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ERIC Number: EJ319794
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1985
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Do Textbooks Belong in Elementary Social Studies?
Elliott, David L.; And Others
Educational Leadership, v42 n7 p22-24 Apr 1985
Criticizes the organization, emphases, scope, and intellectual challenges of basal social studies textbooks widely used in elementary schools. Includes recommendations for improving such textbooks and social studies curricula. (MCG)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Guidelines, Social Studies, Textbook Bias, Textbook Content, Textbook Evaluation, Textbook Preparation
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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Audience: Administrators; Practitioners
Language: English
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Identifiers: Textbook Dependency