Multicultural Education articles from December 2005

Multicultural Education archives from December 2005

Multicultural education and families.(Introduction to the Special Issue)
December 22, 2005... In today's growing world, teachers and educators are increasingly faced with the need to explore the culturally and linguistically diverse populations that make up our schools. Researching families and schools is therefore an occasion to...

Expanding multicultural education to include family diversity.(Understanding Family Diversity)
December 22, 2005... Introduction The composition of families is changing (Huston, 2001) and is readily apparent in the variety of families represented by students in today's classrooms. Advocates from the fields of social work and psychological counseling...

Dialogue across cultures: teachers' perceptions about communication with diverse families.(Understanding Family Diversity)
December 22, 2005... Introduction It is well accepted in the field of home-school relations and child development that parents and teachers must work together to build common expectations and to support student learning (Bronfenbrenner, 1986, 1979; Coleman &...

Strategies for preparing educators to enhance the involvement of diverse families in their children's education.(Understanding Family Diversity)
December 22, 2005... Educators want and need specific preparation about the knowledge, attitudes, and skills it takes to enhance the involvement of diverse families in their children's education. The importance of preparing educators to work together with diverse...

Funds of knowledge at work in the writing classroom.(Theory to Practice: Research, Models, & Projects)
December 22, 2005... Critical theorists have long been united in their quest to empower the disenfranchised and to deconstruct injustices and inequalities (Freire, 1981; McLaren, 1994). Schools, in particular, seem to serve certain groups of people over others....

Issues in early intervention: the impact of cultural diversity on service delivery in natural environments.(Theory to Practice: Research, Models, & Projects)
December 22, 2005... How does one determine what constitutes the natural environment as a context for early intervention service delivery for students living in culturally diverse families and communities? This question was posed by an Early Childhood Special...

Toronto First Duty: integrating kindergarten, childcare, and parenting support to help diverse families connect to schools.(Theory to Practice: Research, Models, & Projects)
December 22, 2005... The focus of this article is a research and development project underway in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The project is Toronto First Duty, reflecting that the "first duty of a state is to see that every child born therein shall be well-housed,...

An interdisciplinary course to prepare school professionals to collaborate with families of exceptional children.(Theory to Practice: Research, Models, & Projects)
December 22, 2005... To help children succeed in schools, professionals must work with the family system since "the family is the child's first teacher" (California Commission on Teacher Credentialing, 2001, p. 48) and the benefits of involving families in...

Do parents value education? Teachers' perceptions of minority parents.(Reaching out to Families: Parental Participation)
December 22, 2005... Individuals who are actively engaged in the life of the student play a crucial role in many aspects of their development and can defined as a student's biological parents, extended family, legal guardians or older siblings. Research has shown...

Esperanza's lessons: learning about education through the eyes of the innocent.(Reaching Out to Families: Parental Participation)
December 22, 2005... Esperanza Marquez, an El Salvadorian immigrant, exclaimed "All I want to know is when my child will be able to receive ESL and special education services!" She made this statement when I interviewed her regarding her experiences with her...

Can special education teachers create parent partnership with Mexican American families? !Si se pueda!(Reaching Out to Families: Parental Participation)
December 22, 2005... Introduction Creating partnership between special educators and parents who are Mexican American often poses unique challenges for all involved. Historically, the fact that these parents may not share mainstream values, traditions, and...

Using technology to help English language students develop language skills: a home and school connection.(educational technology)
December 22, 2005... Helping students to be literate is a high priority. Though this area is one of our greatest educational priorities, it is also one of our greatest challenges. As classroom environments continue to change, teachers face the challenges of a...

Parents and mathematics education in a Latino community: redefining parental participation.(Reaching Out to Families: Parental Participation)
December 22, 2005... Introduction Rhonda: The good thing about MAPPS is that it [opens] our awareness in math, you know the workshops, it just opens up the doors that we thought that were closed specially for me.... I think that it is...