Multicultural Curriculum Transformation in Social Studies and Civic Education

Christine Clark is professor, senior scholar, and founding vice president of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.Kenneth J. Fasching-Varner is associate professor of literacy education at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.Iesha Jackson is assistant professor of teacher education at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Norma A. Marrun is assistant professor and co-coordinator of the cultural studies, international education, and multicultural education (CSIEME) program at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.Kerri J. Tobin is associate professor at the school of education at Louisiana State University.

• PrefaceIntroductionKenneth J. Fasching-Varner, Kerri J. Tobin, Norma A. Marrun, Iesha Jackson, & Christine ClarkPart I: Social Studies and Civic Education in Elementary EducationChapter 1: Whose Stories Do We Tell?: Resources for Critical Histories in Elementary Social Studies CurriculumLaura A. Navarro Edwards and Gülsüm Gürbüz-KüçüksariChapter 2: Transformational Learning Through Read-Alouds: Bringing Multicultural Perspectives to Elementary Social StudiesJacquelyn M. Urbani, Candace Monroe-Speed, and Bhavya DoshiChapter 3: When Good Isn’t Good Enough: Using Multicultural Picture Books to Address Views on PovertyKathy BrashearsChapter 4: Creating Classism-Conscious ClassroomsKristen Pennycuff TrentPart II: Social Studies and Civic Education in Middle and Middle-to-Secondary EducationChapter 5: Seeing Truth, Banishing Lies: Re-Seeing the “Indigenous Peoples” Unit in Middle Elementary School Social StudiesDebi Khasnabis, Simona Goldin, Mary Bassett, Jeannie Crayne, and Salli A. Kro

Curriculum transformation is essential for all students, but especially for minoritized students who rarely see themselves affirmed in what is taught. The co-editors have compiled an important and impressive volume of timely chapters that contain high-quality culturally responsive material to guide educators, especially social studies and civic education teachers, in PK-12 settings.