"Naive theory" is the explanation and interpretation given by young children according to their understanding of the world. It has significant applications in early childhood education. Valuable applications include evoking and challenging children's naive theory in educational activities. Pedagogical strategies and educational cases are provided…

This multicultural education supplementary curriculum provides educators with a means of expressing those human qualities that inspired them to choose their profession: namely, kindness, acceptance, and understanding. It does so by enabling them to identify and meet the diverse racial and cultural backgrounds and needs of their students. Simply, a…

Recent statistics suggest that equal educational opportunities for many students (e.g., students who are poor, disabled, or minorities) remain elusive. To handle the growing student diversity, educators must infuse multicultural education, instruction, evaluation, and support services into the school setting. Achieving a meaningful comprehensive…

Shows how two approaches, nurture (subject-matter centered) and nature (child-centered), have affected education and art education over the years. Concludes that whichever approach is fashionable, art education must be relevant to students' lives and they should be able to talk intelligently about art. (KM)

This book explains knowledge bases for teaching diverse student populations. An introduction displays one first-year teacher's experiences with diverse students in a high school classroom in San Angelo, Texas in 1961. The 15 chapters are: (1) "Toward Defining Culturally Responsible and Responsive Teacher Education"; (2) "Knowledge…