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Eun, Ji-Yong – Pedagogy, Culture and Society, 2023
Today's media generally depicts negative or biased images of multicultural or ethnic groups based on certain symbols and semantics. Given these characteristics, it is important to provide an educational experience in which adolescents critically reflect on how the media presents distorted images of ethnic groups, especially migrants. Thus, the…
Descriptors: Criticism, Mass Media, Multicultural Education, Social Studies
Eric B. Claravall, Editor; Jessica Ferreras-Stone, Editor – IAP - Information Age Publishing, Inc., 2025
Throughout history, silences have been an inherent process of historical production -- privileged narratives masquerade as definitive history, and those deemed less worthy are mute (Trouillot, 1995). Because of this, our understanding of many events in the past is incomplete; and the way we frame our contemporary societies based on these events…
Descriptors: Social Sciences, Historical Interpretation, Heritage Education, Humanities Instruction
Kim, EunJung – International Journal of Multicultural Education, 2022
This study examines perspectives and practices regarding multiculturalism among 20 secondary social studies teachers in South Korea. Utilizing semi-structured interviews and critical discourse analysis, the study seeks to capture how teachers' understandings of multiculturalism (Damunhwa in Korean) and its practice are influenced by curriculum…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Secondary School Teachers, Social Studies, Cultural Pluralism
Cristina M. Viera – ProQuest LLC, 2021
Ongoing educational reforms and the accountability movement in public education can pose significant challenges for teachers as they strive to meet a critical, social-justice vision for the social studies. Teachers' continued professional growth and learning are viewed as the main factors towards achieving this goal; however, quite often the…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Public School Teachers, Social Studies, Professional Development
Patrick, Margaretta L. – Curriculum Inquiry, 2015
The inclusion of religion in public education remains contentious in many countries, including Canada. As multiple religions fill the public sphere, some religious education is necessary if Canadians are to understand each other. Social studies is seen as an appropriate subject to include such education given its foci on diversity and citizenship.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Religious Education, Secondary Education, Social Studies
Keefer, Natalie; Lopez, Julia; Young, Jyhane; Haj-Broussard, Michelle – Social Studies and the Young Learner, 2020
At the intersection of social studies and world language curricula are opportunities to explore students' prior learning with vocabulary-rich content designed to support language acquisition goals. "Funds of knowledge" is defined as socio-cultural, economic, and historical knowledge from home and community settings. The instructional…
Descriptors: Social Studies, Spanish Speaking, Prior Learning, Teaching Methods
Short, Kathy, Ed.; Day, Deanna, Ed.; Schroeder, Jean, Ed. – Stenhouse Publishers, 2016
In today's globally connected world, it is essential for students to have an understanding of multiple cultures and perspectives. In this edited collection, Kathy Short, Deanna Day, and Jean Schroeder bring together fourteen educators who use global children's literature to help students explore their own cultural identities. The book lays out why…
Descriptors: Multicultural Education, Cultural Awareness, Childrens Literature, Global Approach
Cho, Hyunhee – ProQuest LLC, 2016
This qualitative case study examined South Korean elementary teachers' beliefs about the goals of multicultural education in relation to practices and contexts within social studies instruction. The first research question examined the distinguishing features of South Korean elementary teachers' beliefs about the goals of multicultural education.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Beliefs
Heilig, Julian Vasquez; Brown, Keffrelyn D.; Brown, Anthony L. – Harvard Educational Review, 2012
In this article, Julian Vasquez Heilig, Keffrelyn Brown, and Anthony Brown offer findings from a close textual analysis of how the Texas social studies standards address race, racism, and communities of color. Using the lens of critical race theory, the authors uncover the sometimes subtle ways that the standards can appear to adequately address…
Descriptors: State Standards, Critical Theory, Social Theories, Racial Factors
Burkholder, Zoe – Oxford University Press, 2011
Between the turn of the twentieth century and the "Brown v. Board of Education" decision in 1954, the way that American schools taught about "race" changed dramatically. This transformation was engineered by the nation's most prominent anthropologists, including Franz Boas, Ruth Benedict, and Margaret Mead, during World War II.…
Descriptors: Multicultural Education, Cultural Pluralism, Racial Bias, Social Attitudes

Sobol, Thomas – Teachers College Record, 1993
Discusses the need to revise New York State's social studies curriculum to reflect the nation's diversity in a fair way, presenting a less biased, more realistic view of history. The curriculum should cultivate multiple perspectives, teach about common traditions, include examples of many peoples, and tell the whole story. (SM)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Curriculum Development, Historical Interpretation, Minority Groups
Berenson, Edward – Phi Delta Kappan, 1992
For nearly 2 years, opponents of California's curriculum reform movement have been protesting a series of K-8 social studies textbooks officially adopted by the state board of education and widely endorsed by teachers, administrators, school boards, and community groups. This article explains that the Houghton Mifflin series is neither racist nor…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Multicultural Education, Racial Bias

Schlene, Vickie J. – Journal of Geography, 1992
Lists some of the citations in the ERIC database dealing with teaching global studies in elementary school. Includes works on approaches to integration of ethnic content into the curriculum, procedures for evaluating multicultural books, and teaching suggestions. Suggests that young students do not narrowly define culture. (DK)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Elementary Education, Global Approach, Instructional Materials

Magid, Armand – Social Studies Review, 1980
Describes the San Francisco Unified School District's Educational Redesign Plan with respect to social studies and global education. The new curriculum is global in outlook, multicultural in focus, and emphasizes basic competencies. (KC)
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Curriculum Development, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education

Grambs, Jean Dresden – Theory into Practice, 1981
Since young children are aware of individual differences at an early age, social studies education should provide an understanding of the differences inherent in various ethnic and cultural groups. Strategies can be developed for both younger students and adolescents which would teach about ethnicity, immigration, and acculturation. (JN)
Descriptors: Cultural Pluralism, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Ethnic Studies