Constructing Multicultural Education In A Diverse Society

Constructing MulticuItural Education in a Diverse Society ILGHIZ M. SINAGATULLIN A ScarecrowEducation Book The Scarecrow Press, Inc. Lanharn, Maryland, and London 2003 Published in partnership with the American Association of School Administrators A SCARECROWEDUCATION BOOK Published in partnership with the American Association of School Administrators Published in the United States of America by Scarecrow Press, Inc. A Member of the Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group 4501 Forbes Boulevard, Suite 200, Lanham, Maryland 20706 www.scarecroweducation.com 4 Pleydell Gardens, Folkestone Kent CT20 2DN, England Copyright 0 2003 by Ilghiz M. Sinagatullin All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior permission of the publisher. British Library Cataloguing in Publication Information Available Library of Congress Cataloging-in-PublicationData Sinagatullin, Ilghiz M., 1954Constructing multicultural education in a diverse society I Ilghiz M. Sinagatullin. p. cm. “A Scarecrow Education Book.” Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-8108-4341-2(cloth : alk. paper) - ISBN 0-8108-4340-4 (pbk.) 1. Multiculturaleducation. 2. Educational anthropology. 3. Pluralism (Social sciences) I. Title. LC1099 .S55 2003 370.1174~21 2002003075 Printed in the United States of America @ TMThepaper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of American National Standard for Information Sciences-Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials. ANSVNISO 239.48-1992. Contents Acknowledgments Introduction 1 Diversity and Change Racial, Ethnic, and Linguistic Diversity 7 Diversity on the Societal Level 13 Diversity of Information and Individual Diversity 24 Summary 37 2 Culture and Cultural Differences Culture as a Multidimensional Phenomenon 39 Ethniccultures 50 3 39 A Glimpse of Summary 76 The Nature of Multiculural Education 79 History and Some Underlying Principles 79 Fundamentals of Multicultural Education 87 Diversity of School Environments and General Strategies of Multicultural Education 96 General Strategies 100 Summary 110 4 Bilingual Education with a Multicultural Perspective Bilingualism as a Sociolinguistic Phenomenon 113 The Politics 113 and Models of Bilingual Education 121 A Glance at Russia: A Language Policy for Studentsfrom Non-Russian Ethnic Backgrounds 128 Professional Competency of the Teacher 134 Summary 138 5 Making the Curriculum Multicultural 141 Multicultural Concerns in Social Studies Education 141 Pluralistic Approaches in Health Education 160 Pluralistic Approaches in Music Education 171 Summary 183 6 Multicultural Competency of the Teacher Attitude 185 Knowledge Base 191 Summary 236 iii Pedagogical Skills 219 185 iv Contents Conclusion 239 References 241 Index 255 About the Author 263 Acknowledgments This project could not have proceeded successfully without help from many educators, students, and librarians on both sides of the Atlantic. I thank the many scholars and educators across the world who influenced my thinking and helped generate valuable ide