Now available in paperback, the sixth edition of this definitive text provides students a strong background in the conceptual, theoretical and philosophical issues in multicultural education from a leading authority and thought leader in the field---James A. Banks.

James A. Banks is the Kerry and Linda Killinger Endowed Chair in Diversity Studies and Founding Director of the Center for Multicultural Education at the University of Washington, Seattle. He is a past president of the American Educational Research Association (AERA) and the National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS), a Fellow of AERA, and a member of the National Academy of Education.

1. The Dimensions of Multicultural Education

2. Education Citizens for Diversity in Global Times

3. Multicultural Education: History, Development, Goals, and Approaches

4. Culture, Ethnicity, and Education

5. Increasing Student Academic Achievement: Paradigms and Explanations

6. Pluralism, Ideology, and Educational Reform

7. Researching Race, Culture, and Difference

8. The Stages of Cultural Identity: Implications for Curriculum Reform

9. A Curriculum for Empowerment, Action, and Change

10. Teaching Decision-Making and Social Action Skills for Social Change

11. Gender Equity and the Social Construction of Disability and Giftedness

12. Teaching for Language and Cultural Differences

13. Reducing Prejudice in Students: Tehory, Research, and Strategies

14. Principles for Teaching and Learning in a Multicultural Society

Appendix: Essential Principles Checklist