There are many definitions of multicultural education. One of the most comprehensive definitions describes multicultural education as at least three things: an idea or concept, an educational reform movement, and a process. Multicultural education incorporates the idea that all students—regardless of their gender and social class, and their ethnic or cultural characteristics—should have an equal opportunity to learn in school. The school and classroom climates must be altered so all students can be successful in learning science. This article was originally published in March, 1993.
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Type Journal ArticlePub Date 1/1/2000Stock # tst00_067_01_48Volume 067Issue 01