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ERIC Number: EJ549843
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1997
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Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0037-7724
The Debate over Immigration Has a Human Face: A Literary Approach.
Banks, Dennis
Social Education, v61 n4 p196-202 Apr-May 1997
Maintains that in the face of today's largely negative debate over immigration, reading fiction about immigrants can provide students with historical background, empathy, and an understanding of different perspectives. Notes that people's reasons for wanting to come to the United States remain fairly constant. Includes a five-item annotated bibliography. (MJP)
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Childrens Literature, Ethnic Discrimination, Immigrants, Immigration, Instructional Materials, Interdisciplinary Approach, Middle Schools, Population Trends, Public Opinion, Reading Material Selection, Reading Materials, Secondary Education, Social Bias, Social Integration, Social Studies, Teacher Responsibility, United States History
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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Identifiers: Glazer (Nathan)