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ERIC Number: EJ436668
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1991
Pages: N/A
Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0309-8265
Teaching about Race, Gender, Class and Geography through Fiction.
Brooker-Gross, Susan R.
Journal of Geography in Higher Education, v15 n1 p35-47 1991
Presents a case study using a novel to teach of racial, gender, and class bias. Urges use of fiction in teaching geography as a way of introducing students to the ambiance of time and place. Stresses ability of fiction to hold students' interest. Explains that small groups of students research the geography of the novels. (DK)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Geography Instruction, Higher Education, Human Geography, Interdisciplinary Approach, Locational Skills (Social Studies), Novels, Racial Bias, Racial Discrimination, Sex Bias, Sex Discrimination, Social Bias, Social Class, Student Research, Teaching Methods, Undergraduate Students
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Brown v Board of Education; Gender