Affirming diversity 4th ed.

Nieto (language, literacy, and culture, School of Education, U. of Massachusetts) explores the meaning, necessity, and benefits of multicultural education for students from all backgrounds in the U.S. The fourth edition includes case studies on sexual identity and being Islamic in the U.S.; mini-case studies addressing adoption, Sikhism, biculturalism, and Asian-American students; and updates on four students introduced in case studies in the original edition. For preservice and in-service teachers and educators. -- !c From publisher's description.