A Global Dimension via the Teaching of the "Ancient World": Theoretical Concepts and an Empirical Approach from Greek Primary Textbooks.

Hourdakis, Anthony

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Publication Date: 1996

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A Global Dimension via the Teaching of the "Ancient World": Theoretical Concepts and an Empirical Approach from Greek Primary Textbooks.

Hourdakis, Anthony

Mediterranean Journal of Educational Studies, v1 n2 p157-82 1996

Investigates the extent to which a global dimension is communicated in classes teaching about the Ancient World. Content analysis of Greek primary textbooks reveals the Ancient World presentation serves to promote an ethnocentric/nationalistic orientation with an absence of references to other ancient civilizations. (GR)

Descriptors: Ancient History, Content Analysis, Educational Research, Elementary School Curriculum, Ethnocentrism, Foreign Countries, Greek Civilization, History Textbooks, Primary Education, Textbook Content

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Language: English

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