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US World Geography Textbooks: Their Role in Education Reform
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Bednarz, Sarah W. – International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education, 2004
Textbooks play a central role in the US education system. High school level World Geography textbooks are an important tool in the campaign to reform geography education in the United States, particularly through the introduction of the National Geography Standards. The status of the Standards in US schools is appraised. Five factors (authority,…
Descriptors: Geography Instruction, Textbook Selection, World Geography, Educational Change