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Burkholder, Zoe – Oxford University Press, 2011
Between the turn of the twentieth century and the "Brown v. Board of Education" decision in 1954, the way that American schools taught about "race" changed dramatically. This transformation was engineered by the nation's most prominent anthropologists, including Franz Boas, Ruth Benedict, and Margaret Mead, during World War II.…
Descriptors: Multicultural Education, Cultural Pluralism, Racial Bias, Social Attitudes
Carlson, Dennis, Ed.; Roseboro, Donyell L., Ed. – Peter Lang New York, 2011
The book aims to change the conversation about sexuality education for adolescents, making it consistent with a democratic cultural politics that is attuned to changes in youth and popular culture. Traditional sex education is nearly obsolete; sexuality curriculum is now primarily learned through popular culture and youth culture, which teach…
Descriptors: Hidden Curriculum, Sex Education, Popular Culture, Citizenship Education
Ponterotto, Joseph G.; Utsey, Shawn O.; Pedersen, Paul B. – SAGE Publications (CA), 2006
This second edition has been completely revised and expanded to provide the most up-to-date and extensive coverage of prejudice and racism available. The new edition of this bestselling text presents a comprehensive overview of these topics and also includes practical tools for combating prejudice development in children, adolescents, and adults.…
Descriptors: Role Models, Multicultural Education, Social Bias, Racial Bias
Stubbs, Michael – 1980
Intended to provide a basis for a sociolinguistic theory of reading by placing reading within a discussion of the formal and functional characteristics of language use in social settings, this book explores the state of the art of reading and literacy, the relations between spoken and written language, and explanations of reading failure. Chapters…
Descriptors: Child Language, Cultural Influences, English, Language Research
Philps, R., Ed.; Shannon, A. G., Ed. – 1983
This book contains papers presented at a conference on educational promise, performance, and expectations. Papers included in this volume are: (1) "Education in Australia: We Get What We Deserve" (S. Ball); (2) "The Size and Scale: What is Expected" (J. G. Owen); (3) "The Search for Educational Quality and Equality: A U.…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Educational Assessment, Educational Attitudes, Educational Change