Multicultural Education of Children and Adolescents is based on the premise that people from culturally different backgrounds enrich the United States and that a better understanding of people and their differences leads to highter levels of acceptance and respect for all people. This third edition is being published at a time when all demographic projections indicate that the number of people of differing cultures in the United States will increase.
Predictions suggest that the Hispanic American population will soon outnumber the African American population and that people of European ancestry will soon be in the minority. At this time, the Asian American population is increasing dramatically. Without doubt, the high birthrates among some cultural groups, increasing numbers of Spanish-speaking people, and the recent influxes of immigrants from Southeast Asia will increase the cultural diversity of the United States and challenge its citizens to accept and respect all people whatever their cultural background, ethnicity, race, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, gender, or religion.
Part 1 Multicultural Education and Its Response to Our Nation's Increasing Diversity
Part 2 Understanding Learners and Their Cultural Backgrounds
Part 3 Teaching and Learning in a Diverse Society
Part 4 The Future of Multicaltural Education