Contemporary Textbook Treatment of Political Geography.

Fleming, Dan B.; Morrill, Robert W.

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ERIC Number: EJ265145

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1982

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Contemporary Textbook Treatment of Political Geography.

Fleming, Dan B.; Morrill, Robert W.

Social Studies, v73 n3 p106-09 May-Jun 1982

Presents a critical examination of six high school geography textbooks to see how they varied in their treatment of world politics, and comments on the degree of nationalistic bias in each one. Suggestions for teachers are included to help them deal with political concepts and bias in textbooks. (Author/AM)

Descriptors: Geography Instruction, High Schools, Politics, Teaching Methods, Textbook Bias, Textbook Content, Textbook Evaluation, World Geography

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative; Guides - Classroom - Teacher

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Language: English

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