This groundbreaking volume helps readers understand the history, evolution, and significance of this wide-ranging, often misunderstood, and increasingly important field of study.

Steven E. Tozer is a Professor in the College of Education at the University of Illinois Chicago.

Bernardo P. Gallegos is Professor and director of the Ed.D in Educational Leadership initiative at National University.

Annette M. Henry is Professor of Multicultural/Multilingual Education at the Universityof Washington, Tacoma.

Mary Bushnell Greiner is Associate Professor at Queens College and the Graduate Center of the City University of New York.

Paula Groves Price is an Associate Professor in the Department of Teaching and Learning and a Huie-Rogers Faculty Fellow in Diversity Education at Washington State University.

Introduction and Overview Part 1: Original Foundational Disciplines er Part 2: Emergent Perspectives Part 3: Globalization, Institutions, and Power Part 4: Popular Culture, Media, and Technology Part 5: The Social Contexts of Schooling, Teaching and Learning