Persisting and Common Stereotypes in U.S. Students' Knowledge of Africa: A Study of Preservice Social Studies Teachers

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 fr...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Social studies (Philadelphia, Pa : 1934) Pa : 1934), 1996, Vol.87 (3), p.119
1. Verfasser:	Osunde, Egerton O
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Africa 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
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Zusammenfassung:	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)
ISSN:	0037-7996