Multicultural Education And Victimization In School

DuRant, R. H., Krowchuk, D.P., & Sinal, S.H. (1998). Victimization, use of violence, and drug use at school among male adolescents who engage in same sexual behavior. The Journal of Pediatrics,133, 113-118.

The authors of this article make the connection of the more sexual partners a homosexual male has is associated to how often he is victimized in school. This victimization is typically through violence and is also connected to the frequency the student skipped school out of fear, usage of drugs in school, and engaging in fights along with the possession of weapons in and out of school. Male students are mentioned more because they are more likely than females to disclose their sexuality. The article examined a study that asked students in grades 8-12 to complete a survey to gather this information.

The authors not only argue how important and how much better students perform in schools that incorporate multicultural education, but they also discuss the historical uses for education that cause the current day lack of incorporation. The state that schooling in the late 19th century emphasized teaching students how to be loyal to the state as well as Americanizing the student body. Also, the authors state that the current obsession with economic profit and international competitiveness was sparker during the 19th and 20th century as a result of industrialization and the Cold War. Overall, I believe that the intended audience for this piece is future and current educators, because the novel addresses problems that all educators encounter. Overwhelmingly, this book demonstrates that the current issues with the education system hold root in the past, and it informs the reader that multicultural education is essential to teaching because it allows all students to participate and add to class