ERIC Number: EJ762516
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2004
Pages: 34
Abstractor: Author
Reference Count: 49
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ISSN: ISSN-0093-3104
Multicultural Citizenship Education: Case Studies from Social Studies Classrooms
Dilworth, Paulette Patterson
Theory and Research in Social Education, v32 n2 p153-186 Spr 2004
Although multicultural citizenship education has been theorized as a goal of social studies, there is a paucity of empirical research to illustrate what actually occurs in diverse schools and classrooms. In this study, I explore two teachers' efforts to integrate multicultural content into the implemented social studies curriculum. Although the various lived experiences of both teachers predisposed them to integrating multicultural content in their social studies classes, the findings of this study indicate that the multicultural content covered in the implemented curriculum is limited and emerged mostly from the textbook. The findings of this study have implications for social studies teachers and professional development programs, curriculum supervisors, and school administrators as they work to improve multicultural citizenship education. (Contains 2 tables and 3 notes.)
Descriptors: Social Studies, Citizenship, Citizenship Education, Cultural Pluralism, Educational Research, Multicultural Education, Professional Development, Educational Improvement, Case Studies, High Schools, Secondary School Teachers
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Secondary Education
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Language: English
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