Implications and Strategies in Collection Development for Multicultural Education at Tennessee State University.

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Main Author: Kenerson, Murle E.
Format: Recurso educativo Open Access
Language:en
Published: 1996
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contents Implications and Strategies in Collection Development for Multicultural Education at Tennessee State University. Kenerson, Murle E. Academic Libraries Benchmarking Black Studies Cultural Context Cultural Differences Culturally Relevant Education Diversity (Institutional) Higher Education Library Acquisition Library Collection Development Library Collections Literature Reviews Multicultural Education School Demography Student Characteristics This document profiles the role of Tennessee State University's Brown-Daniel Library in its collection development activities for a culturally diverse student body. It recommends that a series of goals and objectives be maintained in the selection criteria of library materials for students having diverse backgrounds. Topics include a brief historical background, school demographics, a description of the Brown-Daniel Library and its multicultural policies and programs, the African-American studies program at Tennessee State University, and a review of the literature on multicultural education. The library and its collection practices are analyzed using Nieto's Model (1992) for multicultural education, which consists of seven benchmark characteristics for multicultural education. Multicultural education should be: anti-racist; basic; widely relevant to all students; pervasive; instrumental in educating about social justice; process-oriented; and based on critical pedagogy. (Author/SWC) (Contains 19 references.)
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spellingShingle Implications and Strategies in Collection Development for Multicultural Education at Tennessee State University.
Kenerson, Murle E.
Academic Libraries
Benchmarking
Black Studies
Cultural Context
Cultural Differences
Culturally Relevant Education
Diversity (Institutional)
Higher Education
Library Acquisition
Library Collection Development
Library Collections
Literature Reviews
Multicultural Education
School Demography
Student Characteristics
Implications and Strategies in Collection Development for Multicultural Education at Tennessee State University. Kenerson, Murle E. Academic Libraries Benchmarking Black Studies Cultural Context Cultural Differences Culturally Relevant Education Diversity (Institutional) Higher Education Library Acquisition Library Collection Development Library Collections Literature Reviews Multicultural Education School Demography Student Characteristics This document profiles the role of Tennessee State University's Brown-Daniel Library in its collection development activities for a culturally diverse student body. It recommends that a series of goals and objectives be maintained in the selection criteria of library materials for students having diverse backgrounds. Topics include a brief historical background, school demographics, a description of the Brown-Daniel Library and its multicultural policies and programs, the African-American studies program at Tennessee State University, and a review of the literature on multicultural education. The library and its collection practices are analyzed using Nieto's Model (1992) for multicultural education, which consists of seven benchmark characteristics for multicultural education. Multicultural education should be: anti-racist; basic; widely relevant to all students; pervasive; instrumental in educating about social justice; process-oriented; and based on critical pedagogy. (Author/SWC) (Contains 19 references.)
title Implications and Strategies in Collection Development for Multicultural Education at Tennessee State University.
topic Academic Libraries
Benchmarking
Black Studies
Cultural Context
Cultural Differences
Culturally Relevant Education
Diversity (Institutional)
Higher Education
Library Acquisition
Library Collection Development
Library Collections
Literature Reviews
Multicultural Education
School Demography
Student Characteristics
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