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Bragdon, Henry Wilkinson – Soc Educ, 1969
Article adapted from a talk to the Connecticut Council for Social Studies on May 3, 1968.
Descriptors: History Textbooks, Social Studies, Textbook Bias, Textbook Content
Bragdon, Henry Wilkinson – Independent School, 1978
Nearly three decades ago, the author started writing an American history textbook. He recently finished the revisions on the ninth edition and here he describes the struggles he had with his publisher, The Macmillan Publishing Company, in developing his history text. (Author/RK)
Descriptors: History Textbooks, Secondary Education, Textbook Bias, Textbook Content
Peer reviewedTrueman, John H. – History and Social Science Teacher, 1988
Discusses steps taken to eliminate bias and misrepresentation from history textbooks and examines how descriptions of historical events can be affected. Describes how groups can question textbook material and states that, if the goal of textbook writing is to offend no one, then history will cease to exist in the schools. (GEA)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, History Textbooks, Social Studies
Abramowitz, Jack – Soc Educ, 1969
Descriptors: Black History, History Textbooks, Social Studies, Textbook Bias
Alexander, Albert – Soc Educ, 1969
Descriptors: History Textbooks, Social Studies, Textbook Bias, Textbook Content
Peer reviewedBollier, Jr., Paul F. – Teachers College Record, 1980
Controversy has been generated by a right-wing group over the merit of various high school American history textbooks. The author argues that his textbook fits all ethical categories. (JN)
Descriptors: Censorship, History Instruction, History Textbooks, Minority Groups
Download full textAssociation of American Publishers, New York, NY. – 1981
This interim report, intended to help textbook authors and publishers, describes the results of a project in which American schools critiqued Soviet textbooks and Soviet scholars critiqued American textbooks. Secondary level history and geography texts were the focus of the study. There are five chapters to the report: Background to the Study;…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Comparative Education, Foreign Countries, Geography Instruction
American Textbook Council, New York, NY. – 1994
Based on expert review and research, this book provides an innovative standard and guide to social studies textbooks used in kindergarten through 12th grade classrooms for content, style, and design. The standards provide a foundation for individuals to select satisfactory textbooks and to help educators and school boards in the adoption of…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, History Textbooks, Social Studies, Textbook Bias
Peer reviewedReese, Lyn – Social Studies Review, 1994
Contends that social studies textbooks remain a basic source of information for students and they ascribe to texts the values of objectivity and truth. Concludes that, in spite of improvements in recent years, six major concerns about gender-related issues remain. (CFR)
Descriptors: Cultural Pluralism, Curriculum Development, Females, Historians
