Cultural Education - Cultural Sustainability: Minority, Diaspora, Indigenou...

Description: Please refer to the section BELOW (and NOT ABOVE) this line for the product details - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Title:Cultural Education - Cultural Sustainability: Minority, Diaspora, Indigenous And Ethno-Religious Groups In Multicultural SocietiesISBN13:9780805857245ISBN10:0805857249Author:Bekerman, Zvi (Editor), Kopelowitz, Ezra (Editor)Description:This Volume Is A Path-Breaking Contribution To The Study Of Efforts Of Diaspora, Indigenous, And Minority Groups, Broadly Defined, To Use Education (Formal And Informal) To Sustain Cultural Continuity While Grappling With The Influences And Demands Of Wider Globalizing, Nationalizing, Or Other Homogenizing And Assimilatory Forces Particular Attention Is Given To Groups That Use Educational Elements Other Than Second-Language Teaching Alone In Programs To Sustain Their Particular Cultural Traditions The Focus Of The Book On Cultural Sustainability Changes The Nature Of Questions Posed In Multicultural Education From Those That Address The Opening Of Boundaries To Issues Of Preserving Boundaries In An Open Yet Sustainable Way As Forced And Elective Immigration Trends Are Changing The Composition Of Societies And The Educational Systems Within Them -- Bringing A Rich Diversity Of Cultural Experience To The Teachinglearning Process -- Diaspora, Indigenous, And Minority Groups Are Looking More And More For Ways To Sustain Their Cultures In The Context Of Wider Socio-Political Influences This Volume Is A First Opportunity To Consider Critically Multicultural Efforts In Dialogue With Educational Options That Are Culturally Particularistic But At The Same Time Tolerant Academics Will Find This An Excellent Reference Book Practitioners Will Draw Inspiration In Learning Of Others' Efforts To Sustain Cultures, And Will Engage In Critical Reflection On Their Own Work Vis-?-Vis That Of Others Teachers Will Realize They Do Not Stand Alone In Their Educational Efforts And Will Uncover New Strategies And Methodologies Through Which To Approach Their Work Binding:Hardcover, HardcoverPublisher:RoutledgePublication Date:2008-01-07Weight:1.6 lbsDimensions:1.17'' H x 9.06'' L x 6.39'' WNumber of Pages:452Language:English

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