The Routledge International Companion to Multicultural Education

This volume is the first authoritative reference work to provide a truly comprehensive international description and analysis of multicultural education around the world. It is organized around key concepts and uses case studies from various nations in different parts of the world to exemplify and illustrate the concepts. Case studies are from many nations, including the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, France, Germany, Spain, Norway, Bulgaria, Russia, South Africa, Japan, China, India, New Zealand, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Brazil, and Mexico. Two chapters focus on regions— Latin America and the French-speaking nations in Africa. The book is divided into ten sections, covering theory and research pertaining to curriculum reform, immigration and citizenship, language, religion, and the education of ethnic and cultural minority groups among other topics.

With forty newly commissioned pieces written by a prestigious group of internationally renowned scholars, The Routledge International Companion to Multicultural Education provides the definitive statement on the state of multicultural education and on its possibilities for the future.

James A. Banks is the Kerry and Linda Killinger Professor of Diversity Studies and Founding Director of the Center for Multicultural Education at the University of Washington, Seattle. He is a past president of the American Educational Research Association (AERA) and the National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS). His books include the Handbook of Research on Multicultural Education; Diversity and Citizenship Education: Global Perspectives; and Race, Culture, and Education: The Selected Works of James A. Banks (Routledge).

Part One: Multicultural Education: Theoretical Perspectives and Issues




Multicultural Education: Dimensions and Paradigms, James A. Banks


Critical Multiculturalism and Education, Stephen May


Worldwide Population Movements, Diversity, and Education, Stephen Castles


Globalization, Immigration, and Schooling, Marcelo Suarez-Orozco and Carola Suarez-Orozco

Part Two: Multicultural Education and Diversity Across Nations


Multicultural Education in the United States: Historical Realities, Ongoing Challenges, and Transformative Possibilities, Sonia Nieto


Multicultural Education Policy in Canada: Competing Ideologies, Interconnected Discourses, Reva Joshee


Multicultural Education in Australia: Two Generations of Evolution, Christine Inglis


Multicultural Education in the United Kingdom, Sally Tomlinson


From Intercultural Education to the Inclusion of Diversity: Theories and Policies in Europe, Cristina Allemann-Ghionda


Multicultural Education in South Africa, Crain Soudien


Multicultural Education in Japan, Yasu Hirasawa
Part Three: Race, Intergroup Relations, and Schooling


Critical Perspectives on Race and Schooling, David Gillborn and Deborah Youdell


The Nature and Origins of Children’s Racial Attitudes, Rebecca S. Bigler and Julie Milligan Hughes


Modifying Children’s Racial Attitudes, Frances E. Aboud


Education Programs for Improving Intergroup Relations between Palestinians and Jews in Israel, Zvi Bekerman


Multicultural Education for Young Children, Patricia G. Ramsey
Part Four: Culture, Teaching, and Learning


Cultural Influences on Learning, Carol D. Lee


Socialization, Literacy, and Empowerment, Thor Ola Engen

Part Five: The Education of Indigenous Groups


Connecting the Circle in American Indian Education, Donna Deyhle and Karen Gayton Comeau


Indigenous Education in Peru, Maria Elena Garcia


The Struggle to Educate the Maori in New Zealand, Wally Penetito
Part Six: Citizenship, Immigration, and Education

Diversity, Group Identity, and Citizenship Education in a Global Age, James A. Banks


Education, Integration, and Citizenship in France, Eva Lemaire

Citizenship Education in France and England: Contrasting Approaches to National Identity and Diversity, Audrey Osler and Hugh Starkey

Democracy, Antiracism, and Citizenship Education in England and Sweden, Hugh Starkey and Audrey Osler


Diversity and Citizenship Education in Bulgaria, Hristo Kyuchukov

Part Seven: Language, Culture, Identity, and Education


Language, Culture, and Identity Issues Across Nations, Suzanne Romaine

Language Policies and Language Education in Francophone Africa: A Critique and a Call to Action, Hassana Alidou

Language Education Policy in Multi-Ethnic Malaysia, Saran Kaur Gill
Part Eight: Religion, Culture, Identity, and Education

Cultural Diversity, Muslims, and Education in France and England: Two Contrasting Models in Western Europe, Nasar Meer, Valérie Sala Pala, Tariq Modood, and Patrick Simon

Religion, Culture, Language, and Education in India, Reva Joshee and Karen Sihra

Islamic Religious Education and Muslim Religiosity in Singapore, Mukhlis Abu Bakar

Religion, Ethnicity, and Identity in Indonesian Education, Joel C. Kuipers and Ella Yulaelawati

Part Nine: The Education of Ethnic and Cultural Minority Groups in Europe


Migrant Minority Groups in Germany: Success and Failure in Education, Sigrid Luchtenberg

The Education of Ethnic, Racial, and Cultural Minority Groups in Spain, Teresa Aguado

Ethnic and Cultural Groups and Educational Policies in Russia, Isak D. Froumin and Andrei Zakharov
Part Ten: The Education of Ethnic and Cultural Minority Groups in Asia and Latin America


The Education of Ethnic Minority Groups in China, Gerard A. Postiglione

Social Inequality as a Barrier to Multicultural Education in Latin America, Martin Carnoy

Achieving Quality Education for Indigenous Peoples and Blacks in Brazil, Petronilha Beatriz Gonçalves e Silva and Sonia Stella Araújo-Olivera

The Education of Ethnic Minority Groups in Mexico, Sonia Stella Araújo-Olivera and Petronilha Beatriz Gonçalves e Silva