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Levstik, Linda S. – 1999
A study investigated early adolescent Maori, Pacific Islander, and European New Zealanders' understanding of significance in New Zealand (Aotearoa) history through open-ended interviews with 49 11-13-year-old students. Participants understood history to have a dual purpose. First, history linked them to various national, racial, and ethnic…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Cultural Background, Early Adolescents, Foreign Countries
Sunshine, Catherine A., Ed.; Menkart, Deborah, Ed. – 1991
This book was prepared to enable schools to incorporate material on the Caribbean into existing curricula. Four aims guided the editors in their selection and presentation of materials: (1) to show Caribbean history and contemporary realities through the eyes of ordinary people, both real and fictional; (2) to promote critical thinking rather than…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Critical Thinking, Ethnic Groups, Foreign Countries