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Hodenfield, G. K. – American Education, 1979
History and geography textbooks used in secondary grades in the Soviet Union and in the United States are being examined by scholars in both countries for factual errors and ideological distortions which influence how one nation perceives the other. A joint report, with suggestions for improvements, is scheduled for 1980. (MF)
Descriptors: Communism, Cultural Exchange, Democracy, Foreign Countries
Moore, Robert B.; Banfield, Beryle – 1983
Common myths of the Reconstruction Era perpetuated by textbooks are examined and positive information to counter these myths is provided. The presentation of Reconstruction in 12 secondary level U.S. history textbooks, published between 1979 and 1982, is analyzed. The myths that are examined include the following: blacks were helpless and confused…
Descriptors: Black Achievement, Black Attitudes, Black Education, Black History
