Challenging racism through schools: teacher attitudes to cultural diversity and multicultural education in Sydney, Australia

Race Ethnicity and Education

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 618-638

  Forrest, James ^a   Lean, Garth ^b   Dunn, Kevin ^b  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

anti racism; Australia; cultural diversity; multicultural education; public schools; Sydney; teacher attitudes

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION; IMMIGRANT; MULTICULTURALISM; RACISM; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; STRATEGIC APPROACH;

AUSTRALIA; NEW SOUTH WALES; SYDNEY [NEW SOUTH WALES];

EID: 84958110259     PISSN: 13613324     EISSN: 1470109X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13613324.2015.1095170     Document Type: Article

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