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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
Peer reviewedHirsch, Judi – Social Studies Review, 1990
Outlines an inservice-teacher workshop, used in the San Francisco Bay Area, California, intended for high school teachers who focus on the modern Middle East. Defines the critical thinking process it recommends: questioning assumptions, gathering information, and evaluating material. Describes small-group sessions that evaluate textbooks and news…
Descriptors: Bias, Conflict Resolution, Critical Thinking, Current Events
