Teaching Strategies for Ethnic Studies, 8th Edition

By James A. Banks

Published by Pearson

Published Date: Feb 13, 2008

Description

Written by the leading authority in the field, the Eighth Edition of this classic text has been rewritten and updated to reflect current and emerging theory, research, and scholarship in the fields of ethnic studies and multicultural education.

Divided into five parts, Teaching Strategies for Ethnic Studies  emphasizes that the main goal of the multicultural curriculum should be to help students develop the ability to make reflective decisions so that they can, through thoughtful action, influence their personal, social, and civic worlds and help make them more democratic and just.

Table of Contents

Preface

I. GOALS, CONCEPTS, AND INSTRUCTIONAL PLANNING

 1. The Multicultural Curriculum: Rationale, Trends, and Goals

 2. Developing a Multicultural Curriculum

 3. Key Concepts for the Multicultural Curriculum

 4. Planning the Multicultural Curriculum

II. THE FIRST AMERICANS AND AFRICAN AMERICANS: CONCEPTS AND STRATEGIES

 5. American Indians: Concepts, Strategies, and Materials

 6. Native Hawaiians: Concepts, Strategies, and Materials

 7. African Americans: Concepts, Strategies, and Materials

III. EUROPEAN AMERICANS: CONCEPTS AND STRATEGIES

 8. European Ethnic Groups: Concepts, Strategies, and Materials

 9. Jewish Americans: Concepts, Strategies, and Materials

IV. HISPANIC AMERICANS: STRATEGIES AND MATERIALS

10. Mexican Americans: Concepts, Strategies, and Materials

11. Puerto Ricans in the United States: Concepts, Strategies, and Materials

12. Cuban Americans: Concepts, Strategies, and Materials

V. ASIAN AMERICANS AND ARAB AMERICANS: CONCEPTS AND STRATEGIES

13. Asian Americans: Concepts, Strategies, and Materials

14. Arab Americans: Concepts and Materials

APPENDIXES

Appendix A. Ethnic Groups in U.S. History: A Chronology of Key Events.

Appendix B. Videotapes on Multicultural Education and U.S. Ethnic Groups.

Appendix C. Books About Women of Color.

Appendix D. The Carter G. Woodson Award Books.

Appendix E. Twenty Classic and Landmark Books in Ethnic Literature.

Index.

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