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Author Binder, Amy J., 1964-

Title Contentious curricula : Afrocentrism and creationism in American public schools / Amy J. Binder.

Publication Info. Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, [2004?]

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 University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location  375.001 B612C    Check Shelf
Description xi, 307 pages ; 23 cm.
Series Princeton studies in cultural sociology
Princeton studies in cultural sociology.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages [285]-295) and index.
Contents Introduction to Afrocentrism and Creationism, challenges to educational "injustice" -- The challengers -- History of the three Afrocentric cases: Atlanta, Washington, D.C., and New York State -- Cultural, political, and organizational factors influencing Afrocentric outcomes -- History of the four Creationist cases: Louisiana State; California State; Vista, California; and Kansas State -- Cultural, political, and organizational factors influencing Creationist outcomes -- Making more institutional the study of change.
Subject Curriculum change -- United States.
Social movements -- United States.
Afrocentrism -- Study and teaching -- United States.
Creationism -- Study and teaching -- United States.
ISBN 069111790X
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