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Changing Global Perspectives in Textbooks.

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Cortes, Carlos; Fleming, Dan B. – Social Education, 1986

Reviews difficulties publishers have in adequately representing world regions. Recommends that teachers: (1) use textbooks analytically, (2) provide alternative perspectives, (3) use supplementary materials, (4) incorporate analysis of mass media, (5) take advantage of local resources, and (6) continuously examine and modify their social studies…

Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Ethnocentrism

Global Thematic Units Are Passports to Learning.

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Cangemi, Jo Ann; Aucoin, Linda – Social Education, 1996

Profiles a third-/fourth-grade thematic unit developed to introduce students to contemporary global society and its economic and environmental interdependence. The unit simulates a trip to foreign countries and integrates mathematics, music, art, and language. Various assignments are included in the student's portfolio. (MJP)

Descriptors: Art Activities, Cultural Awareness, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries