Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ561942
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1997
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An Overview of Sub-Saharan Africa Today.
Brook, Diane L.
Social Education, v61 n7 p374-78 Nov-Dec 1997
Articulates many reasons to teach about Sub-Saharan Africa in social studies classes. Although the region will become increasingly important because of global interdependence, it suffers widespread misunderstanding concerning its history and culture. Discusses the region's need for economic development and the quest for political democracy. (MJP)
Descriptors: African Culture, African History, Area Studies, Developing Nations, Economic Development, Foreign Countries, Geographic Location, Global Approach, Global Education, Living Standards, Middle Schools, Non Western Civilization, Physical Environment, Regional Characteristics, Secondary Education, Social Studies
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Africa
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