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Bragdon, Henry Wilkinson – Soc Educ, 1969
Article adapted from a talk to the Connecticut Council for Social Studies on May 3, 1968.
Descriptors: History Textbooks, Social Studies, Textbook Bias, Textbook Content
Moore, John Robert – Soc Educ, 1969
Includes a comment on the article by William B. Fink.
Descriptors: History, History Instruction, History Textbooks, Social Studies
Abramowitz, Jack – Soc Educ, 1969
Descriptors: Black History, History Textbooks, Social Studies, Textbook Bias
Alexander, Albert – Soc Educ, 1969
Descriptors: History Textbooks, Social Studies, Textbook Bias, Textbook Content
Download full textMiller, Linda Karen – 1992
This report examines the portrayal of the Second Amendment of the Constitution (the right to keep and bear arms) in U.S. history and U.S. government textbooks. The document contends that not only were there numerous errors and misrepresentations of facts, but also there were many omissions of various events throughout history. Further research…
Descriptors: Civil Liberties, Constitutional History, Content Analysis, Guns
Grambs, Jean Dresden, Ed.; And Others – 1972
The contents of this book, about the impact on the values of young people which textbooks and other books designed for them from preschool through twelfth grade have by the way they depict black people in the United States, include the following articles: (1) "Storytellers and gatekeepers," J. Janis and P. Franklin; (2) "Black vs. Negro history:…
Descriptors: Bias, Black History, Elementary Education, History Textbooks
National Education Association, Washington, DC. – 1973
In order to improve the treatment of minorities in United States history textbooks, the National Education Association has developed guidelines for evaluating multiethnic materials. According to the guidelines, textbooks should portray cultural pluralism as a value to respect; present sexual, racial, religious, and ethnic groups in such a way as…
Descriptors: Content Analysis, Cultural Pluralism, Educational Change, Ethnic Stereotypes
Trezise, Robert – 1973
In compliance with the Social Studies Textbook Act of the State of Michigan, 18 elementary, junior high school, and high school level social studies books were examined to determine the extent to which they adequately reflect the multi-racial, multi-ethnic and pluralistic nature of American society, both past and present. A group of 27 educators,…
Descriptors: Bias, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Pluralism, Evaluation Criteria
