NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 3 results Save | Export
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Abdou, Ehaab D. – Theory and Research in Social Education, 2017
Guided by critical discourse analysis, this study analyzes how ancient civilizations are constructed in high school history textbooks used in Quebec, Canada. The findings suggest that the narrative generally ignores 2-way intercultural exchanges. The narrative is also Eurocentric, silencing sub-Saharan Africa's contributions and nonmaterial…
Descriptors: World History, History Instruction, Textbooks, Content Analysis
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Orlowski, Paul – in education, 2017
This article describes a study that took place in Saskatchewan, Canada, during 2013-2014. Ten practicing high school social studies teachers who self-identified as Christian answered an unsolicited invitation to participate in a qualitative study about the ways in which they think about social justice. Almost evenly split between Catholic and…
Descriptors: Christianity, Social Studies, Social Justice, High School Teachers
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Van Brummelen, Harro; Koole, Robert – Journal of School Choice, 2012
This article assesses to what extent and how 18 Protestant and Catholic religiously based high schools in Alberta, British Columbia, and Washington state prepare students for cultural awareness and engagement. All schools claimed to educate students to make constructive and significant differences in culture and society. While this was evident in…
Descriptors: Social Justice, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences, Foreign Countries