Knowledge, Pedagogy, and Postmulticulturalism

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xv

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2. Introduction

   • Gay Wilgus

   Pages 1-19

3. Discovering Inquiry-Based Learning Through Oral History Projects

   • Megan Blumenreich

   Pages 21-37

4. “I’m Not Just Gonna Settle for Anything”

   • Vicki Garavuso

   Pages 39-61

5. Intertextuality, Music, and Critical Pedagogy

   • Charles Malone

   Pages 63-82

6. Transforming Classrooms

   • Catherine Franklin

   Pages 83-105

7. Incorporating Teacher Candidates’ Prior Beliefs and Funds of Knowledge in Theories of Child Development

   • Amita Gupta

   Pages 107-128

8. Prioritizing the Social in Academic Writing

   • Gay Wilgus

   Pages 129-151

9. Special Education Teacher Preparation

   • Linda Ware

   Pages 153-176

10. Postmulticulturalism

    • Gay Wilgus

    Pages 177-194

11. Back Matter

    Pages 195-206

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This volume identifies, problematizes, and discusses issues specific to the design of educational programs for teacher candidates from working class, ethnic- and language-minority, and immigrant backgrounds, taking as its starting point the distinctive, complex perspectives that these candidates bring to the university classroom.

• childhood
• curriculum
• Design
• education
• Generation
• research
• teacher education
• teacher preparation
• university

"This important volume puts the pedagogical tire to the road; it demonstrates the efficacy and creativity of critical classroom practice on the ground, and, in so doing, advances the cause of teacher education at a time in which many teachers and students are awakening fitfully from their hypnopompic state and reminding the rest of us that in standing idle we risk being suffocated by our own past. At a time when our social roles as citizens have become increasingly corporatized and instrumentalized in a world which hides necessity in the name of consumer desire, this book offers a beacon of insight into just what can be accomplished in the classroom both to enrich everyday life and to build alternative futures." - Peter McLaren, Professor, University of California, Los Angeles, USA

"Knowledge, Pedagogy, and Postmulticulturalism takes seriously the premise that teacher candidates from working-class and non-dominant backgrounds bring a rich and highly textured perspective to their work and studies. By honoring the funds of knowledge that these students bring to their courses in teacher education, teacher educators can leverage the affordances of their experiences. This book raises important questions about the alternative canons that can be incorporated into a commitment to 'community cultural wealth' that can be a centerpiece for the curricula in urban teacher education programs. Given the current debates concerning teacher preparation programs, this book is timely, original, and provocative." - Norma González, Professor, The University of Arizona, USA

Charles MaloneAmita Gupta, City College of New York, City University of New York, USA Vicki Garavuso, City College of New York, City University of New York, USA Catherine Franklin, City College of New York, City University of New York, USA Megan Blumenreich, City College of New York, City University of New York, USA Amita Gupta, City College of New York, City University of New York, USA Linda Ware, State University of New York, USA

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