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ERIC Number: EJ431898
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1990
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0889-0293
The Pacific Rim: New Geographic Opportunity.
Phillips, Douglas A.
International Journal of Social Education, v5 n2 p83-89 Fall 1990
Explores the vital development of the Pacific Rim. Advocates integrating the study of this region into social studies curricula. Criticizes the Eurocentric bias that results in ignoring the Pacific Rim's geography, history, literature, and languages. Reports on social studies programs, primarily in Alaska schools, where study of the Pacific Rim has been successfully incorporated. (CH)
Descriptors: Area Studies, Asian Studies, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Evaluation, Economic Factors, Elementary Secondary Education, Futures (of Society), Geographic Regions, Geography Instruction, Global Approach, Non Western Civilization, Social Studies, World Geography
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Administrators; Practitioners
Language: English
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Identifiers: Alaska; Eurocentrism; Pacific Ocean; Pacific Rim; Social Studies Curriculum