{"product_id":"teaching-democracy-unity-and-diversity-in-public-life-paperback","title":"Teaching Democracy: Unity and Diversity in Public Life - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWalter C. Parker\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJames a. Banks\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eTeaching Democracy\u003c\/em\u003e, Walter Parker makes a unique and thoughtful contribution to the hot debate between proponents of multicultural education and those who favor a cultural literacy approach. Parker conclusively demonstrates that educating for democratic citizenship in a multicultural society includes a fundamental respect for diversity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis scholarly yet accessible work: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e Bridges the widening gap between multicultural education and civic education.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e Provides powerful teaching strategies that educators can use to draw children creatively and productively into a way of life that protects and nurtures cultural pluralism and racial equity.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e Explains the unity-diversity confusion that is found in popular media as well as in multicultural- and citizenship-education initiatives.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e Defines deliberative discussion and explores its promise as the centerpiece of democratic education in schools, both elementary and secondary.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eWalter C. Parker\u003c\/strong\u003e is Professor of Education and Adjunct Professor of Political Science at the University of Washington, Seattle.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 191\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.57 x 8.98 x 6.38 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 22, 2002\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51757704151328,"sku":"9780807742723","price":56.34,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/c4cf3aad5eed357a5a73121e9bb5bb69.webp?v=1780109566","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/teaching-democracy-unity-and-diversity-in-public-life-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}