Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ433684
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1991
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What Must Not Be Taught.
Rigberg, Benjamin
Theory and Research in Social Education, v19 n1 p14-44 Win 1991
Reviews nine U.S. history textbooks, evaluating their analyses of the Spanish-American War, World Wars I and II, and the Cold War. Documents their failure to link U.S. foreign policy to economic interests. Criticizes the texts' lack of an historical framework. Concludes students are taught neither historical truth nor critical analysis skills. (CH)
Descriptors: Content Analysis, Controversial Issues (Course Content), Economic Factors, Foreign Policy, High Schools, History Instruction, Ideology, Imperialism, International Relations, International Trade, Nationalism, Outcomes of Education, Political Power, Propaganda, Secondary Education, Student Educational Objectives, Textbook Bias, Textbook Content, Textbook Evaluation, United States History, War, World History, World War I, World War II
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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Audience: Teachers; Researchers; Practitioners
Language: English
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