Multicultural Education as a Form of Resistance to Oppression.

Sleeter, Christine E.

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ERIC Number: EJ412594

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Publication Date: 1989

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Multicultural Education as a Form of Resistance to Oppression.

Sleeter, Christine E.

Journal of Education, v171 n3 p51-71 1989

Discusses the criticisms of multicultural education. Reviews the history of multicultural education and discusses changes in its social context over the past 25 years. Explores how multicultural education can be a form of resistance to oppressive social relationships. Suggests ways of developing political resistance through education. (JS)

Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences, Educational Change, Educational History, Educational Quality, Multicultural Education, Political Influences, Racial Bias, Sex Bias, Social Action, Social Change, Teacher Attitudes, Teaching Methods

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - General; Information Analyses; Historical Materials

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Language: English

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