MULTICULTURAL EDUCATION

Multicultural Education

Multicultural Education

Introduction

Multicultural education began in the United States in response to the civil rights movement during the 1960s and is defined by reformers as the ability of all students—regardless of gender, socioeconomic class, ethnic, racial, or cultural qualities—to be able to learn in school, free of prejudice and discrimination. The reform movement of the 1960s had an influence within the school system as African Americans became adamant that school curricula reflect their particular and unique points of view, history, and culture. Other ethnic groups then began insisting that their forms of cultural expression be recognized and represented ...