Language, culture, and teaching critical perspectives /

• Main Author: Nieto, Sonia.
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: New York : Routledge, 2009.
• Edition: 2nd ed.
• Series: Language, culture, and teaching.
• Subjects: Multicultural education > United States.; Minorities > Education > United States.; Multicultural education.; EDUCATION > Multicultural Education.; Minorities > Education.; United States.; Electronic books.; Electronic books
• Online Access: View fulltext via EzAccess

Distinguished multiculturalist Sonia Nieto speaks directly to current and future teachers in this selection of her key book chapters and journal articles focused on language, culture, and teaching, thoughtfully integrated with creative pedagogical features. The text offers information, insights, and...

Table of Contents:

• Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Preface; Introduction: Language, Literacy, and Culture: Intersections and Implications; Part I Setting the Groundwork; 1 What is the Purpose of Schools?: Reflections on Education in an Age of Functionalism; 2 The Limitations of Labels; 3 Understanding Multicultural Education in a Sociopolitical Context; 4 Multicultural Education and School Reform; 5 Public Education in the Twentieth Century and Beyond: High Hopes, Broken Promises, and an Uncertain Future; 6 We Speak in Many Tongues: Language Diversity and Multicultural Education.