Nast, Heidi J.

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ERIC Number: EJ588709

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1999

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"Sex", "Race" and Multiculturalism: Critical Consumption and the Politics of Course Evaluations.

Nast, Heidi J.

Journal of Geography in Higher Education, v23 n1 p102-15 Mar 1999

Calls attention to the difficulties of broaching issues of "race" and "sex" in the classroom context of nationwide calls for multiculturalism. Discusses the current politics surrounding the importance of student course evaluations, and presents strategies for making evaluations more useful in the context of courses that include controversial material. (DSK)

Descriptors: Controversial Issues (Course Content), Course Evaluation, Educational Practices, Geography Instruction, Higher Education, Multicultural Education, Politics of Education, Race, Sex

Publication Type: Guides - General; Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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Note: For related articles see SO 531 315-319. Part of a symposium of articles on "Teaching Sexualities in Geography." See other articles in this journal issue.