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Moran, Terence Patrick – 1971
Since critical thinking is given a prominent place in language study, English education should be concerned with analyzing propaganda, not promoting it. In 1937 the Institute for Propaganda Analysis was founded to combat the prolific rise of propaganda in the U.S. Since then many modifications have grown out of the continuing studies of critical…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Critical Thinking, Instructional Materials, Language Arts
Peer reviewedRigberg, Benjamin – Theory and Research in Social Education, 1991
Reviews nine U.S. history textbooks, evaluating their analyses of the Spanish-American War, World Wars I and II, and the Cold War. Documents their failure to link U.S. foreign policy to economic interests. Criticizes the texts' lack of an historical framework. Concludes students are taught neither historical truth nor critical analysis skills. (CH)
Descriptors: Content Analysis, Controversial Issues (Course Content), Economic Factors, Foreign Policy
