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ERIC Number: EJ534953
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1996
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ISSN: ISSN-0037-7996
Persisting and Common Stereotypes in U.S. Students' Knowledge of Africa: A Study of Preservice Social Studies Teachers.
Osunde, Egerton O.; And Others
Social Studies, v87 n3 p119-24 May-Jun 1996
Reveals a preponderance of stereotypical beliefs about the African continent among preservice social studies teachers. Many social studies teachers possess little, and often inaccurate information concerning Africa. Includes guidelines for correcting these misconceptions and teaching about Africa from a global perspective. (MJP)
Descriptors: African Culture, African Studies, Area Studies, Consciousness Raising, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Background, Cultural Pluralism, Educational Improvement, Ethnocentrism, Foreign Countries, Geographic Regions, Global Approach, Higher Education, Multicultural Education, Preservice Teacher Education, Stereotypes, Student Teacher Attitudes, Student Teachers
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Africa