The American Multicultural Education

Authors

  • Lucian Radu Transilvania University of Brasov, Romania

Keywords:

multicultural education, cultural tolerance, biculturalism, dominated cultures, ethnocentrism

Abstract

This paper illustrates the phenomenon of American multicultural education, and highlights its main forms: ethnocentric, bicultural-bilingual, and multicultural education, identifying its sources: the large waves of new immigrants and dominated groups: African-Americans, native Americans. Mexican-Americans and Puerto Ricans.

Author Biography

Lucian Radu, Transilvania University of Brasov, Romania

Dept. of Foreign Languages

Published

2007-01-15

Issue

Vol. 12(47) (2005)

Section

LITERATURE AND CULTURAL STUDIES