LRC640 - Multicultural Education and Social Justice
with Richard Ruiz at the University of Arizona
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Some names to know in this field and books to read:
James Bank: Professor of Diversity Studies and Director of the Center for Multicultural Education at the University of Washington, Seattle. He is a specialist in multicultural education and in social studies education and has written widely in these book fields.
(Books to read: Multicultural Education: Issues and Perspectives, Teaching Strategies for Ethnic Studies)
Carl Grant: Professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
(Books to read: Making Choices for Multicultural Education, Five Approaches to Race, Class, and Gender)
Christine Sleeter: Professor Emerita at California State University Monterey Bay.
(Books to read: Critical Multiculturalism: Theory and Praxis, Making Choices for Multicultural Education, Five Approaches to Race, Class, and Gender)
Stephan May: Professor at the University of Auckland>
(Book: Critical Multiculturalism)
Mica Pollack: Assistant Professor of Education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education
(Book: Anti-racism)
Paulo Freire: Brazilian educator and thinker on critical pedagogy.
(Book: Pedagogy of the Oppressed )
Readings for next week:
Principles of Social Justice
By David Miller
- Chapter 1 - The Scope of Social Justice
- Chapter 2 - Prospects of Social Justice
Questions to consider for group discussion:
- What are the main points Miller is making about how we should think about social justice and its prospects?
- What questions would we ask Miller?
