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Varga-Dobai, Kinga – Multicultural Perspectives, 2013
In light of the concepts of appropriation and essentialism, othering, and binary oppositions, the author will examine the interrelation between various feminist theories and gender representation in multicultural children and young-adult literature. Additionally, the author will address the practical implications of those theories and concepts for…
Descriptors: Gender Issues, Cultural Pluralism, Feminism, Criticism
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Byron, Gay L. – Teaching Theology & Religion, 2012
Theological educators are now fostering dialogues, projects, and practices that are designed to acknowledge the challenges and opportunities resulting from the shifting racial and ethnic demographic climate in the U.S. and Canada. As well-intentioned as these efforts are, most of the scholarship focuses on the contemporary experiences of…
Descriptors: Biblical Literature, Ethnicity, Race, Foreign Countries
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Dulabaum, Nina L. – Policy Futures in Education, 2011
Given the current tensions and animosities between people of varying cultural and ethnic groups, intercultural dialogue, rooted in Europe's humanist tradition, offers a concrete strategy for fostering understanding, promoting tolerance and breaking down barriers based on stereotypes and xenophobic violence. As the world's population increases each…
Descriptors: Global Education, Intercultural Communication, Cultural Differences, Humanism
DomNwachukwu, Chinaka Samuel – Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., 2010
This book provides a balance between the principles and practice of multicultural education in the K-12 classroom, presenting multicultural education as a learner-centered pedagogy. It projects foundational principles and practices that make multicultural education relevant and appealing, while eliminating ideas and practices that produce negative…
Descriptors: Multicultural Education, Equal Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Educational History
Quinn, Therese M., Ed.; Ploof, John, Ed.; Hochtritt, Lisa J., Ed. – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2011
"Art and Social Justice Education" offers inspiration and tools for educators to craft critical, meaningful, and transformative arts education curriculum and arts integration projects. The images, descriptive texts, essays, and resources are grounded within a clear social justice framework and linked to ideas about culture as commons. Essays and a…
Descriptors: Social Justice, Art History, Critical Theory, Elementary Secondary Education