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Singer, Alan – Social Education, 1990
Illustrates an innovative approach to teaching the 1932 Veterans' Bonus March on Washington DC. The teacher used instructional packets with 1930 nostalgia, the Pete Seeger album, "American Industrial Ballads," and film clips. An instructional guide is included. (GG)
Descriptors: History Instruction, Instructional Innovation, Secondary Education, Social Studies

Singer, Alan – Social Studies, 2005
In this article, the author discusses the contradictory goals of several groups and individuals that are waging war against social studies and the historians' attitudes in response to this war. He stresses that he is not claiming that these "strange bedfellows," as he comes to call them, that are attacking social studies are working in…
Descriptors: Social Studies, History Instruction, Politics of Education, Rhetorical Criticism

Singer, Alan – Social Education, 1992
Discusses efforts in New York City and New York State to revise and expand the social studies curriculum to reflect a multicultural outlook. Argues that the study of history must respect the integrity of the past and not teach myth as history. Includes ideas on promoting democratic values, teaching social history, and teaching imaginatively. (DK)
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Curriculum Development, Democratic Values, Elementary Secondary Education

Singer, Alan – Social Education, 1993
Reviews the debate concerning the impact of Afrocentric education and multicultural education on U.S. history instruction and course content. Responds to criticisms of Afrocentric education by historians Diane Ravitch and Arthur Schlesinger, Jr. Contends that multicultural education can help recognize divisions in U.S. society and show a…
Descriptors: African Culture, Afrocentrism, Black Culture, Black Studies