Multicultural Education: Knowledge and

As the United States continues to become more ethnically, culturally, and racially diverse, schools face an increasingly heterogeneous population of students. Public schools have implemented programs to meet the needs of these diverse cultural groups and to assist them in integrating into society. This book presents an introduction to various concepts in the area of multicultural education as well as current practices and research within the area. The articles included are: (1) "Cultural Diversit