Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ476719
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1993
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Multiculturalism and Afrocentricity: How They Influence Teaching U.S. History. Point of View.
Singer, Alan
Social Education, v57 n6 p283-86 Oct 1993
Reviews the debate concerning the impact of Afrocentric education and multicultural education on U.S. history instruction and course content. Responds to criticisms of Afrocentric education by historians Diane Ravitch and Arthur Schlesinger, Jr. Contends that multicultural education can help recognize divisions in U.S. society and show a commitment to bridge them. (CFR)
Descriptors: African Culture, Afrocentrism, Black Culture, Black Studies, Blacks, Citizenship Education, Course Content, Cultural Differences, Cultural Pluralism, Curriculum Development, Democratic Values, Elementary Secondary Education, Ethnic Groups, Higher Education, History Instruction, Multicultural Education, United States History
Publication Type: Information Analyses; Opinion Papers; Journal Articles
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Audience: Teachers; Administrators; Practitioners
Language: English
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