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ERIC Number: EJ450824
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1992
Pages: N/A
Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0037-7724
Choosing Materials for Teaching about the Columbian Quincentenary.
Wooster, Judith S.
Social Education, v56 n4 p244-47 Apr-May 1992
Discusses the Columbian Quincentenary statement of the National Council for the Social Studies. Recommends that key ideas and basic knowledge of the statement be used to evaluate instructional materials. Suggests questions developed from the ideas in the statement. Includes interconnectedness of world history and effect on Native Americans and Africans. Evaluates several materials. (DK)
Descriptors: American Indians, Blacks, Elementary Secondary Education, History Instruction, Instructional Material Evaluation, Instructional Materials, Selection, Slavery, Social Studies, World History
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive; Guides - Non-Classroom
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Columbus (Christopher); Columbus Quincentenary; National Council for the Social Studies