Multicultural Education: Issues, Policies, and Practices. Research in Multicultural Education and International Perspectives, Volume 1.

Sonst. Personen	Salili, Farideh (Hrsg.); Hoosain, Rumjahn (Hrsg.)
Titel	Multicultural Education: Issues, Policies, and Practices. Research in Multicultural Education and International Perspectives, Volume 1.
Quelle	(2001), (223 Seiten)Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Monographie
ISBN	1-930608-74-8
Schlagwörter	Academic Achievement; Cross Cultural Training; Cultural Awareness; Cultural Differences; Culturally Relevant Education; Disadvantaged Youth; Diversity (Student); Elementary Secondary Education; Foreign Countries; Immigration; Multicultural Education; Teacher Effectiveness; Teaching Methods; Australia; Canada; China; Latvia; Taiwan + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schulleistung; Interkulturelle Orientierung; Cultural identity; Kulturelle Identität; Kultureller Unterschied; Benachteiligter Jugendlicher; Ausland; Multikulturelle Erziehung; Effectiveness of teaching; Instructional effectiveness; Lehrerleistung; Unterrichtserfolg; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Australien; Kanada; Lettland
Abstract	This book presents recent research findings on different aspects of multicultural education, informing teachers of the issues, policies, and new approaches prevalent around the world. The ten chapters are: (1) "Multicultural Education: History, Issues, and Practices" (Farideh Salili and Rumjahn Hoosain); (2) "Cooperative Learning Programs and Multicultural Education: Improving Intergroup Relations" (Robert Cooper and Robert E. Slavin); (3) "Understanding the Impact of Disadvantage on Academic Achievement" (Colette Van Laar); (4) "Academic Adaptation of Asian Migrant and Overseas Students in Australia and Canada" (Cynthia Leung); (5) "Students as Cultural Beings: Motivation, Learning, and Achievement among Students of Diverse Ethnic Backgrounds in Australia" (Clarence Chi-hung Ng); (6) "Multicultural Education in Post-Soviet Latvia: Balancing the Legacies of the Past and a Vision for the Future" (Iveta Silova and Guntars Catlaks); (7) "Immigration Policy, Multicultural and Anti-Racist Education in Australia: Charting the Changes" (Bob Hill and Rod Allan); (8) "Validation of the Multicultural Personality Questionnaire among an Internationally Oriented Student Population in Taiwan" (Stefan T. Mol, Jan-Pieter van Oudenhoven, and Karen I. van der Zee); (9) "Education Needs for Cross-Cultural Convergence in Family Legal Duties and Reciprocal Responsibilities: Comparisons across Taiwan, Mainland China and the United States" (Oliver C. S. Tzeng); (10) "Literature, A Driving Force in Ethnic Identity and Social Responsibility Development" (Nancy Hansen-Krening, Donald T. Mizokawa, and Zhongming Wu). (Chapters contain references.) (SM)
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