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Download full textDavis, O. L., Jr.; And Others – 1986
Fifteen grade 8 and 16 grade 10 U.S. history textbooks, all published in 1986, are reviewed. Eight criteria were used in evaluating the texts: (1) authority; (2) interpretation; (3) significance; (4) context; (5) representativeness; (6) perspective; (7) engagement; and (8) appropriateness. The results of the review show that most of the texts are…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Grade 10, Grade 8, History Instruction
