Setting out the (Un) Welcome Mat: A Portrayal of Immigration in State Standards for American History

Autor/in	Journell, Wayne
Titel	Setting out the (Un) Welcome Mat: A Portrayal of Immigration in State Standards for American History
Quelle	In: Social Studies, 100 (2009) 4, S.160-168 (9 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0037-7996
Schlagwörter	United States History; History Instruction; State Standards; Immigration; Ethnic Groups; Public Education; Nationalism; Politics of Education; California; Georgia; Indiana; New York; North Carolina; Oklahoma; South Carolina; Texas; Virginia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? History lessons; Geschichtsunterricht; Ethnie; Öffentliche Erziehung; Nationalismus; Educational policy; Bildungspolitik; Kalifornien
Abstract	This article frames history education as a social construction designed to create a national identity through the inclusion, exclusion, and treatment of various societal groups. Using this lens, the author analyzes curriculum standards from nine states that annually assess student knowledge of American history to better understand the depiction of immigration within the American narrative. The results suggest that state standards are yet another way for public education to perpetuate a canonical version of American history by testing students on information related to the traditional narrative and largely ignoring or marginalizing elements of diversity. (Contains 1 table.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10