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ERIC Number: EJ471778
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1993
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Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0037-7996
Culture, Society, and the Interdisciplinary Teaching of World Studies: An Anthropological Perspective.
Waterbury, Ronald
Social Studies, v84 n2 p63-66 Mar-Apr 1993
Contends that teaching multicultural courses in social studies often occurs without a complete understanding of the key concept of culture. Asserts that anthropology can provide this understanding because it is interdisciplinary and comparative. Provides four examples of anthropological models to guide multicultural education. (CFR)
Descriptors: Anthropology, Art Expression, Behavior, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Interrelationships, Curriculum Development, Educational Objectives, Interdisciplinary Approach, Multicultural Education, Social Studies, Sociocultural Patterns, Teacher Education, Team Teaching
Publication Type: Information Analyses; Opinion Papers; Journal Articles
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Administrators; Practitioners
Language: English
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Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Global Education