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Multicultural Education Policies in Canada and the United States uses a dialogical approach to examine responses to increasing cultural and racial diversity in both countries. It compares and contrasts foundational myths and highlights the sociopolitical contexts that affect the conditions of citizenship, access to education, and inclusion of diverse cultural knowledge and languages in educational systems.
Contents
Figures and Tables
Foreword
Acknowledgments
Introduction: Cross-Border Dialogue and Multicultural Policy Webs
Part 1: Historical Context
1 Past Crossings: US Influences on the Development of Canadian Multicultural Education Policy
2 Diversity Policies in American Schools: A Legacy of Progressive School Leadership and Community Activism
3 We Are Already Multicultural: Why Policy and Leadership Matter
Part 2: First Nations and Native American Education
4 First Nations Education Policy in Canada: Building Capacity for Change and Control
5 Policy Issues in the Education of American Indians and Alaska Natives
6 What We Know about Native Participation in Higher Education
Part 3: Immigrant and Language Education
7 Canadian Policies on Immigrant Language Education
8 Language Education in the Conflicted United States
9 A Critical Examination of Language Policies and Practices in Canada and the United States
Part 4: Race-Based Policies
10 Race-Based Policies in Canada: Education and Social Context
11 Education, American Style: Race-Based School Policies and Practices in the United States
12 Canadian and American Race-Based Education Policies
Part 5: Employment Equity and Affirmative Action
13 Canadaβs Employment Equity Act: Perspectives on Policy and Implementation
14 Critical Race Theory and Interest Convergence in the Backlash against Affirmative Action: Washington State and Initiative 200
15 Dialogue across Borders on Employment Equity/Affirmative Action
Part 6: Extending the Dialogue
16 Institutional Racism in Education Policy and Practice: A View from England
17 Multicultural Policies and Practices in North America: A Dialogue with the View from England
Contributors
Index
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