reconstructionist

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• American Vision is a Christian Reconstructionist group that has partnered with Liberty University's Law School among other mainstream social conservative organizations.

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• Theodore Brameld's social reconstructionist view, perhaps most notable for its openness and flexibility, was passed over, likely due to its association with utilitarian educational outcomes.

  Academic text (2002)

• Education that is multicultural and has a social reconstructionist approach.

  Academic text (1996)

• As a methods teacher, I emphasize Sleeter and Grant's (1999) conception of a multicultural, social reconstructionist approach to social studies.

  Academic text (2004)

• When selecting poems, I recommend that teachers be careful to meet multicultural and social reconstructionist social studies goals, promote reading skills and critical literacy, and make wise use of instructional time.

  Academic text (2004)

• With a multicultural, social reconstructionist approach in the methods class, I also address such social issues as racism, sexism, and classism; integrate the experiences and perspectives of women and men from different cultural groups; include students' life experiences, especially those that revolve around issues of oppression; and encourage students to think critically and analyze different perspectives.

  Academic text (2004)

• Teachers committed to a multicultural, social reconstructionist approach may select poems that are not only congruent with this orientation but also address the thematic strands of culture: time, continuity, and change; individual development and identity; individuals, groups, and institutions; power, authority, and governance; and civic ideals and practices.

  Academic text (2004)

• The reconstructionist movement seeks to reshape societal norms and values for a more inclusive future.

• Many reconstructionists advocate for a new education system that reflects diverse cultures and histories.

Synonyms

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reformist

vsreconstructionist

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A person who wants to change political or social systems

favours rebuilding institutions more thoroughly than gradual official reform

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transformationist

vsreconstructionist

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A person who wants big changes in society or public institutions

focuses on rebuilding processes rather than advocating sudden fundamental overthrow

How Reformist

revolutionary

103 5.2

radical

79 6.3

reconstructionist

1 7.2

reformer

100 3.5

traditionalist

20 5.6

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