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ERIC Number: EJ339484
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1986
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Africa.
Crofts, Marylee
Social Education, v50 n5 p345-50 Sep 1986
Reviews myths, misconceptions, and unintentional biases about Africa in United States K-12 social studies textbooks. Summarizes common topics and recommends additions. Provides the names, addresses and phone numbers of 10 university-based African Studies centers. Concludes that improvements to textbooks must continue. (JDH)
Descriptors: African Culture, African History, Area Studies, Citizenship Education, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Ethnocentrism, Nationalism, Social Studies, Textbooks, World Affairs
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Information Analyses
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Africa