Howe, W. A., & Lisi, P. L. (2014). Becoming a multicultural educator: Developing awareness, gaining skills, and taking action. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE.

Dear Bill and Penelope:





Please accept my warm congratulations on the publication of BECOMING A MULTICULTURAL EDUCATOR, which I received from SAGE yesterday. The book is well conceptualized and executed. I think it will be well received by the field. Thank you for including my work and profile in Chapter 1. I am honored to be in your book

Again, warm congratulations!

All the best,
Jim Banks

James A. Banks
Kerry and Linda Killinger Endowed Chair in Diversity Studies and Director
Center for Multicultural Education
University of Washington
Box 353600, 110 Miller Hall
Seattle, WA 98195-3600
Phone: 206-543-3386 Fax 206-543-1237
Website: http://depts.washington.edu/centerme/home.htm
http://faculty.washington.edu/jbanks

Howe, W. A., & Lisi, P. L. (2014). Becoming a multicultural educator: Developing awareness, gaining skills, and taking action. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE.

This is a "must read" book for teacher educators and professional development personnel who are interested in a comprehensive text for multicultural theory and practice.  The classroom examples, case studies, lesson plans, and probing questions for reflection provide a rich background on the complex issues of culture and learning.





Jacqueline Jordan Irvine





Candler Professor Emeritus





Emory University

SAGE and Dr. William A. Howe, author of Becoming a Multicultural Educator, will be hosting a free Education Webinar on March 15th at 12:00 PM PST//3:00 PM EST on “Teaching Students What They Really Need to Know: Using Multicultural Education to Prepare Students to Be Competitive in a Global Workplace.”

For more information and to register, please click here. We hope you can join us!

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