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ERIC Number: EJ312866
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1985
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Mirror of a People: Folktales and Social Studies.
Nelli, Elizabeth
Social Education, v49 n2 p155-58 Feb 1985
Folktales as reflections of a culture provide many kinds of information for social studies that are unmatched in the elementary school. However, teachers must be alert to the potential of folktales to present unintended or erroneous information. (RM)
Descriptors: Books, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Awareness, Data, Data Collection, Data Interpretation, Elementary Education, Folk Culture, Illustrations, Information Sources, Language, Social Studies, Values
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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