{"product_id":"language-and-cultural-diversity-in-terry-a-osborn-9780275982027","title":"Language and Cultural Diversity in U.S. Schools: Democratic Principles in Action","description":"\u003cp\u003eDiversity is at the heart of today's education debates. Often, school policies and programs designed to encourage and embrace diversity are met with public ire and a deep misunderstanding of how diversity serves learning. This work explains how diversity is an essential element in classroom settings. As children from around the world continue to pour into U.S. classrooms, an understanding of cultural and linguistic diversity in its broadest sense moves to the foreground. In a post 9\/11 world, the benefits of understanding diversity take on urgent meaning. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe introdutory chapter, Participating in Democracy Means Participating in Schools, sets the tone for the discussion to follow. As the geographic backgrounds of immigrants becomes increasingly diverse, religion must be added to previous discussions of race, ethnicity, and language. Thus, the need for the public to understand how shifts in population affect schools, makes this work a vital resource for anyone concerned with education today.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Terry a. Osborn\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0275982025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780275982027\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Praeger\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/30\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 244\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.54h x 6.46w x 0.84d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMulticultural Review\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2006 pg. 80\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2006 pg. 2046","brand":"Terry a. Osborn","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48135962493183,"sku":"9780275982027","price":68.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_14af84ba-ec37-4064-bb26-df8871930d87.jpg?v=1770159603","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/language-and-cultural-diversity-in-terry-a-osborn-9780275982027","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}