Public Education in a Multicultural Society: Policy, Theory, Critique

doi:10.1017/CBO9781139172899

This important collection of essays offers a sustained philosophical examination of fundamental questions raised by multicultural education in primary and secondary schools. The essays focus on both theory and policy. They discuss the relation between culture and identity, the role of reason in bridging cultural divisions, and the civic implications of multi-culturalism in the teaching of history and literature. Several of the essays examine aspects of multicultural policies in California and New York, as well as the curriculum guidelines promulgated by the National Council for Social Studies. Although much has been published on the subject of multi-culturalism, including the cultural war on American campuses, there is very little available on the impact of multicultural policies for primary and secondary education. So this is a volume that will be welcomed by all those interested in multicultural education: philosophers and historians of education, sociologists, professional educators and policy-makers.

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Frontmatter
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Contributors
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Preface
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PART I - INTRODUCTION AND CRITIQUE
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1 - Multicultural education: concepts, policies, and controversies
pp 3-22
- By Robert K. Fullinwider, Institute for Philosophy and Public Policy
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2 - Antiracist civic education in the California History–Social Science Framework
pp 23-48
- By Lawrence A. Blum, University of Massachusetts-Boston
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3 - A conflict of visions: multiculturalism and the social studies
pp 49-62
- By Gilbert T. Sewall, American Textbook Council
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PART II - CULTURE AND IDENTITY
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4 - Culture, subculture, multiculturalism: educational options
pp 65-89
- By K. Anthony Appiah, Harvard University
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5 - Multiculturalism and mélange
pp 90-118
- By Jeremy Waldron, University of California
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PART III - RELATIVISM, REASON, AND PUBLIC EDUCATION
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6 - Locke and multiculturalism: toleration, relativism, and reason
pp 121-155
- By Susan Khin Zaw, Open University
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7 - Challenges of multiculturalism in democratic education
pp 156-180
- By Amy Gutmann, University Center for Human Values at Princeton
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PART IV - TEACHING HISTORY
pp 181-182
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8 - Multiculturalism and history: historical perspectives and present prospects
pp 183-202
- By Gary B. Nash, UCLA
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9 - Patriotic history
pp 203-228
- By Robert K. Fullinwider, Institute for Philosophy and Public Policy
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PART V - TEACHING LITERATURE
pp 229-230
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10 - Multicultural literature and civic education: a problematic relationship with possibilities
pp 231-264
- By Sandra Stotsky, Harvard Graduate School of Education
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11 - Teaching American literary history
pp 265-278
- By Arthur Evenchik, Institute for Philosophy and Public Policy
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Index
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Policy, Theory, Critique

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Contents

Frontmatter
pp i-iv

Contents
pp v-vi

Contributors
pp vii-viii

Preface
pp ix-x

PART I - INTRODUCTION AND CRITIQUE
pp 1-2

1 - Multicultural education: concepts, policies, and controversies
pp 3-22

2 - Antiracist civic education in the California History–Social Science Framework
pp 23-48

3 - A conflict of visions: multiculturalism and the social studies
pp 49-62

PART II - CULTURE AND IDENTITY
pp 63-64

4 - Culture, subculture, multiculturalism: educational options
pp 65-89

5 - Multiculturalism and mélange
pp 90-118

PART III - RELATIVISM, REASON, AND PUBLIC EDUCATION
pp 119-120

6 - Locke and multiculturalism: toleration, relativism, and reason
pp 121-155

7 - Challenges of multiculturalism in democratic education
pp 156-180

PART IV - TEACHING HISTORY
pp 181-182

8 - Multiculturalism and history: historical perspectives and present prospects
pp 183-202

9 - Patriotic history
pp 203-228

PART V - TEACHING LITERATURE
pp 229-230

10 - Multicultural literature and civic education: a problematic relationship with possibilities
pp 231-264

11 - Teaching American literary history
pp 265-278

Index
pp 279-289

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