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Tables of Contents for Reframing Diversity in Education
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Preface to the Series
ix
Preface
xi
Prologue
xiii
Definitions, Models, and Aspects of Diversity
1
10
Introduction
1
1
Definitions
1
2
Models of Diversity
3
4
Differences in Kind/Differences in Degree
7
4
PART I: DIFFERENCES IN KIND
Sex and Gender
11
18
Introduction to Sex and Gender
11
3
A Review of the Research on Sex Differences
14
5
Gender Differences and Education
19
5
Implications of Gender for Educators
24
2
A Return to Sex and Gender
26
3
Other Aspects of Diversity Viewed as Differences in Kind
29
24
Cultural Diversity
29
3
Social Class
32
7
Sexual Differences
39
3
Ethnicity and Race
42
11
PART II: DIFFERENCES IN DEGREE
Learning Styles
53
14
Introduction to Learning Styles
53
3
How Many Learning Styles?
56
1
Persistent Issues in Learning Styles
57
3
Language Diversity and Learning Styles
60
4
Linguistic Diversity and Learning Style
64
2
Summary: The Implications of Learning Styles for Education
66
1
Other Aspects of Diversity Viewed as Differences in Degree
67
18
Multiple Intelligences
67
6
Learning Disability and Giftedness
73
4
Gifted and Talented
77
5
Summary
82
3
PART III: TOPICS AND ISSUES IN DIVERSITY
Assessment and Diversity
85
18
Introduction
85
1
Educational Reform and the Call for Accountability
85
3
The Psychometric Approach to Diversity
88
3
The Case of Test Unfairness
91
2
The Social Context of Testing
93
2
Alternative Assessment and Diversity
95
4
Summary
99
4
Other Topics and Aspects in Diversity
103
28
Autobiography and Diversity
103
7
Knowledge Bases and Diversity
110
2
Pedagogy and Diversity
112
5
Emancipatory Action Research and Diversity
117
3
Diversity and Postmodernism
120
6
Social Reconstruction and Diversity
126
3
Conclusion
129
2
Appendix: The Multicultural Education Infusion Center
131
2
Bibliography
133
20
Index
153