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ERIC Number: EJ431866
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1991
Pages: N/A
Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0037-7724
Social Studies in the Commonwealth Caribbean.
Morissey, M. P.
Social Education, v55 n4 p232-35 Apr-May 1991
Describes the Commonwealth Caribbean: 17 English-speaking countries in the Caribbean, sharing history, culture, and developmental problems. Examines the social studies in individual Commonwealth Caribbean educational systems. Highlights needs for improved teacher education; textbook availability; and a six-level primary social studies course. Identifies seven ways social studies development can serve nation building. (CH)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Developing Nations, Educational History, Educational Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, International Cooperation, Role of Education, Self Determination, Social Studies, Student Educational Objectives, Teacher Education, Textbooks
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Caribbean; Commonwealth Caribbean