Influential Figures in Multicultural Education

By: Kelsey, Alex, Justin, Christy, and Adam

Paulo Friere

(1921-1997)

Pedagogy of the Opressed

Major Theories 1. Theory of Value

2. Theory of Knowledge

3. Theory of Human Nature

4. Theory of Learning

Major Theories 5. Theory of

Transmission

6. Theory of Society

7. Theory of Opportunity

8. Theory of Consensus

Sylvia Ashton-Warner

(1908-1984)

Organic Learning

Sylvia Ashton-Warner

New Zealand novelist and teacher

Educator of Maori children

Organic Learning• Key Vocabulary

Sylvia Ashton-Warner “ I see the mind of a five-year old as

a volcano with two vents; destructiveness and creativeness. And I see that to the extent that we widen the creative channel, we atrophy the destructive one.”

Two Vents Philosophy

Organic Learning

James A. Banks(1941-)

Renowned leader in multicultural education

James A. Banks Bachelors in Elementary

Education and Social Science from Chicago’s Teacher College

Master’s and Ph.D from Michigan State University

Currently, professor at the University of Washington in Seattle

Continues to develop ideas and methods used for multicultural education

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Multicultural Literacy Multicultural education as an

idea, an educational reform movement, and a process (Banks)

James A. Banks has written almost 20 books in multicultural education and social studies education, and has written over 100 articles.

Banks has aimed to develop knowledge, attitudes, and skills in diverse students to become effective citizens in a multicultural nation and a diverse world.