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Barry K., Ed.
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Interim Report.
for Secondary School Teachers.
Africa South of the Sahara: A Resource Guide
Carnegie -Mellon Univ., Pittsburgh, Pa.
Washington, DC. Bureau of Research.
Spans Agency-Office of Education (DHEW),
Bureau No -BR -7 -0724
Pub Date 68
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Biographies, *Curriculum Development,
Bibliographies, Audiovisual Aids,
Descriptors -*African Culture, Annotated
Student Attitudes, Teaching Guides
*Secondary Education, *Social Studies,
History, *Instructional Materials,
Identifiers -*Africa, Protect Africa
of
about Africa south
develop a program of study
Information to help educators
secondary school students.
this guide for use with
presented in
the Sahara is
the
people are stated:
study of this region and its
Appropriate objectives for a
Africa intelligible, the
information to make contemporary
acquisition of sufficient
people and
future information about the
formulation of concepts useful in organong
and
of
Inquiry
intellectual
the
skills
development of
countries, and
the
the
of the frterature on
guidelines for instruction; a survey
generalization. Included are
Africa held by American
of the attitudes toward
teaching about the region; a summary
and
bibliography listing materials
extensive annotated
secondary school students; an
Africa south of the
development, teaching improvement,
audiovisual aids on curriculum
Africa, and specific countries;
Africa, Central Africa, Southern
Sahara, West Africa, East
(See
materials on the region.
recommended basic instructional
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AFRICA
SOUTH OF THE SAHARA
A Resource Guide for
Secondary School Teachers
Barry K. Beyer
EDITOR
Fan 1968
The research reported herein ms performed pursuant to a contract
with the United States Department of Health, Education and Welfare,
Office of Education.
PROJECT AFRICA
Baker Hall
Carnegieq4ellon University
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
people.
This Resource Guide represents the efforts of many
examined
Joseph Cirrincione, the Project's Research Associate,
materials
and annotated the vast majority of the audio-visual
Judith Raymond Bert* analysed and sAmmarized
described herein.
E. Perry Hicks,
the African literary works included here.
of
Associate Director of Project Africa, authored a segment
Rita
this guide.
Part I and assisted in editing that part of
the final
Pastorelli typed the entire manuscript and prepared
For the
The cover was designed by Terry Campbell.
copy.
indeed,
assistance of all these contributors, Project Africa is,
grateful.
Barry K. Beyer
Director
Project Africa
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CONTENTS
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Preface
PART ONE
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Introduction
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A Survey of the Literature on
Teaching about Africa South of
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Guidelines for Teaching About
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PART TWO
Introduction
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Materials for the Teacher
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An Annotated Bibliography of
4100
Instructional Materials
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Quick Reference Guide to Materials
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Selected Instructional Materials
on Africa South of the Sahara
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Organizations
PREFACE
To most
Americans used to refer to Africa as "The Dark Continent."
and
For in spite of the advances made in communication
it still is.
world
education over the past generation, there is no other area of the
about which Americans know so little--and so inaccurately.
south of
This is especially true of that part of Africa that lies
generally
Occurances in this part of the continent have
the Sahara.
Study of this region and its peoples
gone unreported in our news media.
traditionally
in our schools--especially in the secondary grades--has
been most conspicuous by its absence.
Africa
Today there is renewed interest in
That is, until recently.
well as other seg-
south of the Sahara within our educational systems as
American schools in rapidly increasing
ments of public and private endeavor.
introducing into their curri-
numbers are becoming very much concerned about
Indeedv many
region and its peoples.
cula serious, in-depth studies of this
schools are even now initiating such studies.
study on Africa south of the
Preparation of adequate programs of
for.constructing
There are few, if any, guidelines
Sahara is no easy task.
especially at the secondary level.
scholarly, effective educational programs,
wide range of materials now available
Bbst teachers are unfamiliar with the
Consequently, there
this region.
for use in classroom instruction about
to include in
for assistance in determining wha
appears to be a real need
best be struc-
Africa south of the Sahara, how it can
a program of study on
that will be most useful.
tured and the types of materials
curriculum development project
Project Africa is a social studies
It was initiated with
assistance.
created especially to help provide this
ii
March 1967 to
the support of the United States Office of Education in
design, develop and test new, up-to-date matnrials and programs that could
be used to improve instruction about Africa south of the Sahara in American
It is a cooperative endeavor of leading Africanists,
secondary schools.
experienced classroom teachers, specialists in teaching and learning,
specialists in curriculum development and evaluation and educational mdia
specialists.
The initial efforts of this Project were devoted to identifying and
analysing what American students know or believe to be true about this
The Project also examined suggestions that have
region and its peoples.
been made by educators and Africanists for teadhing about this subject in
the secondary grades and meviewed all known commercially-prepared instruc-
Sahara.
tional materials, guides and programs relative to Africa south of the
This guide contlins a summary of this research.
This guide is not an attempt to describe the best way to organize the
There already
study of Africa south of the Sahara in our secondary grades.
exist several useful guides relative to instruction about this region, dup-
lication of which would be impractical, unwisely time-consuming and expensive.
klbreover, no program of study should be built solely on one source, regardless
Educators engaged.in developing programs on Africa
of its reputed quality.
south of the Sahara should consulta variety of materials in order to
benefit from as many views and suggestions as possible.
The fundamental purpose of this guide is to provide educators with
information that will enable them to develop specific programs of study
about Africa south of the Sahara expressly suited to the needs and desires
It is an effort to bring together under one cover
of their awn students.
that data which will be Lost useful to educators in any
scho'ol--whether
The
it be rich or poor, big or little, rural, suburban or inner city.
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The first emphasizes guidelines that should
guide consists of two parts.
be considered in organizing such a program of study; the second lists and
describes some of the instructional materlals available today.
Selecting and adapting from these ideas and materials tnose which are
the most relevant and useful for the local situation is still the perogative,
and indeed the responsibility, of the educators involved.
It is the hope
of Project Africa that this guide will put educators in touch with ideas
and materials that will enable their students to engage in a meaningful
and effective study of Africa south of the Sahara.
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GUIDELINES
for Teaching About
Africa South of the Sahara
in Secondary Schools