|
|
Social Education
November/December 1997
Volume 61 No. 7
Perspectives on Sub-Saharan Africa
An Overview of Sub-Saharan Africa Today
Diane L. Brook
As the nations of Sub-Saharan Africa continue to emerge from the colonial shadow, real progress in democratization and economic development is undercut by a parallel trend toward global marginalization.
From Fiction to Field Notes: Observing Ibo Culture in Things Fall Apart
Joan Brodsky-Schur
Nothing brings the author's seventh grade class in anthropology more alive than the challenge of "doing field work" among the late 19th century Ibo described in Achebe's novel.
"Women at Work:" Incorporating Gender in a Geography Lesson
B‡rbara C. Cruz and Carolyn V. Prorok
This geography lesson for middle and high school students examines the nature of work-including its "invisible" components-in the context of a day in the life of two Kenyan women, one urban and one rural.
Liberia: America's Closest African Ally
Samuel Thompson and Barry Mowell
The historic ties between Liberia and the United States make a compelling-but not the only-reason for teaching about this small nation on the coast of West Africa.
South Africa After Apartheid: Recent Events and Future Prospects
Diane L. Brook
South Africa after apartheid has become the laboratory for one of the greatest experiments in democracy and social justice the world has yet seen; while the record to date is cause for optimism, there are urgent concerns as well.
Teaching Ideas
The Bill of Rights of South Africa, 1996
South Africa's Bill of Rights offers interesting comparisons and contrasts with the United States Bill of Rights on which it is partially modeled.
Educator Perspectives
Geography and Mathematics: Issues in Southern Africa
S. E. Mphaphuli and Kakoma Luneta
Two Southern African educators reflect on the position of their subjects in the school curriculum, while pointing to general problems confronting nations trying to improve their educational systems as rapidly as possible.
Educator Perspectives
The Failure of Language Policy in Tanzanian Schools
Deo Ngonyani
The tension over using English or Kiswahili as the basic language of instruction in Tanzanian schools masks deeper problems in the educational system, but can be successfully resolved.
Social Education Feature
Sub-Saharan Africa at a Glance
This feature offers useful and up-to-date information for teaching and learning about the nations of Sub-Saharan Africa.
Resources for Teaching about Sub-Saharan Africa
Samuel Hinton, Barry Mowell, and Diane L. Brook
The resources available for teaching about Africa south of the Sahara have greatly expanded in
recent years.
Teaching World War I from Multiple Perspectives
Stuart J. Foster and Richard Rosch
A survey of six U.S. secondary history textbooks reveals that the "world" of World War I remains narrowly circumscribed by the conventional U.S.-Eurocentric viewpoint.
Looking At The Law
Supreme Court Trends
L. Anita Richardson
This discussion of recent Supreme Court trends is the first article in a regular feature to appear in Social Education.
|
National Council for the Social Studies
