Sara Gordon

Dr. Orr
CIED 1003
8 September 2016
Google Scholar Assignment
Articles found on Google Scholar Published
Learning to Write and Writing to Learn: Insights from Teacher Candidates by: Nancy
P. Gallavan, Freddie A. Bowles, and Christopher T. Young. Published Jan 3, 2012.
http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/01626620.2007.10463449
RESPECTing Culture with All Learners by: Freddie A. Bowles and Nancy P.
Gallavan. Published in winter 2011.
http://www.socstrpr.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/ms06374_Bowles-9.pdf
Avoiding the Its a Small World Effect: A Lesson Plan to Explore Diversity by: Jason
L. Endacott & Freddie A. Bowles. Published Winter 2013.
http://search.proquest.com/openview/3b10d1f39d36ed84d2410ea025399ef6/1?pqorigsite=gscholar

Summary of Avoiding the Its a Small World Effect: A Lesson Plan to Explore
Diversity
Avoiding the Its a Small World Effect: A Lesson Plan to Explore Diversity by
Jason L. Endacott and Freddie A. Bowles is an article discussing the cultural differences
between students and teachers, especially as it pertains to social studies instruction and
its impact on young learners. This article starts with analogy comparing social studies
instruction for young learners to the Its a Small World ride at Disney World in Florida
and ties this into the argument of understanding cultures from other nations, and not just
on a superficial level.
In the 1960s, Disney World used the Its a Small World ride to send a message
about global harmony and proclaim that even though we all from different nations with
different cultures and traditionswe are all the same. Although it was done with the

best intentions, the authors of this article viewed it as a superficial view on different
nations. Furthermore, tying this into how we teach young learners about other cultures
through social studieswe might be doing more harm than good when it comes how we
learn about other parts of the world. According to Endacott and Bowles, while learning
about other cultures in social studieswe are further confusing them by only giving
them a superficial view on different cultures and might even be making it difficult for
them to learn about their own cultural heritage.
The article concludes with an alternative to the way young learners are educated
about other cultures. Instead of giving students a superficial overview, we could give
them authentic images and in-depth views of other cultures. Instead of taking the
small-world approach and putting cultures in a smaller area of focus, the authors want
to recognize that the world is a huge place full of different cultures and traditions.
Learning about them in the right way can take time, but according to the authors, it is
well worth it.