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ERIC Number: EJ542125
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1997
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ISSN: ISSN-0042-0859
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Family Oral Histories for Multicultural Curriculum Perspectives.
Olmedo, Irma M.
Urban Education, v32 n1 p45-62 Mar 1997
Describes a rationale and an approach for helping teachers use the life histories of parents and members of the community as scaffolds to teach social studies and history concepts. Examples from a case study are presented involving an extended Puerto Rican family and abstracts of teacher reflections on the process. (GR)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Family History, Immigrants, Instructional Innovation, Limited English Speaking, Minority Group Children, Multicultural Education, Oral History, Public Schools, Puerto Ricans, Social Studies, Teaching Methods
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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