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Reshaping Canadian History Education in Support of Reconciliation
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Gibson, Lindsay; Case, Roland – Canadian Journal of Education, 2019
Scholars disagree about the implications of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's Calls to Action for history educators and curriculum developers. Some scholars contend that responding to these Calls to Action requires rejecting the discipline of history and historical thinking approaches currently being implemented in history and social…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, History Instruction, North Americans, Social Studies
Noch Einmal:American English - British English (Once More: American English -- British English).
Botts, M. – Praxis des Neusprachlichen Unterrichts, 1980
Replies critically to the article by D. K. Stevenson and R. J. Brunt, "Living English: Seeing the Forest in Spite of the Trees -- On Differences between American English and British English," in this journal, issue 1979/2. A reply by Stevenson and Brunt continues the controversy. (IFS/WGA)
Descriptors: Area Studies, Contrastive Linguistics, Dialects, North American English
Die Behandlung des Wilden Westerns auf der Mittelstufe (Treatment of the Wild West in the Intermediate Grades).
Omasreiter, Ria – Neusprachliche Mitteilungen, 1979
Presents a 2- to 3-hour teaching unit dealing with conflict between Whites and Indians, taking as an example the Black Hawk War. The reports of Chief Black Hawk and of historian Billington (sources for both are given) are taken as a basis for discussion. (IFS/WGA)
Descriptors: American Indians, Area Studies, English (Second Language), Grade 10
Comparative Canadian-American Studies.
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Ezell, Macel D. – Michigan Social Studies Journal, 1988
Outlines topics for comparative study of Canada and the United States. Includes geography, politics, settlement patterns, economics, education, religion, and sports. Suggests materials to aid teachers in formulating comparative approaches to Canadian and U.S. studies. (DB)
Descriptors: Area Studies, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
The Caribbean as Crucible of the Americas.
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Conway, Dennis – Social Education, 1991
Analyzes social and economic challenges facing the Caribbean region. Examines colonialism's legacy, factors contributing to emigration, and social stratification. Emphasizes difficulties in self-determination created historically by externally introduced ideas, continuing U.S. hegemony, and cultural, racial, and ethnic differences. Provides maps…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Colonialism, Cultural Pluralism, Demography
The Caribbean Basin: Cradle, Crossroads, and Crucible of the Americas.
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Schlene, Vickie J. – Social Education, 1991
This ERIC Clearinghouse on Social Studies/Social Science Education column is an annotated bibliography of 10 documents, available through the ERIC system, that deal with the Caribbean. Focuses on social science research done on parts of the Caribbean, the region's economic development, history instruction (Virgin Islands), and analysis of…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Area Studies, Demography, Economic Development
Caribbean Bibliography: Selected Resources for Teachers and Students.
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Social Education, 1991
Presents resource materials on the Caribbean for teachers and students. Lists works in the following areas: nonfiction for secondary students; background information and teacher guides; fiction by Caribbean writers; fiction anthologies; and poetry. Also identifies sources for books, films, and school district publications. (CH)
Descriptors: Anthologies, Area Studies, Childrens Literature, Developing Nations