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ERIC Number: EJ467812
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1992
Pages: N/A
Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1047-7942
Italian Students' Views of Christopher Columbus.
Aucoin, Linda; Cangemi, JoAnn
Southern Social Studies Journal, v18 n1 p3-14 Fall 1992
Describes a project where students in an Italian elementary school wrote letters about Columbus and his contributions. Finds that these students have not lost their view of Columbus as a great hero. Includes a list of organizations and resources for teaching about Italy and Columbus. (CFR)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Foreign Countries, History Instruction, Instructional Materials, Letters (Correspondence), Social Studies, Student Attitudes, Writing (Composition)
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Columbus (Christopher); Columbus Quincentenary; Don Vincenzo Avallone Elementary School (Italy); Italy; Pen Pals