Making Multicultural Education Work /
Stephen May ; David J. Corson (Series Editor).
- Clevedon, UK : Multilingual Matters, 1994.
- 223 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
- The Language and Education Library .
Vol. 7 in the The Language and Education Library series.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 200-209) and index.
« Multicultural education has always promised much more than it has delivered. Drawing on critical theory and radical critiques of multiculturalism, Stephen May examines why this is and, in response, advocates a more critically conceived approach to multicultural education. He also explores the implications of critical multiculturalism for practice via a critical ethnography of Richmond Road has developed a critically conceived, reflective and holistic conception of multiculturalism through a process of whole-school reform. The school's approach demonstrates how critical theory and practice can be effectively combined within schools and provides a model of multicultural education which offers considerable hope for change. Making Multicultural Education Work will be of interest to all those working in the field of minority education. Its exploration of multicultural education, social theory, language issues and whole-school reform also has direct relevance to those working in the sociology of education, the sociology of language, and educational administration. Unlike previous work, it bridges the theory/practice divide and should be read be all educators and school practitioners who are interested in changing the nature of schools. » (Book Cover) TABLE OF CONTENTS : Preface Acknowledgements Glossary of Maori Terms 1 Introduction: Theory into Practice Explaining Differential Achievement in Schools The Multicultural Education Debate Overview 2 Consensus, Conflict and Resistance Theories: Addressing the Structure-Agency Dilemma Consensus Theories of Education Conflict Theories of Education Theories of Social Reproduction: Base and Superstructure Theories of Cultural Reproduction: The Social Construction of Knowledge Resistance Theories The Possibilities of Critical Practice 3 Multicultural Education and the Rhetoric of Pluralism From Assimilation to Multicultural Education: Solutions to the Ethnic Minority 'Crisis' in Education The Multicultural Panacea: Claims and Counter Claims The Problem of Definition 'Benevolent Multiculturalism' Multicultural versus Antiracist Education Beyond Benevolent Multiculturalism A Critically Conceived Approach to Multicultural Education 4 A Critical Ethnography School Ethnographies Criticisms of Conventional Ethnography in Educational Research Critical Ethnography The Richmond Road Account Extending Critical Ethnography 5 Richmond Road School The Historical Background The Present Context The Structure of the Account 6 School Organisation: Achieving Structural Change Jim Laughton: Principal as Educational Visionary The Process of Change The School and its Community: Fostering Reciprocal Relationships 7 Pedagogy: Knowledge, Responsibility, and the Process of Learning Provisional Authority: Whoever Has Knowledge Teaches Child-Centred and Process Learning A Multilingual Environment: The Role of Language and Culture Timetabling Children's Learning 8 Curriculum and Assessment: Resourcing and Monitoring Children's Learning Resourcing Children's Learning Assessment: Monitoring Children's Progress Analysing Outcomes A Reading Cohort Study Achieving Success in Reading 9 New Directions New Challenges New Contests Whole-School Policies Richmond Road Without Laughton 10 A Critical Pedagogy at Work Richmond Road School: A Critical Pedagogy at Work 11 The Practice of Theory Educational Effectiveness: The Benchmark for Multicultural Education Bibliography Index