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Cultural Pluralism: The Whole Is Greater Than The Sum of Its Parts

Cultural Pluralism: The Whole Is Greater Than The Sum of Its Parts Guest Editorial Cultural Pluralism: The Whole Is Greater Than The of Its Sum Parts No societal &dquo;atom&dquo; its iden- America’s culture is loses educational structure is can- pure mutative, unalterably plu- does not the issue the for what it even and self-destructive. ralistic ; tity, recognition is, nibalistic, history beg it -it affirms the fact. Since historians contributes to the existence of The multicultural must though philosophy and educators have either omitted or the molecular sub- the entire American educa- all-encompassing permeate stance. tional To distorted the facts American this end, we-the regarding enterprise. American cultural multicultural educa- our diversity, people-must reclassify tion has become a need in re- entire societal and institutional major objec- Assessment and Consequences educational rethink our educational values, tives, structuring today’s philoso- In and educational Assessment in of these con- today’s society, morality, concepts. any phy. light The was an his- which does not will lead to de- enterprise cepts melting pot concept incorporate conceptualizing, torians’ a of at cultural as an and restructured invention, way looking diversity undergirding veloping, designing men wished to it. is neither educational institutions. as some see Curricula, society principle socially congruent nor functional. in the But the cast the American morally Separateness learning experiences, competencies melting pot American whether of cultural in a emu- education, whole instruc- espoused teaching professionals, image preconceived or is and tional re- mold. resulted was dis- divisive vicious. Its must to lation imposed, What strategies-all adjust the are weak and in- flect and cultural tortion. products, victims, encompass diversity. the internal nature of such an At level of this teacher complete ; every process, educators will and must their play part. as a Molecule Society If we if do not foster individ- fail, we of and cultural can be to a mole- uality persons groups Society compared Within the molecular then the and character- whole, cule, having properties end of our is disinte- but com- istics to its substance, potential society unique of their of atoms with gration. posed properties A. Hunter which can -William own. is a molecule Society President exist- as as its atoms are o f only long AACTE to maintain its exis- working together Each atomic unit its tence. A Note on the preserves Multicultural Section but the own unique characteristics, The AACTE Commission on Multi- survive molecular substance cannot cultural Education was established to without its contributing parts. create a more help open So the American cultural char- society through too, education. It is an improved acter molecular has an expression (the substance) of the Association’s in- created its diverse longstanding identity by culturally volvement in the of improving quality atomic elements. The American people increased social aware- society through are in their combination than as greater ness of both teachers and educators. the mere sum of their individual parts. Several members of the Commission-.. constitute a whole in their They unique Richard H. Carl Hilda Davis, J. Dolce, interrela- combinations, interactions, and Charles F. Hidalgo, Leyba-have and cohesiveness. an tions, They possess contributed articles to this issue. uncopiable unprecedented, originality which cannot exist if are they -The Editors separated. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of Teacher Education: The Journal of Policy, Practice, and Research in Teacher Education SAGE

Cultural Pluralism: The Whole Is Greater Than The Sum of Its Parts

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Guest Editorial Cultural Pluralism: The Whole Is Greater Than The of Its Sum Parts No societal &dquo;atom&dquo; its iden- America’s culture is loses educational structure is can- pure mutative, unalterably plu- does not the issue the for what it even and self-destructive. ralistic ; tity, recognition is, nibalistic, history beg it -it affirms the fact. Since historians contributes to the existence of The multicultural must though philosophy and educators have either omitted or the molecular sub- the entire American educa- all-encompassing permeate stance. tional To distorted the facts American this end, we-the regarding enterprise. American cultural multicultural educa- our diversity, people-must reclassify tion has become a need in re- entire societal and institutional major objec- Assessment and Consequences educational rethink our educational values, tives, structuring today’s philoso- In and educational Assessment in of these con- today’s society, morality, concepts. any phy. light The was an his- which does not will lead to de- enterprise cepts melting pot concept incorporate conceptualizing, torians’ a of at cultural as an and restructured invention, way looking diversity undergirding veloping, designing men wished to it. is neither educational institutions. as some see Curricula, society principle socially congruent nor functional. in the But the cast the American morally Separateness learning experiences, competencies melting pot American whether of cultural in a emu- education, whole instruc- espoused teaching professionals, image preconceived or is and tional re- mold. resulted was dis- divisive vicious. Its must to lation imposed, What strategies-all adjust the are weak and in- flect and cultural tortion. products, victims, encompass diversity. the internal nature of such an At level of this teacher complete ; every process, educators will and must their play part. as a Molecule Society If we if do not foster individ- fail, we of and cultural can be to a mole- uality persons groups Society compared Within the molecular then the and character- whole, cule, having properties end of our is disinte- but com- istics to its substance, potential society unique of their of atoms with gration. posed properties A. Hunter which can -William own. is a molecule Society President exist- as as its atoms are o f only long AACTE to maintain its exis- working together Each atomic unit its tence. A Note on the preserves Multicultural Section but the own unique characteristics, The AACTE Commission on Multi- survive molecular substance cannot cultural Education was established to without its contributing parts. create a more help open So the American cultural char- society through too, education. It is an improved acter molecular has an expression (the substance) of the Association’s in- created its diverse longstanding identity by culturally volvement in the of improving quality atomic elements. The American people increased social aware- society through are in their combination than as greater ness of both teachers and educators. the mere sum of their individual parts. Several members of the Commission-.. constitute a whole in their They unique Richard H. Carl Hilda Davis, J. Dolce, interrela- combinations, interactions, and Charles F. Hidalgo, Leyba-have and cohesiveness. an tions, They possess contributed articles to this issue. uncopiable unprecedented, originality which cannot exist if are they -The Editors separated.

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Journal of Teacher Education: The Journal of Policy, Practice, and Research in Teacher Education – SAGE

Published: Dec 1, 1973

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