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ERIC Number: EJ456498
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1992
Pages: N/A
Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1191-162X
Postmodernism and the Social Studies Curriculum.
Mackwood, Gae
Canadian Social Studies, v26 n3 p100-01 Spr 1992
Discusses the meaning of postmodernism. Describes it as a distrust of universal truths, a shift toward social fragmentation, and a recognition of the world's plurality. Explains how members of different groups can view similar phenomena differently. Examines social studies teachers' role in educating students about the many different possible ways of knowing the world. (SG)
Descriptors: Conflict Resolution, Cultural Differences, Cultural Pluralism, Educational Philosophy, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Multicultural Education, Postmodernism, Social Studies
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Canada