Learning to Cross Divides

This volume demonstrates how multilingual schooling can enhance democracy through a connection with the policies and practices of critical education.

Matthew Knoester is an associate professor and Chair of the Educational Studies department at Ripon College. Assaf Meshulam is a senior lecturer and head of the Department of Learning, Policy, and Management in the School of Education, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev.

Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: Education for Democracy Chapter 3: A History of Segregation and Inequalities in Milwaukee Chapter 4: La Escuela Azul Chapter 5: Ongoing Challenges for a Bilingual, Multicultural, Antiracist School Chapter 6: Israel/Palestine: Segregation, Marginalization, and Control of Arab/Palestinians in Israel Chapter 7: Palestinian-Jewish Education Chapter 8: Critical Consciousness-Raising in a Palestinian-Jewish School Chapter 9: Continuing Struggles, Shared Efforts, and Contradictions Chapter 10: Conclusion Appendix