Reseña del editor:
This guide addresses the various kinds of diversity found in American schools and the implications for how schools and teachers handle these diverse characteristics. It examines racial, ethnic, and cultural diversity, language differences, socioeconomic status, gender, sexual orientation, diverse learning styles, physical differences, family circumstances, and diverse intellectual abilities.
Biografía del autor:
Carl Grant is one of the nation's leading scholars in the field of multicultural education. He is currently Chair of the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at the University of Wisconsin- Madison, where his research and teaching interests include Multicultural Education, Teacher Education, Preservice and Inservice Education, and Urban Education. Dr. Grant is the author of numerous books and journal articles. Among his most recent publications are AN EDUCATION GUIDE TO DIVERSITY IN THE CLASSROOM (Houghton-Mifflin, 2003), TURNING ON LEARNING: FIVE APPROACHES TO MULTICULTURAL TEACHING PLANS FOR RACE, CLASS, GENDER, AND DISABILITY, (with Christine Sleeter; Third Edition published by Wiley, 2003); and GLOBAL CONSTRUCTION OF MULTICULTURAL EDUCATION (with Joy Lei; Erlbaum, 2001). Dr. Grant has taught the Introduction to Education course at the University of Wisconsin-Madison for many years. James M. Cooper is Professor Emeritus in the Curry School of Education at the University of Virginia, where he also served as Dean from 1984 to 1994. He received four degrees from Stanford University--two in history and two in education, including his Ph.D. in 1967. He taught junior and senior high school social studies for four years in Palo Alto, California. Dr. Cooper has authored, co-authored, or edited numerous publications, including THOSE WHO CAN, TEACH, and KALEIDOSCOPE: CONTEMPORARY AND CLASSIC READINGS IN EDUCATION, both in their thirteenth editions (2012, Cengage); and, with Kevin Ryan, TEACHING FOR STUDENT LEARNING, in its second edition (2012, Cengage). He is also series editor of the Educator's Guide series (Cengage). His books and articles address the areas of teacher education, supervision of teachers, case studies in teacher education, and technology and teacher education. He was recognized as one of the nation's 70 Leaders in Teacher Education in 1990 by the Association of Teacher Educators, and as the Outstanding Professor in the Curry School of Education for 2001. He has been listed in WHO'S WHO IN AMERICA and WHO'S WHO IN AMERICAN EDUCATION since 1990.
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