Bilingual education and bilingualism. Vol. 13, Teaching and learning in multicultural schools : an integrated approach / Elizabeth Coelho.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-283) and index.

Melting Pots and Other Metaphors -- Sources of Diversity -- Attitudes Towards Immigration -- Managing Cultural Diversity -- The Immigrant Experience -- The New Arrival: Stages of Acculturation -- Factors in Adjustment and Acculturation -- The Refugee Experience -- Strengths of Immigrant Learners and Families -- Getting Started in the Multicultural School -- Reception and Orientation -- Initial Assessment and Placement -- Support for Second Language Acquisition -- Checklist: Getting Started in the Multicultural School -- An Inclusive School Environment -- An Inclusive Physical and Social Environment -- Support Services -- Parental Involvement -- Checklist: An Inclusive School Environment -- An Inclusive Classroom Community -- Building an Inclusive Classroom Community -- Checklist: An Inclusive Classroom Community -- An Inclusive Approach to Instruction -- Teaching and Learning Styles in the Multicultural Classrooms -- Communicating High Expectations -- Grouping Practices -- Checklist: An Inclusive Approach to Instruction -- An Antiracist Approach to Education -- Who Needs Antiracist Education? -- Student Outcomes of Antiracist Education -- Approaches to Antiracist Education -- An Inclusive Curriculum -- Curriculum Content -- Cultural Values -- Background Knowledge and Experience -- Learning Resources -- Checklist: An Inclusive Multicultural Environment -- Assessment in Multicultural Schools -- Assessment Reform in Multicultural Schools -- Curriculum-related Assessment: Academic Knowledge and Skills.

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