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ERIC Number: EJ476725
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1993
Pages: N/A
Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0037-7724
Bringing Latin America to the Classroom.
Miller, Linda Hahn
Social Education, v57 n6 p329-32 Oct 1993
Asserts that stereotyped images often interfere with accurate and effective instruction about Latin America. Describes the "traveling suitcases program" developed by the Center for Latin American Studies at the University of Florida. Compares the strengths and deficiencies of the traveling suitcase concept of instructional materials. (CFR)
Descriptors: Anthropology, Class Activities, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Images, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Foreign Culture, Instructional Materials, Interdisciplinary Approach, International Education, Manipulative Materials, Social Studies
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Administrators; Practitioners
Language: English
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Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Latin America; University of Florida