American Presidents and Their Attitudes, Beliefs, and Actions Surrounding Education and Multiculturalism: A Series of Research Studies in Educational Policy: Seventh and Final Installment: Analysis of Power and Leadership in the Presidency

Baptiste, H. Prentice, Orvosh-Kamenski, Heidi, Kamenski, Christopher J., Multicultural Education

Introduction

In this series of research papers and projects we have used multicultural education theory to analyze presidential administrations with a special emphasis on their policies dealing with social justice. Our research findings reveal the lesser known aspects of presidential administrations, aspects which have resulted in widespread oppression, discrimination, and marginalization of minority groups throughout the history of this country. In this sense we are unmasking the presidential agendas, revealing the nature of the presidency as it has perpetuated a class of privileged elites, always at the expense of minority groups. By analyzing the presidency in this way, we have …

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Publication information: Article title: American Presidents and Their Attitudes, Beliefs, and Actions Surrounding Education and Multiculturalism: A Series of Research Studies in Educational Policy: Seventh and Final Installment: Analysis of Power and Leadership in the Presidency. Contributors: Baptiste, H. Prentice - Author, Orvosh-Kamenski, Heidi - Author, Kamenski, Christopher J. - Author. Magazine title: Multicultural Education. Volume: 12. Issue: 4 Publication date: Summer 2005. Page number: 25+. © 2005 Caddo Gap Press. Provided by ProQuest LLC. All Rights Reserved.

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