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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Autor principal: Platt, Anthony M. 1942- (Autor)
Tipo de documento: Electrónico Artículo
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2002
En: Social justice
Año: 2002, Volumen: 29, Número: 4, Páginas: 41-46
Acceso en línea: Volltext (Verlag)
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Sumario: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.
ISSN:2327-641X