Multicultural Education. No 818 [electronic resource] / Lars Henric Ekstrand.

This reprint describes and discusses aspects of education in racially and ethnically pluralistic societies. The entry examines the ideologies, practices, and consequences of educating young people from heterogeneous cultural backgrounds. The issues of preserving national unity and promoting cultural...

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Main Author: Ekstrand, Lars Henric
Corporate Author: Lunds universitet. Department of Psychology
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: [S.l.] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1994.
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Summary:This reprint describes and discusses aspects of education in racially and ethnically pluralistic societies. The entry examines the ideologies, practices, and consequences of educating young people from heterogeneous cultural backgrounds. The issues of preserving national unity and promoting cultural diversity through education are discussed. Various curriculum practices in some well-known multicultural societies are also examined. Case studies include Germany, Canada, and the United States. (Contains 43 references.) (EH)
Item Description:ERIC Document Number: ED416133.
Availability: Department of Educational and Psychological Research, Malmo School of Education, University of Lund, Malmo, Sweden.
ERIC Note: Reprinted Second Edition from the International Encyclopedia of Education, 1994, Volume 7, Pp. 3960-3970, Pergamon.
Physical Description:14 p.
ISSN:1100-3391