Foreword | p. ix |
Sonia NietoPreface | p. xiii |
Acknowledgments | p. xv |
Part I Multicultural Schools and Classrooms | p. 1 |
1 Growing Up in a World of Contradictions and Injustices: A Multicultural Response | p. 3 |
Purpose, Trends, and Scope of Multicultural Education | p. 6 |
Multicultural Goals for Children | p. 9 |
Families and Schools Working Together | p. 12 |
The Language of Multicultural Education | p. 12 |
2 We Are All Learning | p. 15 |
How Adults Can Identify and Challenge Their Assumptions | p. 18 |
How Children Learn About Their Worlds | p. 20 |
3 Creating Caring and Critical Communities | p. 38 |
Creating Caring and Critical Communities Among Adults | p. 40 |
Creating Caring and Critical Classroom Communities | p. 50 |
Part II Contexts of Learning | p. 63 |
4 The Context of Race | p. 65 |
Reflections on Race | p. 65 |
Growing Up in a Racially Divided Society | p. 66 |
Children's Responses to Race | p. 73 |
Learning and Challenging What Children Know, Think, and Feel About Race | p. 79 |
5 The Context of Economic Class and Consumerism | p. 84 |
Reflections on Economic Class | p. 84 |
Socioeconomic Divisions in the United States | p. 86 |
Children's Awareness and Feelings About Economic Class | p. 94 |
Reflections on Consumerism | p. 97 |
Living in a Consumerist Society | p. 98 |
Children's Understanding and Experience of Consumerism | p. 99 |
Learning and Challenging What Children Know, Think, and Feel About Economic Class and Consumerism | p. 102 |
6 The Context of Culture and the Natural Environment | p. 107 |
Reflections on Culture Children and Culture | p. 107 |
Learning About and Challenging What Children Know, Think, and Feel About Culture | p. 118 |
Reflections on Culture and the Natural Environment | p. 120 |
Children's Knowledge, Attitudes, and Feelings About the Natural Environment and Sustainability | p. 122 |
Learning and Challenging What Children Know, Think, and Feel About the Natural Environment | p. 126 |
7 The Context of Gender and Heteronormativity | p. 132 |
Reflections on Gender Identification and Roles | p. 132 |
Growing Up in a Gendered and Heteronormative World | p. 134 |
Children's Responses to Gender | p. 136 |
Reflections on Sexual Orientations and Identities | p. 139 |
Growing Up in a Heterosexist World | p. 141 |
Children's Understanding of Sexual Orientation and Identity | p. 144 |
Learning and Challenging What Children Know, Think, and Feel About Gender and Sexual Orientation | p. 145 |
8 The Context of Abilities and Disabilities | p. 152 |
Reflections on Abilities and Disabilities | p. 152 |
Growing Up in an "Abled" World | p. 154 |
Social Participation of Children with Disabilities | p. 157 |
Children's Knowledge and Feelings Related to Abilities and Disabilities | p. 162 |
Learning and Challenging What Children Know, Think, and Feel About Abilities and Disabilities | p. 164 |
Conclusion | p. 169 |
References | p. 171 |
Index | p. 195 |
About the Author | p. 208 |