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ERIC Number: EJ543682
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1996
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-1056-6325
Researching a Local Hero: Benefits Beyond the Classroom.
Lewis, Akida Kissane
Social Studies Review, v36 n1 p78-79 Fall 1996
Provides a brief overview of the life and work of Paul R. Williams, an orphaned African American who grew to become a renowned architect in Los Angeles. His life became the basis of a model lesson plan for third graders developed by a teacher attending a teachers' workshop. (MJP)
Descriptors: Architects, Architecture, Black Achievement, Black Education, Blacks, Cultural Background, Grade 3, Inservice Teacher Education, Literacy, Primary Education, Role Models, Social Studies, Teacher Workshops
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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