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History of Multicultural Education, Volume 5: Students and Student Learning

reviewed by Tatyana Kleyn � December 01, 2009

Title: History of Multicultural Education, Volume 5: Students and Student Learning
Author(s): Carl A. Grant and Thandeka K. Chapman
Publisher: Routledge, New York
ISBN: 0805854398, Pages: 410, Year: 2008
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The fifth volume of “The History of Multicultural Education” places the focus on students, who are “the most important [as] there are no schools, teachers, administrators or teacher educators without the students to teach” (p. 1). The articles within this volume address students’ experiences with schooling, perspectives on different areas of schools and society, and their educational outcomes. It can be argued that all aspects of multicultural education converge with students at the nexus. Although multicultural education is not defined explicitly in this volume, the phenomenon is viewed through four main sections: Attribution Theory and its Legacy in Research on Students; Single Group Studies; Intersections of Race, Class and Gender; and Matching the Needs of Diverse Students to Elements of Schooling. Taken together, these areas frame multicultural education as a concept that focuses on how students prioritize either themselves or society as key determinants of their educational opportunities and outcomes. Multicultural... (preview truncated at 150 words.)

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