Teaching high school students critical thinking, decision making, and participation skills are pa... more Teaching high school students critical thinking, decision making, and participation skills are paramount to their development as citizens in a democracy. 1 We believe it is the responsibility of teachers to encourage students to participate in critical discussions of controversial problems while working in collaboration to solve public issues. 2 Topics might include colonialism, patriotism, racism, cultural assimilation, cultural imperialism, and ethnic identity. We believe integrating difficult issues in the classroom through Asian American literature can encourage students to review and challenge their assumptions and knowledge of diverse communities. Asian Americans are extremely diverse with ancestors from many global regions. These include South Asia (
The model minority myth is a powerful force in schools. Many teachers believe that Asian American... more The model minority myth is a powerful force in schools. Many teachers believe that Asian American students do not need academic interventions. The purpose of this study was to examine the student achievement of almost a million seventh-grade students from California. The research compared the performance of Southeast Asian Americans, Cambodian, Laotian, and Vietnamese students, on reading and math on the CAT/6 standardized assessment with African American and white American students. Cambodian American and Laotian American students performed significantly lower than their white American peers and compared similarly to their African American peers. Vietnamese American students also scored lower than their white American classmates on reading. In addition, the study examined the influence of parent education levels, lunch status, and ethnicity on academic achievement. A huge achievement gap continues to plague many Southeast Asian American students.
The authors studied more than 1 million Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) and White seve... more The authors studied more than 1 million Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) and White seventh graders in a statewide California testing program between 2003 and 2008, examining their reading and math achievement. AAPI student performance is often reported as an aggregate in discussions of the success of schoolchildren and issues of racial and ethnic achievement gaps. The authors disaggregated the performance of 13 AAPI subgroups and found significant achievement gaps between White Americans and their AAPI peers in reading and math. The data refuted the premise of the model minority myth. The evidence indicated that AAPI students are diverse in their achievements and demonstrate a continuum of academic performance.
Race, Ethnicity and Education moves beyond traditional thinking and approaches to multicultural e... more Race, Ethnicity and Education moves beyond traditional thinking and approaches to multicultural education to more accurately reflect the dramatically changing circumstances faced by North American schools in an age of globalization. The volumes address ways in which race and ethnicity affect learning across the life span, at all levels of formal education as well as in informal educational settings. Issues of school curriculum, instruction, and administration are examined. These volumes aim to address both the foundational assumptions and the practices of education in relation to changing conceptions of race and ethnicity.
Volume 1
Principles and Practices of Multicultural Education
Edited by Valerie Ooka Pang
Volume 2
Language and Literacy in Schools
Edited by Robert T. Jiménez and Valerie Ooka Pang
Volume 3
Racial Identity in Education
Edited by H. Richard Milner and E. Wayne Ross
Volume 4
Racism and Antiracism in Education
Edited by E. Wayne Ross
Volume One, Principles and Practices of Multicultural Education, examines issues of equity, school reform, teacher education, and school leadership. Volume 2, Language and Literacy in Schools, presents an overview of language and literacy learning for Latino and Asian American students, and gives general and specific recommendations for improved performance. The third volume, Racial Identity in Education, examines concepts of racial and ethnic identity and how they affect teaching and learning. The final volume, Racism and Antiracism in Education, looks at "color-blind racism;" "white supremacy" in the curriculum; race and testing; critical race pedagogy and anti-racist education; and globalization. Outstanding scholars contributing to this timely collection include: Eduardo Bonilla-Silva; George J. Sefa Dei; Donna Y. Ford; Vivian Gadsden; Carl A. Grant; Edmund W. Gordon; Joyce E. King; and Kevin K. Kumashiro.
The self-concept of Japanese American and white American children in the fourth through sixth grade as mesured by a modified Piers-Harris children's self concept scale
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Scott Foresman Social Studies: Grade 2-People and Places
... Curriculum and Instruction | Education. Opus Citation. Carol Berkin, Jim Cummins, Geneva Gay,... more ... Curriculum and Instruction | Education. Opus Citation. Carol Berkin, Jim Cummins, Geneva Gay, Rita Geiger, Allen D. Glenn, Carole L. Hahn, M. Gail Hickey, James B. Kracht, Bonnie Meszaros, C. Frederick Risinger, Sara Miranda Sanchez, and Valerie Ooka Pang (2011). ...
Scott Foresman Social Studies: The United States, Teacher's Edition II
... Curriculum and Instruction | Education. Opus Citation. Carol Berkin, Jim Cummins, Geneva Gay,... more ... Curriculum and Instruction | Education. Opus Citation. Carol Berkin, Jim Cummins, Geneva Gay, Rita Geiger, Allen D. Glenn, Carole L. Hahn, M. Gail Hickey, James B. Kracht, Bonnie Meszaros, C. Frederick Risinger, Sara Miranda Sanchez, and Valerie Ooka Pang (2011). ...
Scott Foresman Social Studies: Grade 3-Communities
... Curriculum and Instruction | Education. Opus Citation. Carol Berkin, Jim Cummins, Geneva Gay,... more ... Curriculum and Instruction | Education. Opus Citation. Carol Berkin, Jim Cummins, Geneva Gay, Rita Geiger, Allen D. Glenn, Carole L. Hahn, M. Gail Hickey, James B. Kracht, Bonnie Meszaros, C. Frederick Risinger, Sara Miranda Sanchez, and Valerie Ooka Pang (2011). ...
Scott Foresman Social Studies: The World, Teacher's Edition I
... Curriculum and Instruction | Education. Opus Citation. Carol Berkin, Jim Cummins, Geneva Gay,... more ... Curriculum and Instruction | Education. Opus Citation. Carol Berkin, Jim Cummins, Geneva Gay, Rita Geiger, Allen D. Glenn, Carole L. Hahn, M. Gail Hickey, James B. Kracht, Bonnie Meszaros, C. Frederick Risinger, Sara Miranda Sanchez, and Valerie Ooka Pang (2011). ...
Scott Foresman Social Studies: Regions
... Curriculum and Instruction | Education. Opus Citation. Carol Berkin, Jim Cummins, Geneva Gay,... more ... Curriculum and Instruction | Education. Opus Citation. Carol Berkin, Jim Cummins, Geneva Gay, Rita Geiger, Allen D. Glenn, Carole L. Hahn, M. Gail Hickey, James B. Kracht, Bonnie Meszaros, C. Frederick Risinger, Sara Miranda Sanchez, and Valerie Ooka Pang (2011). ...
Scott Foresman Social Studies: Indiana
Scott Foresman Social Studies: The World
Scott Foresman Social Studies: Regions, Teacher's Edition
Scott Foresman Social Studies: The United States
Scott Foresman Social Studies: Virginia, Teacher's Edition
Scott Foresman Social Studies: Indiana, Teacher's Edition
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achievement gaps between White Americans and their AAPI peers in reading and math. The data refuted the premise of the model minority myth. The evidence indicated that AAPI students are diverse in their achievements and demonstrate a continuum of academic performance.
Volume 1
Principles and Practices of Multicultural Education
Edited by Valerie Ooka Pang
Volume 2
Language and Literacy in Schools
Edited by Robert T. Jiménez and Valerie Ooka Pang
Volume 3
Racial Identity in Education
Edited by H. Richard Milner and E. Wayne Ross
Volume 4
Racism and Antiracism in Education
Edited by E. Wayne Ross
Volume One, Principles and Practices of Multicultural Education, examines issues of equity, school reform, teacher education, and school leadership. Volume 2, Language and Literacy in Schools, presents an overview of language and literacy learning for Latino and Asian American students, and gives general and specific recommendations for improved performance. The third volume, Racial Identity in Education, examines concepts of racial and ethnic identity and how they affect teaching and learning. The final volume, Racism and Antiracism in Education, looks at "color-blind racism;" "white supremacy" in the curriculum; race and testing; critical race pedagogy and anti-racist education; and globalization. Outstanding scholars contributing to this timely collection include: Eduardo Bonilla-Silva; George J. Sefa Dei; Donna Y. Ford; Vivian Gadsden; Carl A. Grant; Edmund W. Gordon; Joyce E. King; and Kevin K. Kumashiro.
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