Black Fifth Graders Make Dioramas of Traditional African Cultures to Explore Racial Identity, Cultural Universals, and Spatial Thinking

Autor/inn/en	Gray, Phyllis; Rule, Audrey C.; Gordon, Mindy
Titel	Black Fifth Graders Make Dioramas of Traditional African Cultures to Explore Racial Identity, Cultural Universals, and Spatial Thinking
Quelle	In: Urban Education, 54 (2019) 2, S.274-308 (35 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0042-0859
DOI	10.1177/0042085915613552
Schlagwörter	African Culture; African American Students; Grade 5; Racial Identification; Self Concept; Spatial Ability; Art Education; Art Products; Elementary School Students; Pretests Posttests; Student Attitudes; Social Studies; Cultural Education; Essays; Food; Animals; Urban Schools; Culturally Relevant Education; Teaching Methods; Thinking Skills; Program Descriptions; Interdisciplinary Approach + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Africa; Culture; Afrika; Kultur; African Americans; Student; Students; Afroamerikaner; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; School year 05; 5. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 05; Selbstkonzept; Räumliches Vorstellungsvermögen; Arts; Education; Art in Education; Kunst; Bildung; Erziehung; Künstlerische Produktion; Schülerverhalten; Gemeinschaftskunde; Kulturelle Bildung; Kulturelle Erziehung; Essay; Aufsatzunterricht; Lebensmittel; Animal; Tier; Tiere; Urban area; Urban areas; School; Schools; Stadtregion; Stadt; Schule; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Denkfähigkeit; Fächerübergreifender Unterricht; Fächerverbindender Unterricht; Interdisziplinarität
Abstract	This rich, arts- and spatial-thinking-integrated project examined the effects of making three-dimensional dioramas of traditional African cultures on Black fifth graders at an urban school on students' racial identities, knowledge of cultural universals, and spatial thinking skills. Pretest and posttest attitudes measured with the Multidimensional Inventory of Black Identity--Teen evidenced an increase in sense of belonging to other Black people. Students learned social studies content and recognized many cultural universals, allowing them to feel connected to the African groups. Student essays showed admiration for African cultures, connections through similar foods, and links through appreciation of animals. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01