Michael Olneck
Biographic Data
| ID | 96531 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Michael Olneck |
| GIVEN NAMES | Michael |
| FAMILY NAME | Olneck |
| SIGNATURE | OLNECK M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Wisconsin–Madison |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 48 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1981 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Policy Dialogue
The recent surge of attacks on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) has prompted urgent questions about the past, present, and future of such initiatives. In this HEQ policy dialogue, Kevin Kumashiro and Michael Olneck take up those questions directly, tracing how contemporary assaults—beginning with criticisms of the 1619 Project, critical race theory, and gender studies—have broadened into a campaign aimed at reshaping curriculum, institution…
Can Multicultural Education Change What Counts as Cultural Capital
In this article I answer the question: Can multicultural education redefine or transform cultural capital? After briefly explaining the concept of cultural capital and justifying its application in an analysis of multiculturalism, I identify ways in which multicultural education may transform cultural capital. In the remainder of the article, I examine three principal dynamics that constrain the potential for multiculturalism to transform cultura…
Toward the Melting Pot
Who Gets Ahead? The Determinants of Economic Success in America
Who Gets Ahead? The Determinants of Economic Success in America
Can Multicultural Education Change What Counts as Cultural Capital
In this article I answer the question: Can multicultural education redefine or transform cultural capital? After briefly explaining the concept of cultural capital and justifying its application in an analysis of multiculturalism, I identify ways in which multicultural education may transform cultural capital. In the remainder of the article, I examine three principal dynamics that constrain the potential for multiculturalism to transform cultura…
Who Gets Ahead? The Determinants of Economic Success in America
Toward the Melting Pot
Can Multicultural Education Change What Counts as Cultural Capital
In this article I answer the question: Can multicultural education redefine or transform cultural capital? After briefly explaining the concept of cultural capital and justifying its application in an analysis of multiculturalism, I identify ways in which multicultural education may transform cultural capital. In the remainder of the article, I examine three principal dynamics that constrain the potential for multiculturalism to transform cultura…
Policy Dialogue
The recent surge of attacks on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) has prompted urgent questions about the past, present, and future of such initiatives. In this HEQ policy dialogue, Kevin Kumashiro and Michael Olneck take up those questions directly, tracing how contemporary assaults—beginning with criticisms of the 1619 Project, critical race theory, and gender studies—have broadened into a campaign aimed at reshaping curriculum, institution…
Multiculturalism (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Archaeology (1 work) · Capital (architecture (1 work) · Conversation (1 work) · Critical Race Theory in Education (1 work) · Cultural capital (1 work) · Diverse Music Education Insights (1 work) · Economic capital (1 work) · Economic growth (1 work)