Anti-Islamophobic Curriculums

ISBN-13: 9781433122019 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 134 str.

Rahat Zaidi

Opis

Anti-Islamophobic Curriculums showcases a specific curriculum to help teachers and young learners to gain more awareness of cultures much different from their own.

Recenzje

"<> is a thoughtful and practical book that addresses the challenges of promoting critical engagement with questions of diversity and difference in the classroom. How can teachers and students come to new understandings about why social phobias exist and find ways to challenge fear and indifference of otherness, in particular, the growing negative perceptions of Muslims and Arabs in the western world? Rahat Zaidi's book reflects on current rhetoric around multiculturalism in Canada and poses the central question of how societies can reconstruct themselves and redefine their national identities. She suggests that societal changes can be brought about through enlightened discourse in schools underpinned by 'culturally sustaining pedagogy' that seeks to embrace literate, linguistic, and cultural pluralism within the school system. Her book offers promising examples of educational resources that address Islamophobia in meaningful ways, and can help teachers and students to confront socio-political realities in our changing world and demystify harmful stereotypes." -Ingrid Johnston, Professor Emerita, Department of Secondary Education, University of Alberta

O autorze

Rahat Zaidi is Associate Professor and Chair of Language & Literacy at the Werklund School of Education, University of Calgary. She has published a number of critical works regarding cultural diversity and language pedagogy. Her research has generated and mobilized knowledge concerning best practices that specifically address the challenges and opportunities involved in educating a diverse school population. Currently, she is conducting research with refugee populations to further understanding on parental engagement in public schools. Her new works include Literacy Lives in Transcultural Times, with Jennifer Rowsell.