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ERIC Number: EJ660130
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2001
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ISSN: ISSN-0037-7996
The 4th R: Teaching about Religion in the Public Schools.
Dever, Martha T.; Whitaker, Martha L.; Byrnes, Deborah A.
Social Studies, v92 n5 p220-29 Sep-Oct 2001
Explores how to teach religion in the social studies classroom in public schools. Asserts that religion should be taught to educate children about beliefs that differ from their own and about the role of religion in U.S. society. Provides suggestions for teaching about religion to students in kindergarten through sixth grade. (CMK)
Descriptors: American Indians, Citizenship Education, Cooperative Learning, Current Events, Educational Strategies, Elementary Education, Folk Culture, Interdisciplinary Approach, Public Education, Religion, Religion Studies, Religious Differences, Social Studies
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Note: Social Studies is a refereed journal.