2. Culture in Society and in Educational Practices (Frederick Erickson)

3. Race, Class, Gender, and Disability in the Classroom (Carl A. Grant and Christine E. Sleeter)

Part II: Social Class and Religion

4. Social Class and Educational Equality (Caroline Hodges Persell).

5. Christian Nation or Pluralistic Culture: Religion in American Life (Charles H. Lippy)

Part III: Gender

6. Gender Bias: From Colonial America to Today’s Classrooms (David Sadker and Karen Zittleman)

7. Classrooms for Diversity: Rethinking Curriculum and Pedagogy (Mary Kay Thompson Tetreault)

8. Transforming the Curriculum: Teaching about Women of Color (Johnnella E. Butler and Deirdre Raynor)

Part IV: Race, Ethnicity, and Language

9. Culturally Responsive Teaching:  Theory and Practice (Gloria Ladson-Billings)

10. Approaches to Multicultural Curriculum Reform (James A. Banks)

11. The Colorblind Perspective in School: Causes and Consequences (Janet Ward Schofield)

12. Language Diversity and Education (Tom T. Stritikus and Manka M. Varghese)

Part V: Exceptionality

13. Educational Equality for Students with Disabilities (William L. Heward, Sara Ernsbarger Bicard, and Rodney A. Cavanaugh)

14. School Inclusion and Multicultural Issues in Special Education (Luanna H. Meyer, Jill Bevan-Brown, Beth Harry, and Mara Sapon-Shevin)

15.Recruiting and Retaining Gifted Students from Diverse Ethnic, Cultural, and Language Groups (Donna Y. Ford)

Part VI: School Reform

16. School Reform and Student Learning: A Multicultural Perspective (Sonia Nieto)

17. Communities, Families, and Educators Working Together for School Improvement (Cherry A. McGee Banks)

Appendix:  Multicultural Resources

Glossary

Contributors