NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 2 results Save | Export
Jeremy Jimenez – ProQuest LLC, 2017
In my three-article dissertation, "Concerning the Other: Empathic Discourse in Worldwide, National, and Student-Authored Textbook Historical Narratives," I explore how textbook authors empathize with marginalized groups. My data includes approximately 1,000 textbooks published from 1910 to 2010 from over 100 countries around the world,…
Descriptors: Empathy, History Instruction, Disadvantaged, Diversity
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Flynn, Jill Ewing – English Journal, 2011
Being up front with students about Standard English as "the language of power" allows them to learn valuable lessons about Standard and non-Standard English dialects. In this article, the author describes an eighth-grade language unit that helps students understand the value of dialects and standardized English. The author concludes that the…
Descriptors: Standard Spoken Usage, Dialects, English, Power Structure