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Banks, Cherry A. McGee; Banks, James A. – Louisiana Social Studies Journal, 1989
Supports teaching multicultural literacy for effective citizenship in a world composed of diverse cultures, races, and groups. Discusses paradigms in multicultural education; the importance of culture in multicultural literacy; and other key concepts for teaching multicultural literacy. (NL)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Citizenship Education, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences
Peer reviewedBanks, James A. – Theory and Research in Social Education, 1995
Contends that 1960 and 1970 social studies projects reflected institutionalized mainstream academic knowledge in the social sciences. Calls for closing the gap between transformational knowledge and the teaching of social studies in public schools. (CFR)
Descriptors: Blacks, Cognitive Processes, Cultural Pluralism, Curriculum Development
Peer reviewedBanks, James A. – Social Studies, 1990
Examines the challenge of educating increasing numbers of minority and impoverished students to produce effective citizens and future workers. Offers a lesson on reconceptualizing European westward expansion to analyze the social construction of knowledge. Argues that schools can and must help students think critically, deal with social and…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Critical Theory, Critical Thinking, Cultural Pluralism
