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Hackney, Sheldon – Humanities, 1997
History professor Lawrence W. Levine defends multicultural education and the concept of extending fields of study beyond the western canon. He notes that the very idea of western civilization is barely 50 years old. Includes a number of salient points concerning immigration, language, and culture. (MJP)
Descriptors: Conservatism, Core Curriculum, Curriculum Development, Educational History
