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Publication Date: 1991
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The Disuniting of America: What We All Stand to Lose If Multicultural Education Takes the Wrong Approach....
Schlesinger, Arthur M., Jr.
American Educator: The Professional Journal of the American Federation of Teachers, v15 n3 p14,21-33 Win 1991
The cult of ethnicity in general and the Afrocentric campaign in particular do not bode well for U.S. education or for the future of the country. The debate over ethnocentric curricula is traced. Commentaries by R. Walters and D. D'Souza elaborate on issues of multicultural education. (SLD)
Descriptors: Afrocentrism, Blacks, Cultural Awareness, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Ethnic Groups, Ethnicity, Ethnocentrism, Futures (of Society), Hispanic Americans, Historiography, History Instruction, History Textbooks, Minority Groups, Multicultural Education, Social Integration, Social Problems
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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