Diversity and Education
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Author_Michael Vavrus
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critical pedagogy
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ethnic studies
institutionalized oppression
language and education
neoliberalism
race and ethnicity
racism
religion and education
sexuality and gender education
social justice education
socioeconomic class and culture
Product details
- ISBN 9780807756065
- Weight: 438g
- Dimensions: 154 x 228mm
- Publication Date: 01 Jan 2015
- Publisher: Teachers' College Press
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Hardback
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In his new book, Michael Vavrus helps readers better understand why issues of diversity and difference are so highly contested in the United States and across the globe. Vavrus incorporates specific education examples throughout the text to examine six contested areas: race and ethnicity; socio-economic class and culture; multicultural and ethnic studies; language; religion; and sexuality and gender. In each of these areas, the author explores how contrasting worldviews found in social conservatism, liberal multiculturalism, and critical multiculturalism influence our understandings about difference and diversity and the education policies we develop as a result. Diversity and Education is designed to help educators move beyond the “how can they believe that?” knee-jerk reaction toward a more informed, strategic understanding of belief systems and political affiliations.
Michael Vavrus is a professor at The Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington, a past president of the Association of Independent Liberal Arts Colleges for Teacher Education, and author of Transforming the Multicultural Education of Teachers.
