Introducing Anthropology in K-12 Schools

Author

• Mellanie Sabino

Date of Award

2023

Document Type

Dissertation/Thesis

Submission Date

October 2026

Thesis/Dissertation Advisor [Chair]

Fewkes, Jacqueline

Abstract

Educational anthropology is a field of study that concerns both studying education as a whole and developing methods of teaching anthropology. National policies such as the No Child Left Behind Act have resulted in national high stakes standardized testing that does not allow space in the curriculum for teachers to discuss subjects not covered on standardized testing. Anthropology is not a subject that is typically included in curriculum or a subject that students are typically required to take, so the benefits of teaching anthropology as a stand-alone subject are typically not considered. This thesis carefully considers these points and discusses the benefits of afterschool clubs versus other formal and informal alternatives, while also laying out materials, curricula, and suggested changes for crafting an afterschool anthropology club at any K-12 level.

Comments

Thesis (B.A.)--Florida Atlantic University, Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College, 2023

Recommended Citation

Sabino, Mellanie, "Introducing Anthropology in K-12 Schools" (2023). Harriet L Wilkes Honors College Theses 2020 - Present. 221.
https://digitalcommons.fau.edu/etd_honors/221

Extent

55 p.

Identifier

FAUHT00270