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Friedland, Ellen S.; Phelps, Stephen; del Prado Hill, Pixita – Middle School Journal (J3), 2006
"Amistad," the story of a group of Mende people illegally brought to the United States from West Africa in 1839, was taught to a group of 90 eighth grade students. To learn about the "Amistad," these eighth graders visited a replica of the ship, read a nonfiction account of the Amistad story, and viewed the Steven Spielberg…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Foreign Countries, Grade 8, United States History
Kenski, Henry C.; Kenski, Margaret C. – 1975
Political scientists who teach African politics courses at U.S. colleges and universities were surveyed in 1973 to (1) discover successful teaching techniques, approaches, and texts; (2) determine the popularity of courses in African politics; and (3) collect data on the status of African politics as a research area. A questionnaire was mailed to…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Course Content, Developing Nations, Educational Research