Diversity Unity
DIVERSITY WITHIN UNITY
Essential Principles for Teaching and Learning in a Multicultural Society
Ja m e s A . B a n k s Peter Cookson G e n e va G ay Wi l l i s D. H aw l e y Jac q u e l i n e Jo r da n I rv i n e Sonia Nieto J a n e t Wa r d S c h o f i e l d Wa lt e r G . S t e p h a n
Center for Multicultural Education, College of Education University of Washington, Seattle
Copyright © 2001 by Center for Multicultural Education, University of Washington, Seattle
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage retrieval system, without written permission from the copyright holder.
Center for Multicultural Education College of Education University of Washington 110 Miller Box 353600 Seattle, WA 98195-3600
PHONE: 206-543-3386 E-MAIL: centerme@u.washington.edu WEB SITE: http://depts.washington.edu/centerme/home.htm
DIVERSITY WITHIN UNITY
Essential Principles for Teaching and Learning in a Multicultural Society
Ja m e s A . B a n k s Peter Cookson G e n e va G ay Wi l l i s D. H aw l e y Jac q u e l i n e Jo r da n I rv i n e Sonia Nieto J a n e t Wa r d S c h o f i e l d Wa lt e r G . S t e p h a n
A publication of the Center for Multicultural Education, College of Education, University of Washington, Seattle
1
CONTENTS
Executive Summary Teacher Learning Student Learning Intergroup Relations School Governance, Organization, and Equity Assessment Conclusion Essential Principles Checklist References The Authors
3 5 7 9 10 12 13 14 19 25
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
A consensus panel of interdisciplinary scholars worked over a four-year period to determine what we know from research and experience about education and diversity. The panel was cosponsored by the Center for Multicultural Education at the University of Washington and the Common Destiny Alliance at the University of
Essential Principles for Teaching and Learning in a Multicultural Society
Ja m e s A . B a n k s Peter Cookson G e n e va G ay Wi l l i s D. H aw l e y Jac q u e l i n e Jo r da n I rv i n e Sonia Nieto J a n e t Wa r d S c h o f i e l d Wa lt e r G . S t e p h a n
Center for Multicultural Education, College of Education University of Washington, Seattle
Copyright © 2001 by Center for Multicultural Education, University of Washington, Seattle
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage retrieval system, without written permission from the copyright holder.
Center for Multicultural Education College of Education University of Washington 110 Miller Box 353600 Seattle, WA 98195-3600
PHONE: 206-543-3386 E-MAIL: centerme@u.washington.edu WEB SITE: http://depts.washington.edu/centerme/home.htm
DIVERSITY WITHIN UNITY
Essential Principles for Teaching and Learning in a Multicultural Society
Ja m e s A . B a n k s Peter Cookson G e n e va G ay Wi l l i s D. H aw l e y Jac q u e l i n e Jo r da n I rv i n e Sonia Nieto J a n e t Wa r d S c h o f i e l d Wa lt e r G . S t e p h a n
A publication of the Center for Multicultural Education, College of Education, University of Washington, Seattle
1
CONTENTS
Executive Summary Teacher Learning Student Learning Intergroup Relations School Governance, Organization, and Equity Assessment Conclusion Essential Principles Checklist References The Authors
3 5 7 9 10 12 13 14 19 25
2
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
A consensus panel of interdisciplinary scholars worked over a four-year period to determine what we know from research and experience about education and diversity. The panel was cosponsored by the Center for Multicultural Education at the University of Washington and the Common Destiny Alliance at the University of