Education and Cultural Differences

Douglas Ray, Deo Poonwassie

I. Introduction: Ideals and Research; Modern Inequality and the Role of Education Douglas Ray; Perspectives on Equality of Opportunity in Education Deo H. Poonwassie; II. Aboriginal Poeples; Aboriginal Populations and Equal Rights in Education: An Introduction Deo H. Poonwassie; Education and the Struggle for Adequate Cultural Competence in the Modern World: The Sámi Case Tom G. Svensson; Australian Aborigines: Education and Identity Deirdre Jordan; Kura Kaupapa Maori: Contesting and Reclaiming Education in Aotearoa Graham H. Smith; Aboriginal Teacher Training and Development in Canada: An Example from the Province of Manitoba Deo H. Poonwassie; More than 400 Years in Creation, the Path of American Indian Education Linda Lippitt and Mary Romero; III. Long Established Stigmas; Long Established Stigmas in Comparative Education: An Introduction Douglas Ray; Minorities and Education in the Soviet Union Douglas Ray; Improving the Education of China’s National Minorities Jacques Lamontagne; African-American Society and Education Letha A. (Lee) See; Teacher Training in the Anglo-Eastern Caribbean K. P. Binda; Traditional Neglect in Rural Education in Colombia Beatriz Franco; The Sudan and Minority Education Azza A. M. Ibrahim; Multicultural Education for Diverse Groups in Bahrain Aman Attieh; Inequality and Education in India Ratna Ghosh and Abdulaziz Talbani; The Basques in Spain Norma Tarrow; Education in a Divided Society: The Case of Northern Ireland Andrew S. Hughes; Nation States, Diversity and Interculturalism: Issues for British Education Jagdish Gundara and Crispin Jones; IV. Integration of Recent Immigrants; Integration of Recent Immigrants Through Schooling: An Introduction Douglas Ray; Integration of Immigrants into the French School System: The Last Twenty Years Jeannine Bardonnet-Ditte; Educational Issues in the Multicultural Society of Germany Wolfgang Mitter; Integration of Immigrants and Refugees in the United States Education Letha A. (Lee) See; Multicultural Education in Canada: Policies and Practices Clause Lessard and Manuel Crespo; Educational Integration of Immigrants in Israel Yaacov Iram; Conclusion: Schooling and Teacher Education; An Assessment, Implications for Schooling and Teacher Education Douglas Ray and Deo H. Poonwassie; Notes on Contributors; Index