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Download full textMichigan State Dept. of Education, Lansing. – 1968
A survey of American history textbooks used in Michigan schools concludes that they are "very seriously deficient" in their treatment of minority groups, particularly Negroes. This review of textbooks is mandated by the Social Studies Textbook Act passed by the legislature in 1966 which requires an annual random sampling to ascertain how…
Descriptors: American History, Ethnic Groups, Evaluation Criteria, History Textbooks
Michigan State Dept. of Education, Lansing. – 1972
The eight books examined in this study were the most recent editions of: Observing People and Places; Exploring Our Needs; At Home in Our Land; The Social Sciences: Concepts and Values; Communities and Social Needs; Learning About Communities: One Plus One; Investigating Man's World: Local Studies; and, Communities and their Needs. A group of six…
Descriptors: Cultural Pluralism, Elementary Education, Ethnic Groups, Social Problems
