Multicultural Education: The Opening of the American Mind.

Kissen, Rita M.

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ERIC Number: EJ403616

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1989

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Multicultural Education: The Opening of the American Mind.

Kissen, Rita M.

English Education, v21 n4 p211-18 Dec 1989

Describes a course for undergraduate elementary education majors on children's literature of emerging nations, aiming to make students (1) aware of their unquestioned cultural assumptions; (2) aware of the value of cultures different from, and opposed to, their own; and (3) think critically about culture, basing their values on understanding rather than prejudice. (SR)

Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Course Descriptions, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences, Developing Nations, Elementary Education, Higher Education, Multicultural Education, Student Attitudes, Teacher Education

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive; Guides - Non-Classroom

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Language: English

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