Family Oral Histories for Multicultural Curriculum Perspectives

Describes a rationale and an approach for helping teachers use the life histories of parents and members of the community as scaffolds to teach social studies and history concepts. Examples from a case study are presented involving an extended Puerto Rican family and abstracts of teacher reflections...

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Published inUrban education (Beverly Hills, Calif.) Vol. 32; no. 1; p. 45
Main Author Olmedo, Irma M
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 01.03.1997
Subjects
Case Studies
Family History
Immigrants
Instructional Innovation
Limited English Speaking
Minority Group Children
Multicultural Education
Oral History
Public Schools
Puerto Ricans
Social Studies
Teaching Methods
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Summary:Describes a rationale and an approach for helping teachers use the life histories of parents and members of the community as scaffolds to teach social studies and history concepts. Examples from a case study are presented involving an extended Puerto Rican family and abstracts of teacher reflections on the process. (GR)
ISSN:0042-0859
DOI:10.1177/0042085997032001003