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Publication Date: 2006-Nov
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Culturally Responsive Pedagogy in Citizenship Education: Using African Proverbs as Tools for Teaching in Urban Schools
Grant, Rachel A.; Asimeng-Boahene, Lewis
Multicultural Perspectives, v8 n4 p17-24 Nov 2006
Preparing today's children to be tomorrow's global citizens will require social educators who have knowledge of the histories, experiences, and cultural practices of the children they teach. This article offers culturally responsive pedagogy and the African proverb as frames for teaching African American students to become engaged local and global citizens. (Contains 1 table.)
Descriptors: African American Students, Urban Schools, Citizenship Education, Culturally Relevant Education, Proverbs, Cultural Awareness, Teaching Methods, African Culture
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