The ethics of multicultural and bilingual education

Bull, Barry L. (Author). Fruehling, Royal T. (Added Author). Chattergy, Virgie, 1938- (Added Author).

Record details

ISBN: 0807731870
ISBN: 9780807731871
Physical Description: print
ix, 211 pages ; 24 cm.
Publisher: New York : Teachers College Press, ©1992.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

1. The Nature and Complexity of Issues in Multicultural and Bilingual Education. Schools and Cultural Difference. Facts, Ethics, and Cultural Difference. Jefferson High School. The Complexity and Difficulty of Multicultural Conflict. Applying Standard Ethical Perspectives. Cultural Relativism as a Way of Avoiding Disputes. The Search for Resolutions -- 2. The Liberal Perspective. What Liberal Theory Is. Basic Interests and Institutions in Liberal Societies. Educating Children in Liberal Societies. Hardy School District. The Liberal Conception of Culture. The Dispute in Liberal Perspective. The Adequacy of Liberal Theory in Multicultural Contexts. A Review, of Liberalism's Adequacy -- 3. The Democratic Perspective. What Democratic Theory Is. Basic Conditions and Institutions in Democratic Societies. Educating Children in Democratic Societies. La Esperanza Middle School. The Democratic Conception of Culture. The Dispute in Democratic Perspective.