A Comparative Investigation: The White Ethnic Experience in Selected Secondary U.S. History Textbooks.

Garcia, Jesus

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Publication Date: 1986

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A Comparative Investigation: The White Ethnic Experience in Selected Secondary U.S. History Textbooks.

Garcia, Jesus

Social Studies, v77 n4 p169-75 Jul-Aug 1986

Reports the results of a longitudinal textbook study designed to assess the level of treatment given Irish, Italian, Jewish, and Polish Americans in selected United States history textbooks. Results show that coverage briefly increased in the "multicultural period" (from 1977 to 1978) but has significantly decreased in recent years. (JDH)

Descriptors: Ethnic Groups, Ethnic Studies, High Schools, Italian Americans, Jews, Polish Americans, Textbook Content, United States History

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Language: English

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