Cultural Diversity in Schools: From Rhetoric to PracticeRobert A. DeVillar, Christian Faltis, James P. Cummins, Jim Cummins This book confronts the patterns of school failure often faced by subordinated minority groups in the United States. It does so by presenting a socioacademic framework that is based on the notion that all groups can have comparable access to quality schooling, comparable participation in the schooling, and derive comparable educational benefits from their participation. Organized around three key, interrelated components--communication, integration, and cooperation--the book combines theoretical concepts with actual classroom practices that support change. It moves us from a position of rhetoric about educational equality to one that actively addresses the socioacademic needs of students in a culturally diverse society. |
Contents
The Rhetoric and Practice of Cultural Diversity in US Schools Socialization Resocialization and Quality Schooling ROBERT A DeVILLAR | 25 |
Cooperative Learning in the Culturally Diverse Classroom DAVID W JOHNSON and ROGER T JOHNSON | 57 |
Building Bridges for the Future Anthropological Contributions to Diversity and Classroom Practices STEVEN F ARVIZU | 75 |
Responding Successfully to Cultural Diversity in Our Schools The Teacher Connection ROBERT D MILK | 101 |
Mentoring Peer Coaching and Support Systems for FirstYear MinorityBilingual Teachers MARGARITA CALDERON | 117 |
Cooperative Learning for LanguageMinority Students RICHARD P DURAN | 145 |
Influences of L1 Writing Proficiency on L2 Writing Proficiency ROBERT S CARLISLE | 159 |
Promoting Positive CrossCultural Attitudes and Perceived Competence in Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Classrooms KATHRYN J LINDHOLM | 187 |
Effectiveness Of Bilingual Education in an Elementary School District LINDA GONZALES | 231 |
A Communicative Computer Environment for the Acquisition of ESL NIDIA GONZALEZEDFELT | 261 |
Bilingual TeamTeaching Partnerships over Long Distances A TechnologyMediated Context for Intragroup Language Attitude Change DENNIS SAV... | 297 |
Teaching Teachers about Computers and Collaborative ProblemSolving HOWARD BUDIN | 331 |
Pedagogical and Research Uses of ComputerMediated Conferencing ARMANDO A ARIAS and BERYL BELLMAN | 347 |
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Author Index | 389 |
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