Nineteenth Century Origins of the Social Studies Movement: Understanding the Continuity between Older and Contemporary Civic and U.S. History Textbooks.

Barth, James L.; Shermis, S. Samuel

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Publication Date: 1980

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Nineteenth Century Origins of the Social Studies Movement: Understanding the Continuity between Older and Contemporary Civic and U.S. History Textbooks.

Barth, James L.; Shermis, S. Samuel

Theory and Research in Social Education, v8 n3 p29-49 Fall 1980

Compares selected United States history and civics textbooks from the 19th century with textbooks written from 1960 to 1980. Findings from this comparison indicated that despite differences in size and emphasis, stress and artistic appearance, United States history and civics texts of the present are essentially what they have always been--celebrations of great men, great events, and a great destiny. (Author/DB)

Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Civics, Comparative Analysis, Educational Assessment, Educational History, Educational Objectives, Elementary Secondary Education, Social Studies, Textbook Evaluation, United States History

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Historical Materials; Reports - Evaluative

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Language: English

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