De Melendez and Beck's TEACHING YOUNG CHILDREN IN MULTICULTURAL CLASSROOMS: ISSUES, CONCEPTS, AND STRATEGIES, 6th EDITION, covers the historical, theoretical, political, and sociological aspects of multicultural education as it relates to young children. Featuring practical guidelines, curriculum suggestions, case studies, and teaching practices, this comprehensive resource is appropriate for early childhood education students and for practicing professionals. It invites its readers to consider social justice issues challenging children and their families. Updated with new research, statistics, and demographic data, it also features a full-color design, numbered learning objectives correlated to section heads, expanded coverage of standards, more opportunities for consideration of equity and social justice issues, a variety of activities, updated topical children's literature lists, and an emphasis on the need and benefits of teaching multiculturalism from a global perspective.