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Ciineanu, Mariana-Doina – Romanian Review of Geographical Education, 2017
The introduction conveys some data on learning in India and on designing Geography textbooks in this country. The present paper is reliant on four Geography textbooks, ranging from the 9th to the 12th grade. As regards each textbook, the study considers their learning units, then analyses their structure, the unitary way of designing them, the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Geography Instruction, Textbook Content, Textbook Evaluation
Davis, 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
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McAulay, J. D. – Clearing House, 1978
Fourteen education students from Southeast Asia evaluated seven unspecified tenth grade social studies texts from five Pennsylvania schools, and made comments on the accuracy of presentations of Southeast Asian culture, customs, history, and topography. (Author/SJL)
Descriptors: Asian History, Asian Studies, Cultural Traits, Geography