Race Relations and Cultural Differences Educational and Interpersonal Perspectives Routledge Library Editions: Education Series

A collection of key papers given at three international conferences in Britain, the United States and Canada on race relations and multiculturalism are drawn together in this book. The first section includes three papers on the state of theory in race relations; the second contains papers on educational themes, examining in particular the pitfalls in multicultural education. It also looks at the development and problems of second language education for minority groups in several countries. The final section focuses on special topics including the adjustment and identity of children of mixed race marriages; the plight of children from Canada?s native communities; and the hearing impaired as a minority group.

Introduction. Multicultural Education: Problems and Issues. Part 1: Race Relations, Cultural Differences and Ethnocentrism. 1. Race Relations and Cultural Differences: Some Ideas on a Racial Frame of Reference 2. Toward An Explanation of Ethnocentrism Versus Ethnorelativism Based Upon Reference Group Orientation. 3. Toward a Typology of Stranger-Host Relationships. Part 2: Language, Education and Minority Groups. 4. Multiculturalism and Education: Prelude to Practice. 5. Education, Language and Ethnic Groups in Britain. 6. Language, Disadvantage and Minority Education. 7. The Education of Children of Immigrant Groups: A Comparative Perspective of Britain, France, The Netherlands, Germany and Sweden. 8. Using a Multicultural Context as a Basis for a Core Curriculum: Cultural Difference as Educational Capital. 9. Children’s Books and Ethnic Minorities. 10. Second Languages in the Primary School: The Australian Experience. Part 3: Minority Group Children in Multicultural Contexts. 11. Cultural Diversity, Migration and Congnitive Styles: A Study of British, Japanese, Jamaican and Indian Children 12. The Welfare, Adaptation and Identity of Children from Intercultural Marriage 13. Native Indian and Metis Children in Canada: Victims of the Child Welfare System. 14. A Matched-Guise Methodology for Measuring Attitudes Toward Sign-Language Speakers. Indices.