Introduction to Multicultural Education, An, 6th edition

An Introduction to Multicultural Education is a brief, highly readable overview of the important concepts, principles, theories and practices of multicultural education. Presenting need-to-know information in a concise style, the text helps you understand what multicultural education means for the increasingly diverse classrooms in the United States today. Leading authority James A. Banks includes the widely used concepts and paradigms that he has developed, such as the dimensions of multicultural education; approaches to multicultural curriculum reform; types of knowledge and more.

The 6th Edition is filled with new developments, trends and issues as well as current statistics, citations and references. It now includes Reflection and Action Activities, end-of-chapter summaries and a new typology of citizenship.