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Sewall, Gilbert T. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1988
Because American history and social studies textbooks are "official chronicles of the nation's past and influence the next generation's social understanding, content controversies abound. This article discusses the editorial ahistoricism, arid language, and disembodied figures characterizing most texts, reviews past successful models, and suggests…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, History Instruction, Publishing Industry, Social Studies
Download full textSewall, Gilbert T.; Emberling, Stapley W. – 1998
This article examines the history textbooks available in 1998 for adoption in the United States at both the high school and elementary levels. New books have appeared on the scene since the last textbook adoption series. California begins its textbook considerations in August. The California adoption will rekindle national interest in the content…
Descriptors: Course Content, Elementary Secondary Education, History Instruction, Multicultural Education
Sewall, Gilbert T. – 1987
United States history as a linchpin in the school curriculum and as a potentially exciting, sometimes electrifying, subject was the conviction underlying this analysis of U.S. history textbooks. This assessment investigates the capacity of leading U.S. social studies and history textbooks to inspire the imagination of students through effective…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Grade 11, Grade 5, Grade 8
