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Another challenge to multicultural education is that the amount of content in a given school tends to be related to the school's ethnic composition. That is, as Agirdag and colleagues claim, [40] teachers tend to incorporate more multicultural content in schools with a higher share of minority students. Agirdag instead advocates for a ...
She has won several awards in her field, including the 1997 Multicultural Educator of the Year award from the National Association for Multicultural Education, the 2005 Educator of the Year Award from the National Council of Teachers of English, [1] and honorary doctorates from Lesley University (1999), Bridgewater State College (2004), and ...
The practical implementation of multicultural theories at the day to day level of school organization and teaching represented another level of Smolicz's contribution. This can be seen chiefly in his work as Chair of the Ministerial Advisory Committee, MECC (Multicultural Education Coordinating Committee, [3] later just MEC, without the ...
Culturally relevant teaching is instruction that takes into account students' cultural differences. Making education culturally relevant is thought to improve academic achievement, [1] but understandings of the construct have developed over time [2] Key characteristics and principles define the term, and research has allowed for the development and sharing of guidelines and associated teaching ...
In 1995, Lambert was the lead author of The Constructivist Leader.The book provides educational leaders with a framework for reciprocal, purposeful learning within a community, emphasizing constructivist leadership principles, updated theory, strategies for implementing standards-based reform and authentic assessment, and addressing issues of equity, diversity, and multiculturalism. [2]
Teaching for Change is a non-profit organization founded in 1989 and based in Washington, D.C., with the motto of "building social justice, starting in the classroom." [citation needed] This organization uses publications, professional development, and parent organizing programs to accomplish this goal.
The IJME was founded in 1999 as Electronic Magazine of Multicultural Education. [1] It offers a forum in which scholars, practitioners and students of multicultural education share ideas to promote educational equity, cross-cultural understanding and global awareness in all levels of education.
She has collaborated with Carl Grant in conceptualizing approaches to multicultural education in the book, Making Choices for Multicultural Education, and has shown how those approaches relate to practice in the book, Turning on Learning. [3] [4] Her conceptualization of a process for designing multicultural curriculum continues to be used in ...