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ERIC Number: EJ557571
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1997
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0037-7996
Using Our National Diversity as an Educational Resource.
Dozier, Therese Knecht
Social Studies, v88 n6 p252-55 Nov-Dec 1997
Provides personal perspectives, both from a teacher and her students, on issues of multiculturalism and diversity. Recounts a number of incidents that illustrate some of the trickier aspects of multicultural education ("How do you feel about arranged marriages?"). Concludes with a call for greater understanding and tolerance. (MJP)
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Cultural Exchange, Cultural Interrelationships, Cultural Pluralism, Educational Practices, Educational Principles, Educational Quality, Elementary Secondary Education, Ethnicity, Intercultural Communication, Multicultural Education, Social Studies, Stereotypes
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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