Multicultural Education Policies in Canada and the United States

Reva Joshee is an associate professor of educational theory and policy at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto. Lauri Johnson is an associate professor of Educational Leadership and Policy at the University of Buffalo.Contributors include Carol Agocs; Adrienne Chan; Catherine Cornbleth, Rinaldo Walcott, Carlos Ovando, and Terezia Zoric; Tracey M. Derwing & Murray Munro; David Gillborn; Michelle Goldberg; Karen M. Gourd; Jan Hare; Augustine McCaffery; Carlos J. Ovando and Terrence G. Wiley; Yoon K. Pak; Christopher M. Span, Rashid V. Robinson, and Trinidad Molina Villega; John W. Tippeconnic III and Sabrina Redwing Saunders; Edward Taylor; Charles Ungerleider; and Sue Winton.

The book offers a bracing critique of much of what passes for multicultural policy in both countries, and the authors ground their critique very effectively in carefully delineated historical contexts. […] This book should prove invaluable in introducing graduate students to big-picture thinking about the complexities of multicultural polices, and will be valuable both to academics and school administrators as a useful antidote to technocratic policymaking which seeks to pursue multicultural policies in an ahistorical and decontextualised manner. - Michael O'Loughlin, Adelphi University (Journal of Educational Administration and History, Vol.41, No.1) This volume is an invaluable resource for educators, policy developers, scholars and activists in the fields of equality and diversity. (CAUT Bulletin, Vol.56, No.2) Through comparative multicultural education policy analyses, Joshee and Johnson offer in this insightful book, a reflexive and provocative opportunity for us to engage critically in the discussion. After reading this book, we have a better understanding of how multicultural education policies and racist practices in educational institutions and society in Canada and the US have historically become a strong and invisible barrier to minority groups in these countries. […] I recommend this book not only to Canadian and American educators, but to every person concerned about racism and social justice everywhere. In these times of neoliberal globalization, it is crucial to have the option of more informative, critical and inspiring books such as Joshee and Johnson's. - Ranilce Guimaraes-Iosif, University of Alberta (Journal of Contemporary Issues in Education, 3 (2))

• Foreword / Charles UngerleiderAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Cross-Border Dialogue and Multicultural Policy Webs / Lauri Johnson and Reva JosheePart 1: Historical Context1 Past Crossings: US Influences on the Development of Canadian Multicultural Education Policy / Reva Joshee and Susan Winton2 Diversity Policies in American Schools: A Legacy of Progressive School Leadership and Community Activism / Lauri Johnson3 We Are Already Multicultural: Why Policy and Leadership Matter / Yoon K. PakPart 2: First Nations and American Indian Education4 First Nations Education Policy in Canada: Building Capacity for Change and Control / Jan Hare5 Policy Issues in the Education of American Indians and Alaska Natives / John W. Tippeconnic III and Sabrina Redwing Saunders6 What We Know about Native Participation in Higher Education / Augustine McCafferyPart 3: Immigrant and Language Education7 Canadian Policies on Immigrant Language Education / Tracey M. Derwing and Murray J. Munro8  Language Education in the Conflicted United States / Carlos J. Ovando and Terrence G. Wiley9 A Critical Examination of Language Policies and Practices in Canada and the United States / Karen M. GourdPart 4: Race-Based Policies10 Race-Based Policies in Canada: Education and Social Context / Adrienne S. Chan11 Education, American Style: Race-Based School Policies and Practices in the United States / Christopher M. Span, Rashid V. Robinson, and Trinidad Molina Villegas12 Canadian and American Race-Based Education Policies / Njoki Nathani WanePart 5: Employment Equity and Affirmative Action13 Canada's Employment Equity Act: Perspectives on Policy and Implementation / Carol Agocs14 Critical Race Theory and Interest Convergence in the Backlash against Affirmative Action: Washington State and Initiative 200 / Edward Taylor15 Dialogue across Borders on Employment Equity/Affirmative Action / Michelle GoldbergPart 6: Extending the Dialogue16 Institutional Racism in Education Policy and Practice: A View from England / David Gillborn17 Multicultural Policies and Practices in North America: A Dialogue with the View from England / Catherine Cornbleth, Rinaldo Walcott, Carlos J. Ovando, and Terezia ZoricContributors; Index