Multicultural Education as Social Activism
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Explores connections between multicultural education, social activism, and critical analyses of oppression.
Connecting multicultural education with political issues of power and struggle, this book explores what multicultural education means to white people, given the unequal racial power relations in the U.S. and worldwide. It examines connections between race, gender, and social class, particularly as these connections play out for white women. While taking a feminist perspective, the author is also wary of the power white middle class women exercise in defining what counts as gender issues. Throughout the book, Sleeter argues that multicultural education was born in political struggle and can never meaningfully be disconnected from politics. Ultimately the quest for schooling for social justice is a political quest rather than a technical issue.
Christine E Sleeter
Christine E. Sleeter is professor emerita in the College of Professional Studies at California State University-Monterey Bay, where she was a founding faculty member. Her research focuses on anti-racist multicultural education and multicultural teacher education. She has published extensively in journals such as Journal of Teacher Education, Race Ethnicity & Education, Teaching and Teacher Education, and Curriculum Inquiry. Her recent books include Professional Development for Culturally Responsive and Relationship-Based Pedagogy (2011) and Teaching with Vision (2011) (with Catherine Cornbleth). She has been invited to speak in most U.S. states as well as several countries. Awards for her work include the American Educational Research Association Social Justice Award and the Central Washington University Distinguished Alum.
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