Diversity Training for Classroom Teaching: A Manual for Students and Educators (Paperback)

Foreword.- Acknowledgements .- Foundations .- Introduction: How to Use this Manual.- How Do We Understand Difference?.- Dimensions of Difference: Culture, Socioeconomic Status, Race, Ethnicity, Language, and Parental Partnership .- Cultural Values and Worldview.- Socioeconomic Status.- Race and Ethnicity.- Language in the Classroom.- Working with Diverse Families: Parental Partnership in Education.- Dimensions of Difference: Gender.- Gender.- Sexual Orientation and Youth.- Other Challenges to Diversity .- Bullying in Schools.- Creating Community though Classroom Management.- Child Abuse and Resilience.- Understanding Exceptional Microcultures.- Exceptional Microcultures: Dealing with Trauma.- Exceptional Microcultures: Youth with Emotional Disturbance- Childhood Depression and Eating Disorders.- Exceptional Microcultures: How to Make a Referral.- Conclusion.- Conclusion: The Multicultural Educator.- Selected Bibliography. - Glossary of Terms .- Appendix A.- Sample Course Syllabus.- Appendix B.- Educational Intervention Proposal Paper.- Index .