Toward the multicultural university
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Toward the multicultural university
Praeger, 1995
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Description
This book moves the controversy over multiculturalism in higher education from primarily an ideological debate to practical and concrete considerations. The first part outlines the demographic and historic realities that will make some form of multicultural education necessary in the coming century. The second part provides examples of how selective aspects of North American co-cultures (e.g., Native American and Puerto Rican) could be central to reforming curriculum and instruction. The final part provides practical and concrete suggestions and proposals for how to improve teaching, administration, and student outcomes in higher education by making them domestically and internationally multicultural. It becomes apparent that the need for greater multiculturalism is part of a long history of higher education in the United States as it has responded to cultural and social change, and that there is no inherent reason why the university community cannot include in its core organization and mission the wisdom of multiple cultures-European, African, Native American, and Asian.
Table of Contents
Foreword by Charles V. Willie Introduction by Benjamin P. Bowser The Challenge Demographic Imperatives for the Future by Harold Hodgkinson The Triumphs of Tribalism: The Modern American University as a Reflection of Eurocentric Culture by William M. King Afrocentricity and Multicultural Education: Concept, Challenge, and Contributions by Maulana Karenga Other Cultural Content America's Racial-Ethnic Cultures: Opposition within a Mythical Melting Pot by Bonnie L. Mitchell and Joe R. Feagin Puerto Rican/Latino Vistas on Culture and Education by Milga Morales-Nadal American Indians (The Minority of Minorities) and Higher Education by Donald L. Fixico Proposals and Implementation Using Strategic Planning for Change by Benjamin P. Bowser and Octave Baker Academic Grading and Assessment in a Culturally Diverse University by Etta R. Hollins Using Computers and Telecommunications to Advance Multicultural Education by Arthur E. Paris The Organization of a Multicultural University by Benjamin P. Bowser Beyond Disciplinary Borders: Creating A Genuine Multicultural Curriculum by Terry Jones and Gale Auletta Young Conclusion: Toward the Multicultural University by Benjamin P. Bowser, Terry Jones, and Gale Auletta Young
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