Desegregating Multiculturalism: Problems in the Theory and Pedagogy of Diversity Education
Part of a special issue on new pedagogies for social change. The writer, by analyzing 30 years of contradictions and problems in studies related to multiculturalism, examines the extent to which multicultural education at the college level is merely a means of apologizing for inequality and segregat...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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2002
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Social justice
Year: 2002, Volume: 29, Issue: 4, Pages: 41-46 |
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| Summary: | Part of a special issue on new pedagogies for social change. The writer, by analyzing 30 years of contradictions and problems in studies related to multiculturalism, examines the extent to which multicultural education at the college level is merely a means of apologizing for inequality and segregation. He contends that although multicultural texts have become standardized into the curriculum of college and high school texts and cultural differences are now being celebrated in the educational realm, this is a far cry from what should be the real agenda—dismantling inequality. |
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| ISSN: | 2327-641X |