DOCUMENT RESUME ED 407 697 CS 509 521 AUTHOR Adams, J. Q., Ed.; Welsch, Janice R., Ed. TITLE Multicultural Prism: Voices from the Field. [Volume 1.] INSTITUTION Illinois Staff and Curriculum Developers Association. SPONS AGENCY Western Illinois Univ., Macomb. REPORT NO ISBN-1-885890-04-4 PUB DATE 94 NOTE 163p.; For volume 2, see CS 509 384. AVAILABLE FROM Faculty Development Office, Western Illinois University, 1 University Circle, Macomb, IL 61455-1390 ($10). PUB TYPE Collected Works - General (020) Guides Classroom - Teacher (052) EDRS PRICE MF01/PC07 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS *Cultural Differences; Curriculum Development; Curriculum Evaluation; *Diversity (Student); *Higher Education; *Multicultural Education; Program Evaluation; Program Implementation; Scientific Enterprise; Teacher Education; Womens Studies IDENTIFIERS Media Literacy; Objectivity ABSTRACT This book weaves together original essays with several that have been published earlier to address establishing the context for multicultural education, implementing multicultural perspectives in the classroom, and assessing the impact of multicultural education. The book also presents two annotated bibliographies. Following a foreword by J. Q. Adams and an introduction by the editors, essays in the book are "Multicultural Education: Development, Dimensions, and Challenges" (James A. Banks); "The Multicultural Campus: Facing the Challenges" (Nancy "Rusty" Barcelo); "Creating Inclusive and Multicultural Communities: Working through Assumptions of Culture, Power, Diversity, and Equity" (Brenda M. Rodriguez); "Building Cultural Bridges: A Bold Proposal for Teacher Education" (Geneva Gay); "Media Literacy: An Educational Basic for the Information Age" (Carlos E. Cortes); "Integrating Race, Class, Gender, and Sexual Orientation into the College Curriculum" (Barbara M. Scott); "A Multicultural Perspective in the Women's Studies Classroom" (Martha E. Thompson); "Motivations That Drive Prejudice and Discrimination: Is the Scientific Community Really Objective?" (Duane M. Jackson); "Diversity and Multiculturalism on the Campus: How Are Students Affected?" (Alexander W. Astin); "Multicultural Education: Voices of the Nineties--A Selective, Annotated Bibliography of Journal Articles, Special Issues, and Books" (Katherine M. Dahl); "Films and Videos for the Multicultural Classroom" (Janice R. Welsch). (RS) ******************************************************************************** Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made from the original document. ******************************************************************************** MulticulturalPrisit Volume J. Q. Adams and JaniceR. Welsch, Editors U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION M Ottice of Educational Research and Improvement "PERMISSION TO REPRODUCE THIS EOU ATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION MATERIAL HAS BEEN GRANTED BY CENTER (ERIC) This document has been reproduced as received from the person or organtzation 47114..v..J7 onginatmg d. 0 Minor changes have been made to improve reproduction quality k95 Pc:ants of new or opinions stated in this docu- ment do not necessarily represent official OERI position or policy TO THE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC)." Avle BEST COPY AVAILABLE A MULTICULTURAL PRISM: VOICES FROM THE FIELD Edited by J. Q. Adams Janice R. Welsch Prepared with Higher Education Cooperative Act Funds Awarded by the Illinois State Board of Higher Education to Board of Governors of State Colleges and Universities Acting on Behalf of Western Illinois University for a project entitled Expanding Cultural Diversity in the Curriculum and in Classroom Teaching 3 HECA GRANT COOPERATING INSTITUTIONS 1993-94 Eastern Illinois University Dr. Stanley G. Rives, President Illinois State University Dr. Thomas Wallace, President Illinois Valley Community College Dr. Alfred E.Wisgoski, President McHenry County College Dr. Robert C. Bartlett, President Southern Illinois University/Carbondale.. .Dr. James M. Brown, Chancellor Western Illinois University Dr. Donald L. Spencer, President Copyright 1994 by Illinois Staff and Curriculum Developers Association Reprinted articles may not be reproduced without the prior written permission of the original publisher and authors. See p. vi for copyright information. Other parts of this book may be reproduced providing the authors are properly credited. IBHN 1-885890-04-4 1 4 TABLE OF CONTENTS Foreword J. Q. Adams Introduction Janice R. Welsch and J. Q. Adams Section I. Establishing the Context for Multicultural Education Multicultural Education: Development, Dimensions, and Challenges James A. Banks 1 The Multicultural Campus: Facing the Challenges Nancy "Rusty" Barce16 15 Creating Inclusive and Multicultural Communities: Working Through Assumptions of Culture, Power, Diversity, and Equity Brenda M. Rodriguez 27 Section II.Implementing Multicultural Perspectives in the Classroom Building Cultural Bridges: A Bold Proposal for Teacher Education Geneva Gay 37 Media Literacy: An Educational Basic for the Information Age Carlos E. Cortes 51 Integrating Race, Class, Gender, and Sexual Orientation into the College Curriculum BarBara M. Scott 61 A Multicultural Perspective in the Women's Studies Classroom Martha E. Thompson 73 Motivations that Drive Prejudice and Discrimination: Is the Scientific Community Really Objective? Duane M. Jackson 83 Section III. Assessing the Impact of Multicultural Education Diversity and Multiculturalism on the Campus: How Are Students Affected? Alexander W. Astin 91 5 Section IV. Bibliographies Multicultural Education: Voices of the Nineties--A Selective, Annotated Bibliography of Journal Articles, Special Issues, and Books Katherine M. Dahl 101 Films and Videos for the Multicultural Classroom Janice R. Welsch 123 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS We want to thank the Illinois Board of Higher Education for funding this anthology.It would not have been possible without a generous Higher Education Cooperative Grant provided by the Board. We also want to thank our contributing authors for their wisdom, their on-going commitment to multicultural education, and their generosity in sharing their work with us. We continue to benefit from their insight and example. We have benefited enormously as well from the ideas and enthusiasm of our colleagues, members of Western Illinois University'sCultural Diversity Cadre and participants in the Dealing with Difference Summer Institute, and we want to acknowledge that support. Bern Allen and MargaretFrohne have been particularly consistent and generous in their responses to our calls for assistance. For indispensable help in the material realization of this project, we thank Jean Kipling, Nita Burg, Joanne Jahraus, Nancy Ward, and David Bormet. We owe special thanks to Eugene Williams, his production crew--Bob Christine, Debi Durso, Danielle Hunt, Roger Kent, and Jerry Markley--and their student assistants--Jason Cale, Kathleen Dwyer, James Jarrett, Margaret Miele, Lynnette Provine, Ellen Voight, and Jason Williams. They are responsible for translating our sometimes nebulous ideas into visual images for the videotape that accompanies this anthology. J.Q.A. J.R.W. August 1994 7 PERMISSIONS We gratefully acknowledge permission to reprint the following articles. Alexander W. Astir, "Diversity and multiculturalism on the campus: How are students affected?", originally published in Change (Vol. 25, No. 2, pp. 44-49, March/April 1993). James A. Banks, "Multicultural education: Development, dimension, and challenges." Reprinted with permission of the author and of the Phi Delta Kappan (Vol. 75, No. 1, pp. 22-28, September 1993). Carlos E. Cortes, "Media literacy: An educational basic for the information age." Published in a slightly different form in Education and Urban Society (Vol. 24, No. 4, pp. 489-497, August 1992).©1992 by Carlos E. Cortes.All rights reserved. Reprinted by permission of Corwin Press, Inc. and with the permission of the author. Geneva Gay, "Building cultural bridges: A bold proposal for teacher education." Originally published in Education and Urban Society (Vol. 25, No. 3, pp. 285-299, May 1993). ©1993 Sage Publications, Inc. Reprinted by permission of Corwin Press, Inc. and with the permission of the author. 8 vi FOREWORD J. Q. Adams It never ceases to amaze me just how emotional andcomplex the concept of "race" is to the people of the UnitedStates of America. As Ashley Montagu suggested almost 50 years ago, it ishumankind's most dangerous myth and, as W. E. B. Dubois predicted at the beginningof this century, the most serious question facing our society inthe 20th century. I am constantly reminded of this by my students' reactions whenever wediscuss this subject and by the comments made among adults Iwork with in the various private and public sector workshops and seminars Iconduct. Since almost everyone in these situations uses the social definition of race,which is a totally arbitrary concept, when I ask how many races there are,I usually get a range of responses, often stretchingfrom 3 to 250. On occasion I have even been told that every individual has his or her own race. Usually, afew individuals use the biological/genetic definition of race and correctlyrespond that there is only one race, homo sapiens. Athird definition of race, largely construed through the institutional/governmental use of the term, is by far the mostfamiliar and accepted interpretation. The social compromises most peoplein this country make to conform to this exercise in social identity arefascinating. On most institutional