Making Americans : schooling, diversity, and inclusion in the twenty-first century
Abstract/Contents
- Abstract
- My research explores how schools teach what it means to be American in the context of immigration-driven diversity and rising intergroup conflict. Through a comparative ethnographic study of two middle schools in dramatically different political and demographic contexts, I show how students are socialized into two different Americas: one that represents pluralism, equity, and progressive politics, and another that represents colorblindness, conservatism, and a white status quo. Additionally, I highlight the limitations of multicultural education and liberal inclusion to lead to equality and incorporation for all students due to the contradictions in how these models are currently practiced in schools. I therefore offer a new paradigm for teaching nationhood called critical nationalism. Critical nationalism captures the dynamic and socially-constructed nature of the nation while supporting students in developing a language of critique and hope for national transformation.
Description
| Type of resource | text |
|---|---|
| Form | electronic resource; remote; computer; online resource |
| Extent | 1 online resource. |
| Place | California |
| Place | [Stanford, California] |
| Publisher | [Stanford University] |
| Copyright date | 2018; ©2018 |
| Publication date | 2018; 2018 |
| Issuance | monographic |
| Language | English |
Creators/Contributors
| Author | Lash, Cristina L |
|---|---|
| Degree supervisor | Jiménez, Tomás R. (Tomás Roberto), 1975- |
| Degree supervisor | Valdés, Guadalupe |
| Thesis advisor | Jiménez, Tomás R. (Tomás Roberto), 1975- |
| Thesis advisor | Valdés, Guadalupe |
| Thesis advisor | Carter, Prudence L |
| Degree committee member | Carter, Prudence L |
| Associated with | Stanford University, Graduate School of Education. |
Subjects
| Genre | Theses |
|---|---|
| Genre | Text |
Bibliographic information
| Statement of responsibility | Cristina L. Lash. |
|---|---|
| Note | Submitted to the Graduate School of Education. |
| Thesis | Thesis Ph.D. Stanford University 2018. |
| Location | electronic resource |
Access conditions
- Copyright
- © 2018 by Cristina Leah Lash
- License
- This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial 3.0 Unported license (CC BY-NC).
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