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Multiculturalism Still Matters in Education and Society

Responding to Changing Times

By: Festus E. Obiakor

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Multiculturalism Still Matters in Education and Society

Responding to Changing Times

By: Festus E. Obiakor

Today, we live in changing times and how we respond to these changes creates some uneasiness in our daily lives. Some of these changes reflect demographic shifts in power and paradigm in the United States, while others reflect the reckless assumption that our problems are insurmountable. Multiculturalism Still Matters in Education and Society: Responding to Changing Times urges us to collaborate, consult, and cooperate for our common good. It rightly emphasizes that multiculturalism will always matter in whatever we do in our complex world. In addition, it challenges us to continue to see differences as strengths that must be valued in dealing with our students, educational professionals, leaders, and communities. Finally, this book inspires us to expand our discourses, create avenues for “hearty” conversations, look for ways to make invisible voices visible, and help culturally and linguistically diverse (CLD) and vulnerable populations to maximize their fullest potential.

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1648025544

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Powerful Multicultural Essays For Innovative Educators And Leaders

Optimizing 'Hearty' Conversations

By: Festus E. Obiakor

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Powerful Multicultural Essays For Innovative Educators And Leaders

Optimizing 'Hearty' Conversations

By: Festus E. Obiakor

Powerful Multicultural Essays for innovative Educators and Leaders is written for this day, age, and time. We need to tear down our walls of hatred to optimize “hearty” conversations. In addition, we need to challenge ourselves and our institutions to do the right things. We must revisit our inner spiritual connectivity--- there are biblical allusions that could buttress our understanding about multiculturalism. For instance, human valuing is the engine behind the Parable of the Good Samaritan and the Parable of the Sower. Should our goal not be to sow good seeds that bloom to be beautiful flowers and even grow to be strong trees? Should our actions be divorced from supporting those who are different from us? Reading this book will help us to answer these questions. As often as possible, we must be action-oriented and practical as we arrive at our central hub and enhance our potential or existential collaboration, consultation, and cooperation at all levels of our human interactions. This is a book for students of life, which means all of us! We are all learners whether we are students, teachers, community leaders, university professors and leaders, researchers, scholars, politicians, to mention a few. We all need to read this book to optimize conversations, create open and healthy environments, and advance our nations and world. The days for hiding from discourses are over! We can no longer sweep our problems and actions under the rug! And, we cannot divorce ourselves from our own realities. Hopefully, this book will yield remarkable fruitful dividends with regard to human valuing.

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130

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1641130873

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It Even Happens in "Good" Schools

Responding to Cultural Diversity in Today's Classrooms

By: Festus E. Obiakor

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It Even Happens in "Good" Schools

Responding to Cultural Diversity in Today's Classrooms

By: Festus E. Obiakor

This book offers case studies, observations, and practical, culturally responsive solutions to the challenges presented by diversity in the classroom. By telling stories and asking questions, the book explains that progress is slow-moving and that quality, equity, and fair, appropriate treatment are often very hard to find, even in good schools. Arguing that all schools must respond to pleas for excellence and quality, the book explains that this will not happen without concern for diversity as well. The book is thematically divided to address educational phases. Although the phases may appear independent, they are mutually inclusive. The book's seven chapters are: (1) "Redefining Good Schools"; (2) "Classroom Identification and Referrals"; (3) "Classroom Assessments and Accountabilities"; (4) "Classroom Labels and Categories"; (5) "Classroom Placements and Inclusions"; (6) "Classroom Instructions and Interventions"; and (7) "The Dream School: The Good School." (Contains 112 references.) (SM)

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Corwin Press

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0761977961

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9780761977964

Culturally Responsive Literacy Instruction

By: Dorothy J. O'Shea,Festus E. Obiakor

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Culturally Responsive Literacy Instruction

By: Dorothy J. O'Shea,Festus E. Obiakor

Improve reading achievement for students from diverse backgrounds with research-supported practices and culturally responsive interventions in phonemic awareness, phonics/decoding, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension.

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Corwin Press

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1412957745

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9781412957748

Foreign-Born African Americans

Silences Voices in the Discourse on Race

By: Festus E. Obiakor,Patrick A. Grant

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Foreign-Born African Americans

Silences Voices in the Discourse on Race

By: Festus E. Obiakor,Patrick A. Grant

In this book, immigrant minorities from Africa and the Caribbean tell their unique stories. These new Americans recount their travels in the American maze, and thus, allow their voices to be heard. Who really cares for these voices? They do care and Americans should care! Foreign born African Americans frequently find themselves in precarious situations. They confront three intriguing questions: How Black are they? How much racism do they endure? And how do they survive in spite of the odds? In reality, they are Blacks who are Black enough to encounter problems that other Blacks in America experience. However, they also understand that they must succeed in a competitive complex society like America. On the one hand, they are grateful to be in America; but on the other hand, they wonder why they must cross so many rubicons to achieve their goals. This book is unique! Never before have voices of Africans (from Africa and the Caribbean) been heard in this manner!! These voices provide multidimensional cases for scholars, educators, program planners, community leaders, and politicians. education, intercultural education, and multicultural education. It could also be a supplementary text for courses in general education and African/American Studies. In fact, it should be on the reading list of every American interested in making our world a better place to live.

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Nova Publishers

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1590337557

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9781590337554

Valuing Other Voices

Discourses that Matter in Education, Social Justice, and Multiculturalism

By: Festus E. Obiakor

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Valuing Other Voices

Discourses that Matter in Education, Social Justice, and Multiculturalism

By: Festus E. Obiakor

How can we build an organization or institution that treats people equitably? How do we develop conscientious communities where people’s voices are heard and not silenced? How can we go from half-truths and alternative facts to real truths? How can we reduce or eliminate societal ills such as racism, ethnocentrism, xenophobia, religious dogmatism, sexism, homophobia, tribalism, colonial mentality, slave mentality, Messiah Complex, and terrorism? How can we get into the mind’s eyes of others and “treat them as we would like to be treated?” How do we create environments that stimulate fearless or “hearty” conversations between peoples? How do we learn from history or other people’s experiences to make functional goal-directed decisions? And, how can we inspire people to value their differences and similarities as they think and talk in our global village? These are questions that deserve answers in our respective communities, states, nations, and world. This book, Valuing Other Voices: Discourses That Matter in Education, Social Justice, and Multiculturalism opens doors of communication for all people willing to create a community, state, nation, or world of harmony.

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1641139277

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Reducing Hate Through Multicultural Education and Transformation

By: Festus E. Obiakor

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Reducing Hate Through Multicultural Education and Transformation

By: Festus E. Obiakor

Reducing Hate through Multicultural Education and Transformation is a book that reminds us that we live in a complex world; and at micro and macro levels, the demography is changing and people are worried about the current state of affairs, their future, and the future of their children. At local, national, and global levels, there appears to be unsteadiness, crises, and struggles in our economies, politics, and societies. Disruptions, disasters, and deaths are visible at all spectra of our lives; and our leaders seem unready, unwilling, underprepared, and unprepared to bring us together to solve our problems for the common good. Even when we make efforts to respond to human differences and multicultural valuing, they seem to be half-baked cakes that are unready for consumption; and there continues to be visible hateful actions that devastate our sacred existence. While these hateful actions have filtered into our families, schools, communities, nation, and world, we pretend to solve them by engaging in phony community relations, fraudulent multiculturalism, and unreasonable “wokeness” to masquerade our inefficiency, inflexibility, prejudice, and jaundiced views. Reducing Hate through Multicultural Education and Transformation provides cutting edge solutions for innovative educators and leaders. Yes, hate is a controversial construct that is rarely researched, studied, and discussed in education. The reason is that teachers and related professionals are supposedly very liberal people who cannot hate their culturally and linguistically diverse (CLD) students, parents, and colleagues. And, the lingering question is, can a teacher who is always liberal be also hateful? This question seems legitimate; and, to answer it, we must look deeper into traditional presumptions. The reality is that White educators and professionals who dominate the educational profession are human-beings who live in their respective White dominated communities. As a result, they teach or lead people who they do not know very well. If not, why should CLD individuals continue to experience hateful misidentifications, misassessments, miscategorizations, misplacements, and misinstructions in school programs? And, why should disproportionate placements of CLD learners with special education needs, gifts and talents, and emotional/behavioral problems continue to be burning issues in education? This book provides outside-the-box solutions!

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9798887301655

Transition Planning for Students with Disabilities

What Educators and Service Providers Can Do

By: Jeffrey P. Bakken,Festus E. Obiakor

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Transition Planning for Students with Disabilities

What Educators and Service Providers Can Do

By: Jeffrey P. Bakken,Festus E. Obiakor

The need for transition services for students with exceptionalities is apparent and critical for their success after high school. It is essential for school professionals, parents, and students to work collaboratively and consultively to determine each student's future goals and develop an effective plan to meet those goals successively. This book, therefore, focuses on all aspects of that transition planning from school to postschool levels. The text provides the reader with a foundation of transition services and a historical overview of models and practices and offers a critical look at transition with students from culturally and ethnically diverse backgrounds. In addition, it presents an in-depth look at assistive technology to assist students in fully participating in the planning for their future and also describes the process for planning and the importance of family collaboration. It offers an extensive discussion of career development and the importance of work experiences and also reviews key social skills and leisure options. Finally, the text looks at independent living options and reviews available successful postsecondary education programs. The format of the book is unique and the text is written in a style that all readers can comprehend and understand; the information can be easily applied to classroom and transition programs. This book will be an excellent resource for researchers, scholars, educators, and service providers and will serve as either a required or supplementary text for undergraduate and graduate transition courses in special education.

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Charles C Thomas Publisher

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0398077894

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9780398077891

100 Multicultural Proverbs

Inspirational Affirmations for Educators

By: Festus E. Obiakor

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100 Multicultural Proverbs

Inspirational Affirmations for Educators

By: Festus E. Obiakor

Presents proverbs that can stimulate new ways of thinking, communicating, teaching, and learning, and offers reflection about self-responsibility, collaboration, consultation, spirituality, and general life lessons.

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Corwin Press

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1452298440

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9781452298443

Improving Educational Outcomes of Vulnerable Children

By: Lloyd D. Beachum,Festus E. Obiakor

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Improving Educational Outcomes of Vulnerable Children

By: Lloyd D. Beachum,Festus E. Obiakor

Improving Educational Outcomes of Vulnerable Children seeks to examine the plight of vulnerable students in America's educational system. Scholars and practitioners will benefit from this in-depth and unique resource for working with diverse populations of students. The term "vulnerable" is the current construct used to address students who are at-risk of dropping out of school or of being mislabeled because of myriad social-economic, structural, educational, cultural, racial, linguistic, and societal burdens that impinge upon their learning and survival in school environments. These populations can include students in urban areas, students with "special" needs, and/or at-risk students who are disenfranchised, disadvantaged, and disillusioned. While the term "vulnerable" is used most often, authors also address students who are oppressed. In such cases, the authors explore power relations, contexts, and situations that place students in positions of powerlessness. A few of the topics discussed include students with special needs, the scholar identity of black males, parent perspectives, teacher preparation, and using technology in the classroom. A diverse group of contributors offer their expertise in this distinctive text. Authors include scholars and practitioners from fields such as educational leadership, special education, teacher education, educational technology, and educational psychology. Key Features Explores the diversity of students in today's classrooms: culturally, linguistically, and racially different students; students in urban areas; students with "special" needs; and/or at-risk students who are disenfranchised, disadvantaged, and disillusioned.Details multiple strategies for teacher preparation and mentoringDiscusses methods for effective parent-teacher collaboration

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Plural Publishing

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1635500524

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100 Multicultural Proverbs

Inspirational Affirmations for Educators

By: Festus E. Obiakor

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100 Multicultural Proverbs

Inspirational Affirmations for Educators

By: Festus E. Obiakor

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Book's by Festus E. Obiakor

Multiculturalism Still Matters in Education and Society

Multiculturalism Still Matters in Education and Society

Powerful Multicultural Essays For Innovative Educators And Leaders

Powerful Multicultural Essays For Innovative Educators And Leaders

It Even Happens in "Good" Schools

It Even Happens in "Good" Schools

Culturally Responsive Literacy Instruction

Culturally Responsive Literacy Instruction

Foreign-Born African Americans

Foreign-Born African Americans

Valuing Other Voices

Valuing Other Voices

Reducing Hate Through Multicultural Education and Transformation

Reducing Hate Through Multicultural Education and Transformation

Transition Planning for Students with Disabilities

Transition Planning for Students with Disabilities

100 Multicultural Proverbs

100 Multicultural Proverbs

Improving Educational Outcomes of Vulnerable Children

Improving Educational Outcomes of Vulnerable Children

100 Multicultural Proverbs

100 Multicultural Proverbs

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