Transformative Ethnic Studies in Schools: Curriculum, Pedagogy, and Research

ISBN-13: 9780807763469 / Angielski / Twarda / 2020

Christine E. Sleeter; Miguel Zavala; James a. Banks

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• Contents
• Series Foreword James A. Banks vii
• Acknowledgments xiii
• 1. What Is All This Fuss About Ethnic Studies? 1
• A Story of Schooling and the Legacies of Colonialism 1
• Ethnic Studies as a Decolonizing, Unfinished Project 4
• Epistemic Privilege: Propelling the Movement Forward 5
• Ethnic Studies in Our Schools 6
• Hallmarks of Ethnic Studies 7
• Overview of This Book 17
• Joining the Struggle for Ethnic Studies 17
• 2. Mainstream Curriculum as (Multicultural) White Studies 23
• Whose Viewpoint Structures Curriculum? A Contested Domain 24
• What Do Current Curriculum Analyses Find? 27
• Assumptions Embedded Within (Multicultural) White Studies 36
• Students’ Perspectives 38
• Conclusion 43
• 3. What the Research Says About Ethnic Studies 44
• Academic and Personal Impact on Students of Color 45
• Ethnic Studies for Diverse Groups That Include White Students 62
• Conclusion 67
• 4. Ethnic Studies Curriculum as Counter-Narrative 69
• Ethnic Studies as a Conceptual Approach 69
• Ethnic Studies in Early Childhood 72
• Black Studies in High School 76
• Native American Studies 79
• Ethnic Studies with Diverse Students 84
• Youth Participatory Action Research and Ethnic Studies 90
• Conclusion 93
• 5. Ethnic Studies Teachers’ Reflections on Their Praxis 95
• Ethnic Studies Teachers 96
• Identity as Central to Teaching 97
• Foundational Values 99
• Key Challenges 107
• Conclusion 112
• 6. Research and the Movement for Ethnic Studies 113
• Uses of Research in the Growing Movement for Ethnic Studies 114
• Ethnic Studies Advocates 115
• The Role of Research in Ethnic Studies Advocacy 116
• Challenges 123
• Sustainable Research and Advocacy 128
• Looking Toward the Future 130
• References 134
• Index 149
• About the Authors 162