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"The Challenge of Defining a Single 'Multicultural Education'," by Paul Gorski, McGraw Hill Multicultural Supersite
http://www.mhhe.com/socscience/education/multi/define.html
The author outlines the ideals of multicultural education including, "Overall school cultures must be closely examined to determine how they might be cycling and supporting oppressive societal conditions."

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California School of Professional Psychology Handbook of Multicultural Education, Research, Intervention, and Training, Elizabeth Davis-Russell
ISBN: 0-7879-5763-1, 2002
http://www.josseybass.com/cda/product/0,,0787957631||2554,00.html
From the prestigious California School of Professional Psychology comes a definitive and indispensable resource. Drawing on the most current research and practice in the field, The Handbook of Multicultural Education, Research, Intervention, and Training is a comprehensive volume that addresses critical issues such as culturally responsive education, culturally infused clinical training, culturally competent faculty, qualitative research in multicultural studies, working with culture in psychotherapy, racial-identity attitudes, conceptualizing wellness in multicultural populations, and many other key topics in the on-going effort to create educational, social service, and mental health systems which truly reflect our society. Of special interest to educators is Ch. 3, The Vicissitudes of Cultural Competence: Dealing with Difficult Classroom Dialouge, by Gale Young and Elizabeth Davis-Russel. The article recommends step-by-step practices for educators dealing with difficult converations and students' emotions in the classroom.