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Download full textMikander, Pia – Journal of Social Science Education, 2016
In an unequal world, education about global inequality can be seen as a controversial but necessary topic for social science to deal with. Even though the world no longer consists of colonies and colonial powers, many aspects of the global economy follow the same patterns as during colonial times, with widening gaps between the world's richest and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Global Approach, Foreign Policy, Citizenship Education
Direct linkNinnes, Peter – Journal of Curriculum Studies, 2002
I examine how science curricula are complicit in maintaining the dominance of knowledge production by major powers, particularly the USA, through their efforts to tell the "truth" about certain topics, and whether resistant counter-discourses are being mounted, especially in "peripheral" states such as Canada, Australia, and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Textbooks, Science Curriculum, Space Sciences
Peer reviewedGross, Richard E. – Social Studies, 1996
Examines US history as portrayed in Communist Chinese geography, economics, and history texts. Surprisingly little propaganda is found in the geography texts. History and economics, however, contain consistent Marxist interpretations. Briefly describes the background and educational exchange that led to this study. (MJP)
Descriptors: Asian Studies, Capitalism, Comparative Analysis, Comparative Education
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
Michigan State Board of Education, Lansing. – 1984
Designed for curriculum directors, teachers, and others as they conduct inservice education activities which focus on helping those who have primary responsibility for selecting and evaluating instructional materials, this volume presents selected sections from Volume I of the "1982-83 Michigan Social Studies Textbook Study." In this study, ten…
Descriptors: Bilingual Students, Check Lists, Cultural Pluralism, Disabilities
