Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ545310
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1997
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ISSN: ISSN-0037-7996
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Keys to Exploring Latino Cultures: Folktales for Children.
Perez-Stable, Maria
Social Studies, v88 n1 p29-34 Jan-Feb 1997
Argues that the inclusion of ethnic folktales into a social studies unit can reinforce stereotypical assumptions unless it is balanced with accurate and insightful social and cultural instruction. Summarizes and discusses a number of Latino folktales and how they could be used as springboards for appropriate instruction. (MJP)
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Cultural Education, Cultural Pluralism, Elementary Education, Ethnic Stereotypes, Ethnography, Fairy Tales, Folk Culture, Hispanic American Culture, Interdisciplinary Approach, Latin American Culture, Legends, Multicultural Education, Mythology, Oral Tradition, Social Studies, Teaching Methods
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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