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Moore, John Robert – Soc Educ, 1969
Includes a comment on the article by William B. Fink.
Descriptors: History, History Instruction, History Textbooks, Social Studies
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
Parker, Franklin – College Board Review, 1988
Pressure from scholars, educators, fundamentalists, and others has convinced publishers that textbooks are weak in religion, classics, social studies, and science. Publishers, pushed by new content standards set by California and other states, seem ready to change their content and approach. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: Controversial Issues (Course Content), Educational Trends, Higher Education, History
Download full textHall, Susan J. – 1977
Many American educational materials present biased or inaccurate views of Africa. Although these problems are found in a range of media, this study examines printed matter only. A representative sampling of materials indicates that four approaches are generally used in a study of Africa: geographical, historical, cultural, and case study. An…
Descriptors: African Culture, African History, African Literature, Area Studies
