CRCRTH 627 Issues and Controversies in Antiracist and Multicultural Education

This course explores two related forms of education-antiracist education and multicultural education-approaching them as issues in moral and value education and exploring controversies in the theories and practices of antiracist and multicultural education. The course deals with both practical and theoretical issues but concentrates more on theory. Specific topics include racism, race, and school achievement; ethnic identity and self-esteem; Afrocentrism; religious pluralism; multiculturalism as a unifying or divisive force.

3 Credit(s)