A Different Approach to Teaching Multiculturalism: Pragmatism as a Pedagogy and Problem-Solving Tool

Sue Ellen Henry

A Different Approach to Teaching Multiculturalism: Pragmatism as a Pedagogy and Problem-Solving Tool

Bucknell University

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Abstract

This article explores the moral imperative for teaching multiculturalism from a classically pragmatic point of view. Critique of the conventional race-based approach reveals several durable dichotomies that can serve to distinguish Students of Color from White Students in unproductive ways.

Original language	American English
Journal	Teachers College Record
Volume	107
State	Published - May 2005

Keywords

multiculturalism
pragmatism

Disciplines

Education
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education

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