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"He Wants to Get Rid of All the Muslims": Mexican American and Muslim Students' Use of History Regarding Candidate Trump
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Yoder, Paul J. – Theory and Research in Social Education, 2020
This study employs a multiple case study approach to examine the use of history of Mexican American and Muslim middle school students vis-à-vis Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign. The findings suggest the participants used historical examples of discrimination to contextualize candidate Trump's rhetoric and to bolster their identities as…
Descriptors: Mexican Americans, Hispanic American Students, Muslims, Minority Group Students
Using Mathematics to Elect the U.S. President
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Stevens, Alexis; Stevens, John – Mathematics Teacher, 2016
How is the president of the United States elected? Why is this the method used? Is this the best and most efficient way of electing the president of the United States? Questions such as these are well suited for a mathematics discussion that promotes numeracy, because, "notwithstanding the immense value of numeracy for education and vocation,…
Descriptors: Elections, Political Campaigns, Presidents, Numeracy
The International Society for the Social Studies Annual Conference Proceedings (Orlando, Florida, February 25-26, 2016) Volume 2016, Issue 1
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Russell, William Benedict, III, Ed. – International Society for the Social Studies, 2016
The "International Society for the Social Studies (ISSS) Annual Conference Proceedings" is a peer-reviewed professional publication published once a year following the annual conference. The following papers are included in the 2016 proceedings: (1) The Emergence of Social Studies in Trinidad and Tobago (Leela Ramsook); (2) Opinions of…
Descriptors: Social Studies, Foreign Countries, Parent Attitudes, Secondary Education