Reclaiming the Multicultural Roots of U.S. Curriculum: Communities of Color and Official Knowledge in Education

by Wayne Au, Anthony L. Brown, Dolores Calderon

Book Overview

Within curriculum studies, a "master narrative" has developed into a canon that is predominantly White, male, and associated with institutions of higher education. This canon has systematically neglected communities of color, all of which were engaged in their own critical conversations about the type of education that would best benefit their children. Building upon earlier work that reviewed curriculum texts, this book serves as a much-needed...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807756784
• ISBN13: 9780807756782
• Release Date: July 2016
• Publisher: Teachers College Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.62 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 8.9"