Diversity Training for Classroom Teaching : A Manual for Students and Educators

Acknowledgements Section 1. Foundations 3 Chapter 1. Introduction: How to Use this Manual.. ................... Chapter 2. How Do We Understand Difference?. ...................... 17 Section 2. Dimensions of Difference: Culture, Socioeconomic Status, Race, Ethnicity, Language, and Parental Partnership 29 Chapter 3.

Cultural Values and Worldview.. ............................ Chapter 4. Socioeconomic Status.. ....................................... 4 1 ............................................ 5 1 Chapter 5. Race and Ethnicity.. Chapter 6. Language in the Classroom.. .................................. 67 Chapter 7. Working with Diverse Families: Parental Partnership in Education.. ........................................ 8 1 viii Table of Contents Section 3 . Dimensions of Difference: Gender Chapter 8 . Gender ............................................................

Chapter 9 . Sexual Orientation and Youth .................................

Section 4 . Other Challenges to Diversity Chapter 10 . Bullying in Schools .............................................

Chapter 1 1 . Creating Community through Classroom Management .. Chapter 12 . Child Abuse and Resilience ..................................

Section 5 . Understanding Exceptional Microcultures Chapter 13 .

Exceptional Microcultures: Dealing with Trauma ......

Chapter 14 . Exceptional Microcultures: Youth with Emotional Disturbance- Childhood Depression.

Eating Disorders .................. Chapter 15 . Exceptional Microcultures: How to Make a Referral ..

Section 6 . Conclusion Chapter 16 . Conclusion: The Multicultural Educator ..................

Selected Bibliography ......................................................

Glossary of Terms ...........................................................

Appendix A .Sample Course Syllabus ....................................

Appendix B . Educational Intervention Proposal Paper .................

Index ............................................................................

Diversity Training for Classroom Teaching: A Manual for Students and Educators is an excellent guide for preparing responsive teachers, capable of exploring the roots of a wide variety of types of diversity and acting with knowledge and sensitivity to improve student learning and self-efficacy.