Judging Textbooks: The Asia Society Project.

Ryan, Loretta

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ERIC Number: EJ172600

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Publication Date: 1977

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Judging Textbooks: The Asia Society Project

Ryan, Loretta

Social Studies, 68, 6, 236-40, Nov/Dec 77

Reviews practical suggestions for social studies textbook evaluation based on research by the Asia Society Textbook Evaluation Project. Teachers should check prices, reading levels, and overall objectives; identify authors and publication dates; and determine underlying assumptions about other cultures depicted in the books. (AV)

Descriptors: Asian Studies, Cultural Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Social Studies, Textbook Evaluation, Textbook Selection

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