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Race, A Variable Construct in Introductory Textbooks for Select Social Sciences Curricula in Contemporary American Undergraduate Education. ASHE Annual Meeting Paper.
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Lafer, Mark – 1991
This paper discusses the inclusion of race, both as a construct and as an issue, in the introductory level of the college social science curriculum. First, a review of the literature concerning the general higher education curriculum indicates that a general education should prepare students for citizenship. Next, the paper presents evidence that…
Descriptors: College Curriculum, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Evaluation, Higher Education