Transforming the Multicultural Education of Teachers Michael Vavrus

Name: Transforming the Multicultural Education of Teachers By Michael Vavrus
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Transforming the Multicultural Education of Teachers by Michael Vavrus

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Recognizing the responsibility institutions have to prepare teachers for today's diverse classrooms, this work shows readers how to incorporate transformative multicultural education into teacher education curriculum, pedagogy, and evaluation.

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Transforming the Multicultural Education of Teachers: Theory, Research and Practice by Michael Vavrus

Recognizing the responsibility institutions have to prepare teachers for today's diverse classrooms, Vavrus shows us how to incorporate transformative multicultural education into teacher education curriculum, pedagogy, and evaluation. Placing race, racism, antiracism, and democracy at the center of his analyses and recommendations, this volume provides:

Transforming the Multicultural Education of Teachers Reviews

In these pages, multicultural education becomes a lived experience rather than simply an unrealized ideal. - Sonia Nieto, School of Education, University of Massachusetts, Amherst; This is theory with heart and broad social vision. Teacher educators who care about equity and justice should pay close attention to Vavrus's important insights. - Bill Bigelow, co-editor of Rethinking Globalization; Michael Vavrus has created an essential guide for any educator or policymaker seeking to transform traditional paradigms for teacher preparation and multicultural education. - Diana Lam, Superintendent, Providence (RI) Public School District; ...an indispensable book. - Peter McLaren, Graduate School of Education and Information Studies, University of California, Los Angeles

About Michael Vavrus

Michael Vavrus is a past president of the Association of Independent Liberal Arts Colleges for Teacher Education and a past president of the Washington state chapter of the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education. He is now teaching fulltime at The Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington.

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9780807742600

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0807742600

Title

Transforming the Multicultural Education of Teachers: Theory, Research and Practice by Michael Vavrus

Author

Michael Vavrus

Series

Multicultural Education Series

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Paperback

Publisher

Teachers' College Press

Year published

20020906

Number of pages

240

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