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ERIC Number: EJ482379
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1994
Pages: N/A
Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0037-7724
A Global Economy Perspective on U.S. History.
Wentworth, Donald R.
Social Education, v58 n1 p23-26 Jan 1994
Argues that teachers often ignore the role of the world economy in U.S. history, leading students to conclude that global economic issues were not important to U.S. development. Describes an imaginary conversation between Benjamin Franklin and a social studies teacher in which Franklin discusses the significance of international trade and economics in U.S. history. (CFR)
Descriptors: Economic Change, Economic Factors, Economics Education, Educational Strategies, Elementary Secondary Education, Global Approach, History Instruction, Immigrants, International Trade, Social Studies, Teaching Methods, United States History
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Economic Concepts; Franklin (Benjamin); Interdependence