Multicultural Strategies for Education And Social Change: Carriers of the Torch in the United States And South Africa (Multicultural Education (Paper)) (Multicultural Education Series) Reviews

Multicultural Strategies for Education And Social Change: Carriers of the Torch in the United States And South Africa (Multicultural Education (Paper)) (Multicultural Education Series)





This book describes a different approach to teacher education, designed to create "carriers of the torch"Ââ€"teachers who have a sense of efficacy and the attitudes, dispositions, and skills necessary to teach students from diverse racial, ethnic, and linguistic backgrounds. Through her examination of teacher change and teacher education in two countriesÂâ€"the United States and South AfricaÂâ€"the author proposes new ways to prepare teachers for a rapidly changing global society.

Presenting the story of a dynamically successful program that was developed and implemented with over a hundred U.S. and South African teachers, this book shows us how to:

* Facilitate the development of teachers who see literacy as a tool for understanding and building upon student diversity in their classrooms.
* Restructure teacher education programs to cultivate teachers who are committed to teaching socially and economically disenfranchised students.
* Foster teachersÂ’ interest in understanding the historical, cultural, political, and economic circumstances and resources that students bring to the classroom.
* Empower teachers to become agents of change and develop their own voices on critical issues related to diversity.









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A State of Nations: Empire and Nation-Making in the Age of Lenin and Stalin





This collected volume, edited by Ron Suny and Terry Martin, shows how the Soviet state managed to create a multiethnic empire in its early years, from the end of the Russian Revolution to the end of World War II. Bringing together the newest research on a wide geographic range, from Russia to Central Asia, this volume is essential reading for students and scholars of Soviet history and politics.









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