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Human Diversity in Education Book Cover
Human Diversity in Education: An Integrative Approach, 4/e
Kenneth H. Cushner, Kent State University, Kent
Averil McClelland, Kent State University, Kent
Philip Safford, Case Western Reserve University

Creating Classrooms that Address Race and Ethnicity

Chapter Outline

Case Study: The Chameleon

Lay versus Scientific Understanding of Race and Ethnicity

Pedagogies: Old and New
Roles: Old and New
Place of Content Knowledge: Old and New
Assessment: Old and New

Expanding the Discussion of Race and Ethnicity in Education

We Have Been Different from the Beginning
The Civil War: Freedmen's Schools and the Issue of Race
Legislative and Judicial Landmarks
The Civil Rights Movement and the Schools

Curriculum Transformation: The Case of Prejudice

Adjustment Function
Ego-Defensive Function
Value-Expressive Function
Knowledge Function

Prejudice Formation

The Components of Prejudice
How Children Learn Prejudice
Extreme Cases of Prejudice

Prejudice Reduction

Improving Social Contact and Intergroup Relations
Increasing Cognitive Sophistication
Improving Self-Confidence and Self-Acceptance
Increasing Empathy for and Understanding of Others