James A. Banks is the Kerry and Linda Killinger Professor of Diversity Studies and Founding Director of the Center for Multicultural Education at the University of Washington, Seattle. He is a past president of the American Educational Research Association (AERA) and the National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS). His books include the Handbook of Research on Multicultural Education; Diversity and Citizenship Education: Global Perspectives; and Race, Culture, and Education: The Selected Works of James A. Banks (Routledge).

"Even for a writer and academic of such caliber as James Banks, this book is a tour de force…The splendid editing has produced assured writing as well as authoritative views and analysis throughout, and this means that however complex the ideas, it is remarkably easy to read…The writers’ ideology and their depth of analysis means that the book looks forward as well as capturing so much of what has brought us to where we are now."--Race Equality Teaching"Collectively the chapters present an invaluable foundation to monitor multicultural policy situations and practices globally...K-12 practitioners as well as scholars of multicultural education can benefit by dipping into various chapters of interest located in the International Companion."--Teachers College Record"This, the third volume in an impressive series by Routledge, will long be a definitive resource on international multicultural education...It is a must buy for all colleges around the world and an agreeable desk volume and thoughtful stimulus for educators and scholars."--Multicultural Review"This book is essential reading for educators, policy makers, researchers, and scholars interested in the promotion of a multicultural education that is truly participatory...Its scope is especially critical for a time when the migration of so many people globally makes it ever more necessary not only to understand one’s local context, but also the context from which newcomers to the community come."--Education Review"The Routledge International Companion of Multicultural Education is a monumental undertaking. James A. Banks, a pioneering scholar in the study and advocacy of multi-cultural education, has brought together forty-seven prominent scholars from around the world to produce a magisterial collection of essays on the history, theory, and practice of multicultural education.… [This book] is destined to be an indispensable reference for anyone interested in the field of multicultural education."--Comparative Education Review

• Part 1: Multicultural education: theoretical perspectives and issues1. Multicultural Education: Dimensions and Paradigms, James A. Banks2. Critical multiculturalism and education, Stephen May3. Worldwide population movements, diversity, and education, Stephen Castles4. Globalization, immigration, and schooling, Marcelo Suarez-Orozco and Carola Suarez-OrozcoPart 2: Multicultural education and diversity across nations5. Multicultural dducation in the United States: Historical realities, ongoing challenges, and transformative possibilities, Sonia Nieto6. Multicultural education policy in Canada: Competing ideologies, interconnected discourses, Reva Joshee7. Multicultural education in Australia: Two generations of evolution, Christine Inglis8. Multicultural education in the United Kingdom, Sally Tomlinson9. From intercultural education to the inclusion of diversity: Theories and policies in Europe, Cristina Allemann-Ghionda10. Multicultural education in South Africa, Crain Soudien11. Multicultural education in Japan, Yasumasa HirasawaPart 3: Race, intergroup relations, and schooling12. Critical perspectives on race and schooling, David Gillborn and Deborah Youdell13. The nature and origins of children’s racial attitudes, Rebecca S. Bigler and Julie Milligan Hughes14. Modifying children’s racial attitudes, Frances E. Aboud15. Education programs for improving relations between Jews and Palestinians in Israel, Zvi Bekerman16. Multicultural education for young children, Patricia G. RamseyPart 4: Culture, teaching, and learning17. Cultural influences on learning, Carol D. Lee18. Socialization, literacy, and empowerment, Thor Ola EngenPart 5: The education of indigenous groups19. Connecting the circle in American Indian education, Donna Deyhle and Karen Gayton Comeau20. Indigenous education in Peru, Maria Elena Garcia21. The struggle to educate the Maori in New Zealand, Wally PenetitoPart 6: Citizenship, immigration, and education 22. Diversity, group identity, and citizenship education in a global age, James A. Banks23. Education, integration, and citizenship in France, Eva Lemaire24. Citizenship education in France and England: Contrasting approaches to national identity and diversity, Audrey Osler and Hugh Starkey 25. Democracy, antiracism, and citizenship education: European policy and political complacency, Hugh Starkey and Audrey Osler 26. Diversity and citizenship education in Bulgaria, Hristo KyuchukovPart 7: Language, culture, identity, and education27. Language, culture, and identity across nations, Suzanne Romaine28. Language policies and language education in Francophone Africa: A critique and a call to action, Hassana Alidou 29. Language education policy in multi-ethnic Malaysia, Saran Kaur GillPart 8: Religion, culture, identity, and education30. Cultural diversity, Muslims, and education in France and England: Two contrasting models in Western Europe, Nasar Meer, Valérie Sala Pala, Tariq Modood, and Patrick Simon31. Religion, culture, language, and education in India, Reva Joshee and Karen Sihra 32. Islamic religious education and Muslim religiosity in Singapore, Mukhlis Abu Bakar33. Religion, ethnicity, and identity in Indonesian education, Joel C. Kuipers and Ella YulaelawatiPart 9: The education of ethnic and cultural minority groups in Europe34. Migrant minority groups in Germany: Success and failure in education, Sigrid Luchtenberg35. The education of ethnic, racial, and cultural minority groups in Spain, Teresa Aguado Odina36. Educational policies for ethnic and cultural groups in Russia, Isak D. Froumin and Andrei ZakharovPart 10: The education of ethnic and cultural minority groups in Asia and Latin America37. The education of ethnic minority groups in China, Gerard A. Postiglione 38. Social inequality as a barrier to multicultural education in Latin America, Martin Carnoy39. Achieving quality education for Indigenous peoples and Blacks in Brazil, Petronilha Beatriz Gonçalves e Silva and Sonia Stella Araújo-Olivera 40. The education of ethnic minority groups in Mexico, Sonia Stella Araújo-Olivera and Petronilha Beatriz Gonçalves e Silva