RUN QUOTE WITH TRANSFORMING AND CULTURE BOOKS "Hollins has made invaluable contributions toward organizing the undergirding theory and research for culturally responsive pedagogy as a significant knowledge base in teacher preparation programs that profess to prepare teachers for culturally diverse classrooms.Now, two new, must-purchase books bear Hollins' unique mark on teacher education for a culturally diverse society." -- Multicultural Education "This book is tremendous. Professor Hollins has put together an impressive set of readings in combination with insightful, provocative questions and engaging learning activities that are educationally sound, timely, and very much needed. On the whole, this book promises to engage readers in both critical reflection and ways to actually experience links between cultural diversity in our society, the social purposes of schooling, and curriculum transformation. Individually and collectively, the chapters provide an excellent grounding for rethinking the content of the school curriculum and curriculum-making for a culturally diverse society. The section on assessment is especially strong and relevant, given current proposals for national curriculum tests and standards." -- Joyce King University of New Orleans "Let me summarize the strengths.

the framework for organizing and understanding curriculum; the grounding of curriculum in theory and research studies, especially the broadening of curriculum to include more than the content; and the attempt to provide a broadened theoretical base for the process of curriculum change." -- Michele Foster Claremont Graduate School.