Books about Cultural Diversity and Multicultural Enrichment
Annotated bibliography of BOOKS compiled by Virginia Bailey and Melissa Johnson, Reference Librarians, Brown Library, Abilene Christian University
Banks, James A. An Introduction to Multicultural Education. Boston: Allyn and Bacon, 1999.
This 150 page book contains informative chapters on transforming curriculum and goals of multicultural education. Although geared primarily toward high schools, a number of the chapters provide information that would be useful for college and university multicultural issues.
Bowser, Benjamin P., ed. et al. Toward the Multicultural University. Westport: Greenwood Publishing, 1995.
The need for a more inclusive curriculum and university is addressed in this practical application to these issues. The chapters include proposals for improving teaching, administration, and student outcomes.
Harris, Dean A., ed. Multiculturalism from the Margins: Non-dominant Voices on Difference and Diversity. Westport, Conn: Bergin & Garvey, 1995.
“Social Movements and the Politics of Difference”, “ A Multicultural America: Living in a Sea of Diversity”, and “Dialogue and Diversity: Communication across Groups” are some of the chapter titles in this 193 page book.
Morey, Ann Intili and Margie K. Kitano, ed. Multicultural Course Transformation in Higher Education: a Broader Truth. Boston: Allyn and Bacon, 1997.
Among the topics included are course change, assessment, creating an enabling learning environment, multicultural infusion in teacher education, in nursing curricula, and implementation strategies as well as evaluating the results of multicultural education.
Pickert, Sarah M. Preparing for a Global Community: Achieving an International Perspective in Higher Education. Washington, DC: School of Education and Human Development, George Washington University, 1992.
This ASHE/ERIC report looks at curriculum, participants, and administration in considering how institutions can improve international education.
Schultz, Fred, ed. Multicultural Education 96/97., Third ed. Guilford, Conn.: Brown and Benchmark, 1996.
A collection of 46 articles including teacher education programs, cultural diversity theory and practice in multicultural education and acceptance of cultural diversity. Article 14 discusses bridging multicultural theory and practice. | 
