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ERIC Number: EJ148026
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1976
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National Policy and Curriculum Controversy
Parker, Franklin
Educational Leadership, 34, 2, 112-117, Nov 76
A West Virginia educator reviews the MACOS controversy and the 1974 textbook feud in his state. Such curriculum struggles result in part, he says, from growing federal influence on education, dating to the cold war and the civil rights movement. (Author)
Descriptors: Censorship, Curriculum Design, Elementary Secondary Education, Government Role, Political Influences, Social Change, Social Studies, Textbook Content, Trend Analysis
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Identifiers: MACOS; Man A Course of Study; West Virginia