Language and Cultural Diversity in U.S. Schools

Democratic Principles in Action

Inbunden, Engelska, 2005

AvTerry A. Osborn,Terry a. Osborn,Terry A. Osborn

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Diversity is at the heart of today's education debates. Often, school policies and programs designed to encourage and embrace diversity are met with public ire and a deep misunderstanding of how diversity serves learning. This work explains how diversity is an essential element in classroom settings. As children from around the world continue to pour into U.S. classrooms, an understanding of cultural and linguistic diversity in its broadest sense moves to the foreground. In a post 9/11 world, the benefits of understanding diversity take on urgent meaning.The introdutory chapter, Participating in Democracy Means Participating in Schools, sets the tone for the discussion to follow. As the geographic backgrounds of immigrants becomes increasingly diverse, religion must be added to previous discussions of race, ethnicity, and language. Thus, the need for the public to understand how shifts in population affect schools, makes this work a vital resource for anyone concerned with education today.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2005-08-30
Mått161 x 240 x 18 mm
Vikt522 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor244
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN9780275982027

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Introduction: Participating in Democracy Means Participating in Schools by Terry A. Osborn and Dina C. Osborn Emergent Possibilities for Diversity in Reading and the Language Arts by Cara Mulcahy Bilingual Education: Good for Us? by Mileidis Gort Accent and Dialects: Ebonics and Beyond by Timothy Reagan A Case Study in Cultural and Linguistic Difference: The Deaf-World by Timothy Reagan Foreign Language Education: It's Not Just For Conjugation Anymore by Terry A. Osborn Multicultural Education Is Good For U.S. Beyond Sensitivity Training by Wanda DeLeon and Xae Alicia Reyes Policies for a Pluralistic Society by Casey Cobb and Sharon F. Rallis What September 11th Also Teaches Us by David Gerwin and Terry A. Osborn Appendix A About the Contributors

"One in four students in the US come from households speaking languages other than English, so the US would seem to be on its way to fulfilling the national and global bilingual goal that is considered essential in No Child Left Behind rhetoric. However, it appears that the media and politicians continue to use language and cultural diversity as if they were all about dominance. Language legitimacy, or what constitutes real language, becomes a powerful, yet dangerous, construct in the formation of educational policy. After examinations of Ebonics, American Sign Language, and foreign language teaching to native English speakers, contributors question the wisdom of the least restrictive environment policy. Perhaps, especially for deaf students, the policy should become the most enabling environment. Contributors stress that policy and practice in a pluralistic society must include democratic principles of interdependence and equality. Recommended. Teacher-education faculty and teacher candidates, upper-division undergraduate and above." - Choice

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