The focus of this book is on the ways in which service learning and multicultural education can and should be integrated so that each may be strengthened and consequently have greater effect on educational and social conditions. It offers a significant attempt to forge a dialogue among practitioners of service learning and multicultural education. The overriding theme is that service learning without a focused attention to the complexity of racial and cultural differences can reinforce the dominant cultural ideology, but academic work that seeks to deconstruct these norms without providing a community-based touchstone isolates students and schools from the realities of the larger communities of which they are part. Although the chapter authors provide varied perspectives on the benefits and challenges of integrating multicultural education and service learning, they all are committed to a vision of education that synthesizes both action and reflection. None of the authors pretend to have all the answers to what this integration should look like, nor do they believe that today's social problems are easily ameliorated through education. Rather, they share theories, practices, failures, and triumphs in order to further the conversation about the importance of aligning what educators say about the world and how they act in and on it. These authors share the view that multicultural education is truly transformative for students only when it includes a community action component, and likewise, service learning is truly a catalyst for change only when it is done from a multicultural and socially just perspective. It is their hope that the ideas explored in this book will further the work of those who share a commitment to the integration of action and reflection.

O'grady, Carolyn R.

Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Incorporated

Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Publishers

Mahwah, N.J.: L. Erlbaum Associates

Taylor and Francis

United States, United States of America

Mahwah, N.J, New Jersey, 2000

1 edition, November 2000

1 edition, July 1, 2000

Florence, 2014

New York, 2013

1, PT, 2000

1, PS, 2000

Includes bibliographical references and indexes

The Focus Of This Book Is On The Ways In Which Service Learning And Multicultural Education Can And Should Be Integrated So That Each May Be Strengthened And Consequently Have Greater Effect On Educational And Social Conditions. It Offers A Significant Attempt To Forge A Dialogue Among Practitioners Of Service Learning And Multicultural Education. The Overriding Theme Is That Service Learning Without A Focused Attention To The Complexity Of Racial And Cultural Differences Can Reinforce The Dominant Cultural Ideology, But Academic Work That Seeks To Deconstruct These Norms Without Providing A Community-based Touchstone Isolates Students And Schools From The Realities Of The Larger Communities Of Which They Are Part. Integrating Service Learning And Multicultural Education : An Overview / Carolyn R. O'grady -- Beyond Empathy : Developing Critical Consciousness Through Service Learning / Cynthia Rosenberger -- Service Learning And Multicultural Education : Suspect Or Transformative? / Kathleen Densmore -- Service-learning : Does It Promote Or Reduce Prejudice? / Joseph A. Erickson And Susan E. O'connor -- Reconciling Service Learning And The Moral Obligations Of The Professor / Kip Téllez -- From A Distance : Service-learning And Social Justice / Rahima C. Wade -- Developing A Critical Pedagogy Of Service Learning : Preparing Self-reflective, Culturally Aware, And Responsive Community Participants / Kathleen Rice And Seth Pollack -- Social Justice, Service Learning, And Multiculturalism As Inseparable Companions / Herbert L. Martin, Jr. And Terri A. Wheeler -- We Made The Road By Talking : Teaching Education 310, Service-learning With Multicultural Elders At The University Of Michigan / Stella Raudenbusch And Joe Galura -- Teaching Diversity Through Service-learning Immigrant Assistance / Robert E. Koulish --- Service-learning And Social Reconstructionism : A Critical Opportunity For Leadership / Verna Cornelia Simmons And Wokie Roberts-weah -- The Construction Of Meaning : Learning From Service Learning / Marilynne Boyle-baise With Patricia Efiom -- The Empowering Role Of Service Learning In The Preparation Of Teachers / Irma Guadarrama -- Maximizing Impact, Minimizing Harm : Why Service-learning Must More Fully Integrate Multicultural Education / Mark Langseth -- Strengthening Multicultural Education With Community-based Service Learning / Christine E. Sleeter. Edited By Carolyn R. O'grady. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.

xvi, 300 p. ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and indexes
Integrating service learning and multicultural education : an overview / Carolyn R. O'Grady -- Beyond empathy : developing critical consciousness through service learning / Cynthia Rosenberger -- Service learning and multicultural education : suspect or transformative? / Kathleen Densmore -- Service-learning : does it promote or reduce prejudice? / Joseph A. Erickson and Susan E. O'Connor -- Reconciling service learning and the moral obligations of the professor / Kip Téllez -- From a distance : service-learning and social justice / Rahima C. Wade -- Developing a critical pedagogy of service learning : preparing self-reflective, culturally aware, and responsive community participants / Kathleen Rice and Seth Pollack -- Social justice, service learning, and multiculturalism as inseparable companions / Herbert L. Martin, Jr. and Terri A. Wheeler -- We made the road by talking : teaching education 310, "Service-learning with multicultural elders" at the University of Michigan / Stella Raudenbusch and Joe Galura -- Teaching diversity through service-learning immigrant assistance / Robert E. Koulish --- Service-learning and social reconstructionism : a critical opportunity for leadership / Verna Cornelia Simmons and Wokie Roberts-Weah -- The construction of meaning : learning from service learning / Marilynne Boyle-Baise with Patricia Efiom -- The empowering role of service learning in the preparation of teachers / Irma Guadarrama -- Maximizing impact, minimizing harm : why service-learning must more fully integrate multicultural education / Mark Langseth -- Strengthening multicultural education with community-based service learning / Christine E. Sleeter

Provides a systematic presentation of research, theory, & practice related to the ways in which service learning & multicultural education can & should be integrated. Authors share a commitment to a vision of education that sythesizes action & reflection

I first heard the term multicultural education in 1986 when I signed up for a graduate course in what would become the winding road toward a doctorate in that field.

2023-06-28