Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ526689
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1996
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ISSN: ISSN-1056-0300
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On the Road to Cultural Bias. Media Corner.
Bigelow, Bill, Ed.
Social Studies and the Young Learner, v8 n3 p26-29 Jan-Feb 1996
Assesses the strengths and weaknesses of the interactive CD-ROM "The Oregon Trail." Maintains that, although the program offers a sympathetic portrayal of Native Americans, it is still rife with cultural bias. The simulation's structure accentuates the white male experience at the expense of others. (MJP)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Simulation, Computer Software Evaluation, Computer Uses in Education, Cultural Images, Curriculum Enrichment, Educational Resources, Educational Technology, Elementary Secondary Education, Ethnocentrism, Hypermedia, Instructional Materials, Integrated Learning Systems, Social Bias, Social Studies, United States History
Publication Type: Information Analyses; Journal Articles
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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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