Chapter 6: Teaching with a Critical Multicultural Citizenship Education Approach in a Grade 10 Civics Classroom: Possibilities and Challenges

Research investigating the practice of citizenship education in multicultural schools is scarce. Drawing on classroom observations and teacher and student interviews in four multicultural Grade 10 Civics classrooms in Ottawa, Canada, this case study discusses one teacher’s unique critical multicultural citizenship education pedagogy, an approach that embraces democratic politics and affirms diversity. Vignettes of class instruction illustrate the teaching strategies implemented and the struggles faced in employing this pedagogical approach.