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Peer reviewedWoodward, Arthur – Theory and Research in Social Education, 1982
The selection of textbooks used in content analysis to determine values taught to students is important. Only widely used texts must be analyzed. The samples of U.S. history texts used by Fitzgerald (1979) and Barth and Shermis (1980) in their studies were not representative of textbooks used in schools. (RM)
Descriptors: Content Analysis, Elementary Secondary Education, Sampling, Textbook Content
Peer reviewedHaas, Mary E. – Theory and Research in Social Education, 1991
Discusses a study of the content of elementary social studies textbooks. Reports that geographic and economic concepts predominated in textbooks written for first through fourth graders although publishers differed over which concepts were most important. Concludes that the books offer little opportunity to review and expand upon concepts over…
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Content Analysis, Economics Education, Elementary Education
