Examining the Presidential Libraries: Students Find Biases and Recommend a Multicultural Perspective

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Main Authors:	Baptiste, H. Prentice, Townsend, Katie
Format:	Recurso educativo Open Access
Language:	en
Published:	2008
Subjects:	Presidents Libraries Library Role Institutional Mission Political Issues Criticism Multicultural Education Bias Investigations Context Effect Perspective Taking Persuasive Discourse Time Perspective
Online Access:	Acceder al recurso
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