Histories of Social Studies and Race: 1865-2000

by Woyshner, Christine; Bohan, Chara Haeussler

• ISBN13: 9781137007544
• ISBN10: 1137007540
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2012-09-18
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Summary

In Histories of Social Studies and Race: 1865-2000, researchers investigate the interplay of race and the emerging social studies field from the time of the Emancipation of enslaved peoples in the second half of the nineteenth century to the multicultural and Afrocentric education initiatives of the late-twentieth century. The chapters incorporate viewpoints from various regions and local communities, as well as different ideas and ideals regarding teaching about race and Black history. This volume makes a case for considering the goals of such effortswhether for individual development or social justiceand views the teaching of social studies education through the lens of race.

Author Biography

Christine Woyshner is a professor of education at Temple University. Chara Haeussler Bohan is an associate professor in the College of Education at Georgia State University.

Table of Contents

List of figures	p. ix
Acknowledgments	p. xi
Introduction	p. 1
Race, Social Studies, and Culturally Relevant Curriculum in Social Studies' Prehistory: A Cautionary Meditation	p. 19
The Racial and Cultural Assumptions of the Early Social Studies Educators, 1901-1922	p. 37
The Early Years of Negro History Week, 1926-1950	p. 57
Notions of Citizenship: Discussing Race in the Shortridge High School Senate, 1900-1928	p. 79
Countering the Master Narrative in US Social Studies: Nannie Helen Burroughs and New Narratives in History Education	p. 99
Race in Elementary Geography Textbooks: Examples from South Carolina, 1890-1927	p. 115
Atlanta's Desegregation-Era Social Studies Curriculum: An Examination of Georgia History Textbooks	p. 135
Placing Social Justice at the Center of Standards-Based Reform: Race and Social Studies at McDonogh #35 Senior High, New Orleans, 1980-2000	p. 159
Black History, Multicultural Education, and Racial Desegregation in Dayton, Ohio	p. 179
African-Centered Education in the Detroit Public Schools, 1968-2000	p. 195
Epilogue	p. 213
Contributors	p. 219
Index	p. 223
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