Multicultural Education

Paper Summary:

The paper explores the implications of the demographic shift and increasing cultural and ethnic diversity in American schools. The paper explores content-oriented programs and inclusive teaching. The paper looks at the Metropolitan Report that shows how students are interested in learning more about other people and other cultures. The paper asserts that to survive as one nation, the educational demands of the growing diverse population need to be met.

Outline:
The RAND Report
Content-Oriented Programs
Inclusive Teaching
The Metropolitan Report

From the Paper:

"Commentators on the RAND report outlined the resulting trends and repercussions. For one, local populations that become ethnically more diverse must exercise care when they redistrict to ensure equal representation for equal numbers of persons and to avoid diluting the voting strength of any "protected" group. Three case studies of California cities illustrate tensions arising because of cultural pluralism. Redistricting efforts in the 1990s heightened tension between the traditional "melting pot" assimilation and the concept of a "mosaic." Society must strike a compromise that expresses the national goals of ethnic and racial empowerment as well as the local interests that arise from the bonds of proximity (Clark i)."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Banks and Banks. (2004).Multicultural Education. Learning Point Associations, Naperville, Illinois: North Central Regional Educational Laboratory.
• Burnett, Gary. (1994) Varieties of multicultural education: an introduction. ERIC Digest 98. Jun 1994. ERIC Clearinghouse on Urban Education New York NY.
• Clark, William A. and Morrison, Peter A. (2003). Mirroring the mosaic: redistricting in a context of cultural pluralism. New York: RAND Corporation publication.
• Coballes-Vega, Carmen. (1992). Considerations in teaching culturally diverse children. ERIC Clearinghouse on Teacher Education, Washington D.C.
• Hopkins, Gary (ed.). (1996). The Metropolitan Life Survey of the American Teacher 1996: Students Voice Their Opinions On Learning About Multiculturalism. MetLife, The American Teacher Survey, Education World. http://www.education-world.com/a_curr/curr041.shtml.

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