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ERIC Number: EJ429287
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1991
Pages: N/A
Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1056-6325
Rebuilding the Framework: A Critical Review of the California State Social Studies Framework.
Girling, Rick
Social Studies Review, v30 n2 p35-40 Win 1991
Evaluates the California History Social Science Framework from the perspective of a world civilizations social studies teacher. Criticizes the coverage expected and the Framework's implicit racism. Develops an approach to teaching world history and includes questions to be examined, challenging racist interpretations, limited perspectives, and stereotypical views of non-Western civilizations. (NL)
Descriptors: Course Content, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Evaluation, Global Approach, High Schools, Multicultural Education, Non Western Civilization, Racial Bias, Secondary Education, Social Studies, State Curriculum Guides, State Standards, Stereotypes, World 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: California History Social Science Framework (1988); Curricular Debate; Eurocentrism