Multicultural Education, Transformative Knowledge and Action: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives

by James A. Banks (Editor)

Includes case studies of individual pioneers such as Carter G. Woodson, Allison Davis, George I. Sánchez, Franz Boas, Mourning Dove, Ella Deloria, and Robert E. Park.

Genres: Education

384 pages, Paperback

First published March 1, 1996

About the author

James A. Banks is the Kerry and Linda Killinger Endowed Chair in Diversity Studies Emeritus at the University of Washington, Seattle. He was the Russell F. Stark University Professor at the University of Washington, 2001–2006. Professor Banks is a past president of the American Educational Research Association and of the National Council for the Social Studies. He is a specialist in social studies education and multi­cultural education and has written widely in these fields.