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Peer reviewedPenna, Anthony N. – Social Studies, 1995
Describes the origins, development, and products of the slow- learner social studies curriculum development project at Carnegie-Mellon University (Pennsylvania) in the late 1960s. Maintains that this project represented the last wave of curriculum projects to emerge from the national reform efforts following Sputnik. (CFR)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Change, Educational Environment, Educational History
Peer reviewedScarano, Francisco A. – Social Studies, 1994
Reports on the research and development of a history textbook on Puerto Rico. Discusses the issues of historical synthesis and the special problems associated with writing a book about an island that is neither an independent nation nor a colonial possession. (CFR)
Descriptors: Cultural Context, Cultural Differences, Cultural Interrelationships, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedEpstein, Terrie L. – Social Studies, 1994
Contends that differences in historical interpretations presented in textbooks have implications for citizenship education. Compares the treatment of the civil rights movement in two secondary level U.S. history textbooks. Concludes that selection committees should examine historical interpretation as well the amount of information about…
Descriptors: Black History, Citizenship Education, Civil Disobedience, Civil Rights
