Dictionary of Multicultural Education - Hardcover

"This book would be an appropriate addition to the education collections of academic and large public libraries, as much for its bibliographies as for its articles." - Booklist/Reference Books Bulletin "[T]his important reference work, which belongs in all libraries." - ARBA "[E]xplain[s] terms educators and public policy makers will use or encounter in debates about education." - Rettig on Reference "Grant and Ladson-Billings (both Univ. of Wisconsin) demonstrate the breadth of their familiarity with multicultural concepts in this dictionary. . . . Definitions are short, clear, and thorough." - Choice

Multiculturalism is one of the most widely discussed concepts in education today. Now, educators, university students, scholars, or anyone interested in multiculturalism can turn to the Dictionary of Multicultural Education to gain further information on and understanding of this important field. As the authoritative reference work on the subject, the Dictionary includes in-depth explanations of the history, use, and implications of more than 150 terms as defined by scholars prominent in the field. This reference work comprises terms of relevant legislation, educational-theoretical concepts and methodologies, and sociopolitical movements and conditions.