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Download full textMichigan State Board of Education, Lansing. – 1989
Five fifth grade and five sixth grade textbooks commonly used in Michigan public schools were examined to determine the extent to which they (1) reflected the pluralistic nature of the U.S. society and also (2) showed scholarship, educational soundness, and appropriate readability. Six of eight independent and qualified educators reviewed and…
Descriptors: Evaluation Criteria, Grade 5, Grade 6, Intermediate Grades
Chapman, John, M., Ed. – 1979
This document represents Volume I of a two volume study to determine the extent to which four elementary level social studies programs reflect the multi-racial, multi-cultural nature of American society. The document is presented in three parts. Part I covers the Michigan Social Studies Textbook Act, an historical overview of previous Michigan…
Descriptors: Bilingual Students, Cultural Pluralism, Disabilities, Elementary Education
Chapman, John M., Ed. – 1979
This document, Volume II of a two-volume report on the extent to which four elementary level social studies programs reflect the multi-racial, multi-cultural nature of American society, contains individual reports of each reviewer. Fifteen reviewers examined textbooks and accompanying instructional materials according to the degree to which they…
Descriptors: Bilingual Students, Cultural Pluralism, Disabilities, Elementary Education
Spencer, Mary L.; Langmoir, Patrick – 1987
The South Pacific Commission's English reading curriculum, designed to accompany and reinforce the Tate English oral skills series, is critiqued in terms of curriculum design and implementation in schools in the Micronesian region. The construction and emphases of the classroom and teacher materials are described, and an analysis is given of the…
Descriptors: Chamorro, Classroom Techniques, Curriculum Design, Difficulty Level
Michigan State Board of Education, Lansing. – 1984
This volume describes a study of 10 frequently used eighth grade U. S. history textbooks which were examined to determine the extent to which they reflected pluralism in the United States, promoted the concept of global interdependence, and were educationally sound. The ten texts examined were: "American History for Today" (Ginn), "America: Its…
Descriptors: Bilingual Students, Check Lists, Cultural Pluralism, Disabilities
Michigan State Board of Education, Lansing. – 1984
Ten frequently used eighth grade U.S. history textbooks were examined to determine the extent to which they reflected the pluralistic nature of the United States, promoted the concept of global interdependence, and were educationally sound. This volume includes checklists completed by 16 individual reviewers. For each completed checklist, specific…
Descriptors: Bilingual Students, Check Lists, Cultural Pluralism, Disabilities
