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ERIC Number: EJ414134
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1990
Pages: N/A
Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0037-7996
Baseball, Popular Music, and Twentieth-Century American History.
Cooper, B. Lee; Walker, Donald E.
Social Studies, v81 n3 p120-24 May-Jun 1990
Argues that using popular recordings that feature baseball imagery is an innovative way to introduce students to the pluralistic nature of U.S. life. Outlines a variety of themes that use baseball history to develop concepts about social change, cultural values, and individual achievement. Lists audio recordings that have baseball themes. (DB)
Descriptors: Audiodisks, Audiovisual Aids, Baseball, Cultural Pluralism, Discographies, Elementary Secondary Education, Heritage Education, Learning Activities, Multicultural Education, Popular Culture, Social History, Social Studies, Songs, United States History
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Classroom - Teacher
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Popular Music; Twentieth Century