Editors:
Evelyn Jacob, George Mason University and Cathie Jordan, Kamehameha
Schools
Students who come from backgrounds that are ethnically,
linguistically, or socioculturally distinct from the white majority form
an increasingly large portion of today's US public school
population. Educating these youngsters poses a special challenge to
society, especially given the evidence that students from minority
backgrounds frequently fare poorly in school. Minority Education
explores how educators and policy makers can effectively reach the great
variety of groups and cultures our school system serves. The volume
reviews the biological, psychological, and sociological views of minority
education, then places anthropological perspectives within this broader
context. It focuses on educational anthropology's two major
approaches, cultural difference and secondary cultural
discontinuity, examining their evolution and recent trends towards
modifying these concepts.
