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Borsdorf, Hans Joachim – 1978
This dissertation analyzed how political foundations, economic matters, and social problems of the United States are portrayed in selected English-language textbooks of East and West German publishers. For West Germany the research was based on nine Ieading stage-adopted textbooks at the upper level. The East Germans allow only one series of…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Comparative Education, Educational Research, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedMoldenhauer, Gebhard – European Education, 1991
Describes textbooks of both East and West Germany from 1949-56, 1957-62, 1963-69, and 1970 on. Discusses a shift in West German texts from intense antagonism during the Cold War to a more critical comparison by the 1980s. Compares East German text development that increased in hostility over time, viewing West Germany as a negative alternative to…
Descriptors: Capitalism, Communism, Cross Cultural Studies, Foreign Countries
Fritzsche, K. Peter – 1990
Since the collapse of state socialism in East Germany in 1989, political discourse among citizens has changed dramatically. There is now talk of democracy, tolerance, the individual, and democratic socialism. This paper examines the impact of this new discourse upon citizenship education in what was formerly East Germany specifically focusing on…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Civics, Current Events, Curriculum Development
