Beyond E. D. Hirsch and Cultural Literacy: Thinking Skills for Cultural Awareness.

Giddings, Louise R.

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Publication Date: 1988

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Beyond E. D. Hirsch and Cultural Literacy: Thinking Skills for Cultural Awareness.

Giddings, Louise R.

Community Review, v8 n2 p5-13 Spr 1988

Agrees that a degree of cultural literacy is a worthwhile goal, but warns that the content of cultural literacy must acknowledge the dynamic and pluralistic nature of American culture. Advocates instruction in critical thinking skills to enable individuals to reflect upon and respond to cultural knowledge. (DMM)

Descriptors: Cognitive Objectives, Critical Thinking, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Pluralism, Educational Objectives, Elementary Secondary Education, Postsecondary Education

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Language: English

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