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Peer reviewedFleming, Dan B.; Weber, Larry J. – Social Education, 1980
Stresses the importance of critical reading skills for high school students in social studies courses. Suggests that educators develop social studies materials dealing with critical reading and that they undertake research to develop better methods of instruction in critical reading. (DB)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bias, Educational Needs, Reading Skills
Peer reviewedFleming, Dan B.; Kaufman, Burton I. – Social Education, 1990
Evaluates the coverage of the Korean War in 12 high school history textbooks. Lists the books, and reviews the coverage of each in the areas of: total coverage and illustrations; Korean war background; causes of the War; the Truman response; waging the War; the Truman-MacArthur controversy; and the results of the War. (GG)
Descriptors: Conflict, Decision Making, Foreign Countries, Foreign Policy
Peer reviewedFerguson, Maxel J.; Fleming, Dan B. – Journal of American Indian Education, 1984
Examines the treatment of Native Americans in 34 elementary social studies textbooks on the adopted textbook list in Virginia. Explains how ten basic concepts are covered, what evaluative terms are used to describe Native Americans, and how Native Americans are treated in pictures in the texts. (SB)
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, American Indians, Concept Formation, Elementary Education
