(1990). Varieties of Censorship. Journal of Educational Thought/Revue de la Pensee Educative, v24 n3a p5-16 Dec. Reviews the background and consequences of the most violent and effective textbook confrontations in U.S. history, summarizing the objectives of religious fundamentals to a K-12 language arts curriculum. Decries the individual and societal operation of agnosis (not wanting to know). Condemns the publishing industry for self-censorship based on profit motives. (DMM)…
(1989). Language Choice in a Minority School. Western European Education, v20 n4 p35-46 Win 1988-89. Addresses the issue of language use by German bilingual pupils in a German minority school in South Jutland (Denmark). Fieldwork indicates that pupils experience difficulty with respect to competence in acquisition of standard Danish. Suggests application of model based upon English "Language Awareness" program as potential solution for the problem. (KO)…
(1995). Notable Children's Trade Books in the Field of Social Studies, January-December 1994. Social Education, v59 n4 p211-26 Apr-May. Presents an annotated bibliography of 154 trade books selected by a joint committee of the National Council for the Social Studies and the Children's Book Council and recommended for use in social studies education. Presents the criteria for selection and categorizes the books into primary, intermediate, and advanced levels. (CFR)…
(1992). A Review of Methodologies for Cross-Cultural Education. Social Studies, v83 n1 p30-35 Jan-Feb. Discusses recent pedagogical recommendations for cross-cultural lessons that are available in professional journals. Concludes that a large variety of learning activities recommending methodological approaches to cross-cultural education are available to teachers. Suggests that more intensive research in promising learning activities for an objective understanding of unfamiliar cultures is needed. (DK)…
(1992). Africentrism and Curriculum: Concepts, Issues, and Prospects. Journal of Negro Education, v61 n3 p301-16 Sum. Discusses background issues and defines relevant terminology related to Africentrism. Curriculum issues surrounding innovative approaches to infusing African and African-American content into the public school system are discussed. The diverse multicultural society in the United States must represent the histories and contributions of minority groups adequately. (SLD)…
(1994). A Multicultural Literacy Intervention for Minority Language Students. Language and Education, v8 n3 p123-46. Explores the development of a multicultural literacy project designed to develop literacy both in English and the students' individual native languages. The intervention fostered collaborative relationships among researchers, teachers, parents, and students. (37 references) (Author/CK)…
(1990). Instructional Resources: Afro-American Art. Art Education, v43 n6 p25-28,37-40 Nov. Presents four examples of Afro-American art by Augusta Savage, Lenwood Morris, William H. Johnson, and Romare Bearden. Describes their lives and artistic objectives. Suggests study questions and art activities. (KM)…
(1990). Science as Another Culture/Science as a Part of Culture. American Behavioral Scientist, v34 n2 p210-22 Nov-Dec. Refutes the notion that science is a culture unto itself and inaccessible to members of minority cultures. Considers ways to offer science to multicultural populations. Recommends multidisciplinary college teaching approaches for nonscience majors that recognize individual differences. Describes a science foundations course that uses this approach. (NL)…
(1993). A Dialogue on Multiculturalism and Democratic Culture. Educational Researcher, v22 n3 p27-33 Apr. Dialog between the authors addresses multiculturalism from a critical perspective and reminds educational researchers that research is always about political representation. It is argued that researchers may have inadvertently created the populations they study because of the controlling cultural mode of their own research. (SLD)…
(1992). The Power of Empathy: A Feminist, Multicultural Approach to Historical Pedagogy. History Teacher, v26 n1 p23-31 Nov. Supports research that says females develop a sense of empathy and justice that males do not. Argues that, as a result, women are better to understand and appreciate the multicultural composition of the United States. Suggests using oral histories and role playing to \interview\ women on historical periods and topics. (CFR)…
(1994). Globalization of United States History: Six Strategies. Social Education, v58 n3 p142-44 Mar. Asserts that U. S. history instruction is too often characterized by a narrow focus on national events and leaders viewed through a monocultural lens. Proposes an approach that replaces this narrow view of the past with one that regards the contemporary United States as the result of both internal struggle and global interaction. (CFR)…
(1998). Celebrating Cultural Diversity: We Are the Children of the World. Social Studies Review, v37 n2 p72-75 Spr-Sum. Describes a series of activities presented at the 1996 Annual Cultural Diversity Celebration. The activities are designed to provide teachers with ideas that focus on family values, traditions, and homes. These lessons teach children that values such as love, caring, justice, and respect for human dignity are universal. (MJP)…
(1999). Cooperative Learning in Israel's Jewish and Arab Schools: A Community Approach. Theory into Practice, v38 n2 p105-12 Spr. Describes the creation of the cooperation, investigation, literacy, and community (CILC) model within a holistic educational project in Acre, a Jewish-Arab mixed city in northern Israel, focusing on the implementation of cooperative learning at the schools and the work of the dropout investigative task force which was created to build community in the city and prevent dropout. (SM)…
(1996). Teaching about Human Rights and American Indians. Social Studies and the Young Learner, v8 n4 p6-10 Mar-Apr. Presents a flexible lesson plan integrating teaching about human rights into the existing curriculum about American Indians. Asserts that American Indians have the right to maintain their cultural ways and connects that subject to the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Includes three lists of resources and references. (MJP)…
(1996). Selecting Books on Africa. Social Studies and the Young Learner, v8 n4 p12-13,20 Mar-Apr. Gently rebukes many acclaimed children's books on Africa for perpetuating an exotic and folkloric picture of that continent. Asserts that the daily reality of most Africans is centered around cities, occupations, transportation, and other aspects of modern life. Includes a list of 19 picture books that focus on these aspects. (MJP)…