

Chapter 11: Carolyn O’Grady and Beth Chappell: With, Not For: The Politics of Service Learning in Multicultural Communities

Epilogue: Carlos J. Ovando and Peter McLaren: Multiculturalism: Beyond a Zero-Sum Game

Glossary

Index

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