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Adler, Louise; Tellez, Kip – Urban Education, 1992
Studies curriculum challenges by religious conservatives to the "Impressions" reading series in California. Many parents thought the series promoted satanism, witchcraft, and disrespect toward parents. Data from 22 school districts, 4 of which dropped the series, illustrate the complex nature of such challenges and highlight school…
Descriptors: Conservatism, Court Litigation, Curriculum Evaluation, Educational Policy
Tom, Alan – 1977
The paper is designed to aid social studies educators and teachers in selecting curriculum materials. It is presented in three sections. Section I outlines problems involved in choosing among curricula. These problems include similarity of traditional social studies textbooks; recent proliferation of innovative curricula which have not been…
Descriptors: Citizenship, Classification, Content Analysis, Course Content