Multicultural education : issues and perspectives / edited by James A. Banks and Cherry A. McGee Banks.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Issues and concepts -- Multicultural education: characteristics and goals -- Culture, teaching and learning -- Social class and religion -- Social class and education -- Christian nation or pluralistic culture: religion in American life -- Gender -- Gender bias: past, present and future -- Classrooms for diversity: rethinking curriculum and pedagogy -- Queer lessons: sexual and gender minorities in multicultural education -- Race, language diversity, and civic education -- Approaches to multicultural curriculum reform -- Backstage racism: implications for teaching -- Language diversity and schooling -- Civic education for non-citizen and citizen students -- Exceptionality -- Educational equality for students with disabilities -- Culturally responsive special education in inclusive schools -- School reform and classroom assessment -- School reform and student learning: a multicultural perspective -- Communities, families, and educators working together for school improvement -- Classroom assessment and diversity.