This guide highlights key resources for exploring diversity, ethnicity, and multiculturalism in education. Resources include books, journals, and databases.
Note on Language: Terminology in this field continues to evolve, and words such as diversity, multicultural, ethnicity, BIPOC, and culturally sustaining may be used differently across contexts. This guide reflects a range of terms as they appear in scholarship, while encouraging awareness of community-preferred language and current usage.
This guide is designed to help you start and strengthen your research. Each section connects you with different types of resources:
Books, Encyclopedias & Handbooks – Find in-depth overviews, definitions, and comprehensive background information to ground your understanding of core concepts.
Selected Websites – Explore organizations, and other open access resources.
Selected Journals – Access scholarly publications where researchers share current studies, theories, and debates in the field.
Selected Databases – Search across large collections of articles, reports, and multimedia that cover diversity and related disciplines.
Foundational & Seminal Texts – Discover landmark works that have shaped diversity studies and continue to influence research and practice today.
You don’t need to use every section—start with the one most relevant to your project and branch out as your research develops. Remember, this guide is a starting point, and your librarian can help you go further.
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