Making Choices for Multicultural Education: Five Approaches to Race, Class and Gender

by Christine Sleeter, Carl A. Grant

Focusing on what multicultural education actually looks like in the classroom, "Making Choices for Multicultural Education, Sixth Edition" encourages all to examine the latest theoretical perspectives on multicultural education, as well as personal beliefs about classroom diversity. The authors show how schools reflect broad patterns of institutional discrimination, and then offer five different approaches to addressing such problems in the classroom.

272 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1988

About the author

Christine E. Sleeter is a researcher, teacher, and writer who is best known for her work in critical multicultural education, and her insights into white people grappling with race. Author of about 20 academic books, she is also author of two novels. She holds the title of Professor Emerita in the College of Professional Studies at California State University Monterey Bay, where she was a founding faculty member. She is a sought-after speaker both in the U.S. and internationally. She has been honored with awards that include the American Educational Research Association Social Justice in Education Award, the Chapman University Paulo Freire Education Project Social Justice Award, the National Association for Multicultural Education Research Award, and membership in the National Academy of Education

Reviews

[Lauren Stephens]

Good overview of each of the five approaches. It is a bit dated at this point, but much of it is still relevant. I wish there was a bit more support in developing curriculum and application to classrooms today.

[Teniell]

This book was assigned for my multicultural class in my grad program. A good overview of distinct approaches to multicultural education.

[Joelyn]

Used this book in my prelims and in my dissertation