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| Cline, Paul C. | 3 |
| Eksterowicz, Anthony J. | 3 |
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| Journal Articles | 3 |
| Reports - Research | 2 |
| Opinion Papers | 1 |
| Reports - Descriptive | 1 |
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| Practitioners | 2 |
| Teachers | 2 |
| Researchers | 1 |
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| United States Constitution | 1 |
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Peer reviewedEksterowicz, Anthony J.; Cline, Paul C. – PS: Political Science and Politics, 1991
Evaluates college, high school, and middle school, textbook treatments of the ratification of the Constitution. Discusses treatment of the Federalist and Antiferalist views. Reports an imbalance between the two views in texts sampled. Attributes the imbalance to Federalist victory, herd mentality, and fear that inclusion of controversy will…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Political Science, Secondary Education, Textbook Bias
Peer reviewedCline, Paul C.; Eksterowicz, Anthony J. – Journal of the Middle States Council for the Social Studies, 1998
Discusses the importance of studying the Vietnam War. Attempts to illustrate the amount and quality of coverage of the Vietnam War in U.S. government textbooks. Explains that the amount of space devoted to the war in most of these texts remains inadequate for student understanding of the Vietnam War. (CMK)
Descriptors: Content Analysis, Foreign Countries, Foreign Policy, Middle Schools
Peer reviewedEksterowicz, Anthony J.; Cline, Paul C. – Journal of the Middle States Council for the Social Studies, 1993
Asserts that the Watergate scandal during the 1972 presidential election altered the U.S. government and the very mood of the United States. Presents a content analysis of 5 middle school, 5 secondary, and 12 college-level textbooks. Finds that the texts exhibit weak historical discussion or analysis of Watergate. (CFR)
Descriptors: Constitutional History, Content Analysis, Elections, Government (Administrative Body)
