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Multicultural Literature in Monocultural Classrooms: White Teachers Explore Diverse Texts with White Students
Author(s): Elizabeth Berg Leer (Author)
- Publisher: Edwin Mellen Press Ltd
- Publication Date: 1 Feb. 2010
- Language: English
- Print length: 192 pages
- ISBN-10: 0773437126
- ISBN-13: 9780773437128
Book Description
This study explores the experience of several white English teachers teaching multicultural literature in their predominantly white students revealing that the teachers see multicultural literatural as an excellent vehicle for teaching their students about diversity in society.
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This study explores the experience of several white English teachers teaching multicultural literature in their predominantly white students revealing that the teachers see multicultural literatural as an excellent vehicle for teaching their students about diversity in society.
About the Author
Dr. Leer is an Assistant Professor in the Education Department at St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota. She teaches Principles of Education and several English methods courses, focusing on diversity on multicultural education.
