Contents
Series Foreword?James A. Banks? vii
Acknowledgments?xiii
1.?What Is All This Fuss About Ethnic Studies??1
A Story of Schooling and the Legacies of Colonialism?1
Ethnic Studies as a Decolonizing, Unfinished Project?4
Epistemic Privilege: Propelling the Movement Forward?5
Ethnic Studies in Our Schools?6
Hallmarks of Ethnic Studies?7
Overview of This Book?17
Joining the Struggle for Ethnic Studies?17
2.?Mainstream Curriculum as (Multicultural) White Studies?23
Whose Viewpoint Structures Curriculum? A Contested Domain?24
What Do Current Curriculum Analyses Find??27
Assumptions Embedded Within (Multicultural) White Studies?36
Students? Perspectives?38
Conclusion?43
3.?What the Research Says About Ethnic Studies?44
Academic and Personal Impact on Students of Color?45
Ethnic Studies for Diverse Groups That Include White Students?62
Conclusion?67
4.?Ethnic Studies Curriculum as Counter-Narrative?69
Ethnic Studies as a Conceptual Approach?69
Ethnic Studies in Early Childhood?72
Black Studies in High School?76
Native American Studies?79
Ethnic Studies with Diverse Students?84
Youth Participatory Action Research and Ethnic Studies?90
Conclusion?93
5.?Ethnic Studies Teachers? Reflections on Their Praxis?95
Ethnic Studies Teachers?96
Identity as Central to Teaching?97
Foundational Values?99
Key Challenges?107
Conclusion?112
6.?Research and the Movement for Ethnic Studies?113
Uses of Research in the Growing Movement for Ethnic Studies?114
Ethnic Studies Advocates?115
The Role of Research in Ethnic Studies Advocacy?116
Challenges?123
Sustainable Research and Advocacy?128
Looking Toward the Future?130
References?134
Index?149
About the Authors?162
