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Peer reviewedAnderson, Lee F.; Davis Jr., O. L. .; Longstreet, Wilma S.; Lunstrum, John Paul; Mehlinger, Howard D.; Nelson, Jack L.; Shaver, James P.; Stanley, William B. – Social Studies, 1999
Presents the book selections of eight respected social studies scholars asked to address the question: what books in the 20th century had, or should have had, the greatest impact on social education in North America? Includes the scholars' rationales for their choices. (CMK)
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Books, Educational Attitudes, Higher Education
Peer reviewedSpear, Lois – Social Studies, 1974
This article analyzes three incidents in pre-Civil War history; Crispus Attucks and the Boston Massacre, John Brown and the raid on Harpers Ferry, and Abraham Lincoln and the Emancipation Proclamation. The article examines how these incidents have been distorted into myths and stereotypes and offers more correct historical interpretations. (DE)
Descriptors: Black History, Civil War (United States), Ethnic Stereotypes, Higher Education
Peer reviewedEllington, Lucien – Social Studies, 1998
Questions the multiculturalists' vision that an ethnic group's self-esteem and subsequent academic achievement can improve through the study of its culture. Cites the paucity of studies supporting the effectiveness of interventions to improve inter-ethnic group attitudes. Maintains that some multiculturalists are more interested in superficial…
Descriptors: Alienation, Criticism, Cultural Interrelationships, Cultural Pluralism
