Creating Solidarity Across Diverse Communities: International Perspectives in Education

by Christine Sleeter (Editor), Encarnacion Soriano (Revision)

In this unique and timely volume, experts from around the globe come together to examine what solidarity in multicultural societies means and how it might be built. With a variety of analytical perspectives and findings, the authors present original research conducted in the United States, New Zealand, Spain, France, Chile, Mexico, and India. Educators will recognize similarities between the issues raised by the authors with those they face in their own places of work, helping them to better understand conflicts about diversity and take steps toward building solidarity in their own schools and communities. Demonstrating the commonality of purpose across the globe to connect schools and teachers with the communities they serve, this book offers avenues for bringing diverse understandings together to bridge antagonism and fear. “Provides profound insights into strategies for building consensus, efficacy, and reducing prejudice and conflict.”
― Merry M. Merryfield , The Ohio State University

240 pages, Paperback

First published May 1, 2012

About the author

Christine E. Sleeter is a researcher, teacher, and writer who is best known for her work in critical multicultural education, and her insights into white people grappling with race. Author of about 20 academic books, she is also author of two novels. She holds the title of Professor Emerita in the College of Professional Studies at California State University Monterey Bay, where she was a founding faculty member. She is a sought-after speaker both in the U.S. and internationally. She has been honored with awards that include the American Educational Research Association Social Justice in Education Award, the Chapman University Paulo Freire Education Project Social Justice Award, the National Association for Multicultural Education Research Award, and membership in the National Academy of Education