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Edwards, Kirsten T. – Curriculum Inquiry, 2020
While university-based study abroad programs have become a core component of multicultural education, I argue that in many ways the dominant model of study abroad is rooted in a white masculinist episteme predicated on anthropological consumption of the "Other" without, and largely opposed to, meaningful examinations of the self. The…
Descriptors: Intervention, Study Abroad, Multicultural Education, Self Concept
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McWhorter, John H. – Black Scholar, 1997
"Ebonics II" is the position that there is no significant gap between black and standard English but that teaching standard English as a foreign language would alleviate the stigma attached to black English. Acknowledging black English and promoting Afrocentric curricula while teaching standard English would overcome the resistance many children…
Descriptors: Afrocentrism, Black Culture, Black Dialects, Cultural Differences
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Ahmed, Ali Jimale; Markovitz, Irving Leonard – Social Studies, 1993
Contends that teaching world studies requires breaking down cultural barriers. Describes a world studies course in which African literature is used to provide a pluralistic view of encounters between African and European civilizations. Includes descriptions and interpretations of the books used in the course. (CFR)
Descriptors: African Literature, Afrocentrism, Content Area Reading, Course Content