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Dillard, Cynthia B. – International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education (QSE), 2017
This article casts a critical eye on the political moment in the US and the world, ushered in by the election and governance of a person who, in my opinion, enacts openly racist, sexist, authoritarian and narcissist views in both his decisions and being as the US President. The author argues that this is also a moment to stand in steadfastness…
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Reflection, Foreign Countries, Elections
Maxwell, Lesli A. – Education Week, 2013
Seventh and 8th grade English-learners in selected urban schools will soon dive into some of the most celebrated speeches in U.S. history. They'll dissect, for example, Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address, Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream," and Robert F. Kennedy's "On the Death of Martin Luther King." Though their…
Descriptors: Language Skills, Language Proficiency, Language Arts, Academic Standards
Hoerl, Kristen – Quarterly Journal of Speech, 2012
The mainstream press frequently characterized the election of President Barack Obama, the first African American US President, as the realization of Martin Luther King's dream, thus crafting a postracial narrative of national transcendence. I argue that this routine characterization of Obama's election functions as a site for the production of…
Descriptors: News Reporting, News Media, Presidents, Mass Media Effects
Firer, Ruth – Journal of Peace Education, 2013
"To Obey or Disobey" should be a life question for all free people, but for the Israelis, who are in intractable war with their neighbors while facing constant rifts among themselves, it is a concrete problem they have to face every day. Therefore, the research question posed by this article is: How is obedience of laws or military…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, War, Civics, World History
Bardeen, Tara – Instructor, 2008
There is more to Black History Month than honoring Martin Luther King Jr. Black History Month is a time to honor the significant contributions of African-Americans throughout history. This article presents 20 super-achievers new generation of African-Americans heroes students should meet: (1) Kimberly Oliver; (2) John Lewis; (3) Rita Dove; (4)…
Descriptors: African Americans, African American History, Administrators, United States History
Haga, Kazu – Rethinking Schools, 2012
In 2009, Chicago witnessed 458 murders--more than the number of U.S. soldiers killed in Iraq or Afghanistan. Many of those killings involved teenagers. Kingian Nonviolence is a training curriculum developed out of the teachings of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. by two of his close allies, Bernard Lafayette Jr. and David Jehnsen. Used in schools,…
Descriptors: Conflict, Peace, Professional Development, Student Leadership
Ball, Arnetha F.; Alim, H. Samy – Yearbook of the National Society for the Study of Education, 2006
For scholars of literacy and educational linguistics, the years 2004 and beyond have given them cause to not only revisit racial issues 50 years after "Brown v. Board of Education," but also to revisit 25 years of language and racial politics since "the Martin Luther King Black English case." This chapter discusses what needs…
Descriptors: Civil Rights, Black Dialects, Linguistics, Court Litigation
Alim, H. Samy – Educational Researcher, 2005
As scholars examine the successes and failures of more than 50 years of court-ordered desegregation since "Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas," and 25 years of language education of Black youth since "Martin Luther King Elementary School Children v. Ann Arbor School District Board," this article revisits the key…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, African American Children, Youth, Metalinguistics
Klebanow, Barbara; Fischer, Sara – 1986
The workbook is an English vocabulary development text focusing on words associated with traditions, customs, and background of holidays celebrated in the United States, and in some cases also in Canada and elsewhere. The special vocabulary is presented in seventeen readings, written in repetitive style so the student can learn the definitions of…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Cultural Context, English (Second Language), Holidays
Phillips, Jim – 1982
Designed for high school global education classes, this document examines ways in which the arms race affects the poor. Military expenditures and foreign economic aid of the developed nations are compared with survival needs of developing nations. Statistics support five premises: the arms race (1) diverts resources from productive activity and…
Descriptors: Developed Nations, Developing Nations, Expenditures, Global Approach
National Center for Human Rights Education, Atlanta, GA. – 2000
With the aim of honoring the spirit of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., by working to make his "human rights revolution" a reality, this report considers efforts to build a human rights society in the United States. The report celebrates the Center for Human Rights Education's (CHRE's) growth and accomplishments and documents the Center's…
Descriptors: Civil Liberties, Educational Attitudes, Program Descriptions
Pelo, Ann, Ed. – Rethinking Schools, Ltd, 2008
"Rethinking Early Childhood Education" is alive with the conviction that teaching young children involves values and vision. This anthology collects inspiring stories about social justice teaching with young children. Included here is outstanding writing from childcare teachers, early-grade public school teachers, scholars, and parents.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Social Justice, Holidays, Play
Wills, John S. – International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education, 2005
This article examines the interpretive practices and cultural texts that shape what teachers and students remember and forget during the annual observance of the King holiday in two second-grade classrooms. Drawing on data from an ethnographic case study of the curriculum in use and theory and research on collective memory, the author analyzes the…
Descriptors: Memory, Recall (Psychology), Civil Rights, African Americans