Multicultural Education as Social Activism

Multicultural Education as Social Activism
ISBN-10
0791429970
ISBN-13
9780791429976
Category
Education
Pages
284
Language
English
Published
1996-01-01
Publisher
SUNY Press
Author
Christine E. Sleeter

Description

Connecting multicultural education with political issues of power and struggle, this book explores what multicultural education means to white people, given the unequal racial power relations in the U.S. and worldwide. It examines connections between race, gender, and social class, particularly as these connections play out for white women. While taking a feminist perspective, the author is also wary of the power white middle class women exercise in defining what counts as gender issues. Throughout the book, Sleeter argues that multicultural education was born in political struggle and can never meaningfully be disconnected from politics. Ultimately the quest for schooling for social justice is a political quest rather than a technical issue.

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