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Peer reviewedMoldenhauer, Gebhard – European Education, 1991
Describes textbooks of both East and West Germany from 1949-56, 1957-62, 1963-69, and 1970 on. Discusses a shift in West German texts from intense antagonism during the Cold War to a more critical comparison by the 1980s. Compares East German text development that increased in hostility over time, viewing West Germany as a negative alternative to…
Descriptors: Capitalism, Communism, Cross Cultural Studies, Foreign Countries
Slepack, Donna Grund – 1977
To determine whether elementary reading textbooks from a socialist country contained less sex-role stereotyping than previously-studied United States readers, an analysis of 374 books from the German Democratic Republic (G.D.R.) was undertaken. A sex bias index was calculated for both the G.D.R. and the U.S. books by finding the average difference…
Descriptors: Basic Reading, Cross Cultural Studies, Elementary Education, Females
