| Race, Culture, and Education: The Selected Works of James A. Banks Contributor(s): Banks, James A. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415398193 ISBN-13: 9780415398190 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $190.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: April 2006 Annotation: In the World Library of Educationalists, international experts themselves compile career-long collections of what they judge to be their finest pieces - extracts from books, key articles, salient research findings, major theoretical and/practical contributions - so the world can read them in a single manageable volume. Readers will be able to follow themes and strands of their work and see their contribution to the development of a field, as well as the development of the field itself. br James A. Banks is considered the "father of multicultural education" in the U.S. and is known throughout the world as one of the field's most important founders, theorists, and researchers. In this book, Banks has compiled a career-long collection of 21 of his most significant articles, book chapters, and papers which show the evolution of his research and scholarship over nearly four decades as well as the evolution of the field of multicultural education. This collection shows how the growth of the field has mirrored Banks' development as a scholar, teacher, and researcher. br A specially written Introduction gives an overview of the author's career and describes the personal, professional, and social context for his selections. Banks describes how his personal journey as an African American who came of age in the American South during the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s and 1970s influences his research and teaching and is a significant source of his commitment to social justice research and work. br Multicultural education in the U. S. emerged out of the Black Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s and 1970s. The focus of the field has expanded from Black Studies, to ethnic studies, tomulticultural education, and to diversity and citizenship education within a global context. The eight parts into which the book is divided reflects the evolution of Banks' scholarship as well as the development of the field of multicultural education: br ?Black Studies and the Teaching of History br ?Research and Research Issues br ?Teaching Ethnic Studies br ?Teaching Social Studies for Decision-Making and Citizen Action br ?Multiethnic Education and School Reform br ?Multicultural Education and Knowledge Construction br ?The Global Dimensions of Multicultural Education br ? Democracy, Diversity, and Citizenship Education br The last part of the book consists of a selected bibliography of the publications by Banks. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Education | Essays - Education | Philosophy, Theory & Social Aspects - Education | Multicultural Education |
| Dewey: 370.117 |
| LCCN: 2005033743 |
| Series: World Library of Educationalists |
| Physical Information: 0.79" H x 6.34" W x 9.18" (1.13 lbs) 250 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Considered the father of multicultural education in the US and known throughout the world as one of the field's most important founder, theorist and researcher, James A. Banks has collected here twenty-one of his most important and best works from across the span of his career. Drawing out the major themes that have shaped the field of multicultural education as well as outlining the development of Banks' own career, these articles, chapters and papers focus on eight key issues:
The last part of the book consists of a selected bibliography of all Banks' publications over his forty-year career, as a source of further reading on each of these pivotal ideas. |
