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ERIC Number: EJ399838
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1988
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How Science, Technology and Society Issues Are Presented in Science Textbooks.
Hamm, Mary; Adams, Dennis
Educational Research Quarterly, v12 n2 p30-35 1988
Ten science textbooks (4,393 pages) for grades 6 and 7 were examined for their treatment of five top-ranked global problem issues (population growth, war technology, world hunger and food resources, air quality and atmosphere, and water resources). Implications for science education curricula from this content analysis are discussed. (SLD)
Descriptors: Content Analysis, Elementary Education, Grade 6, Grade 7, Science and Society, Science Education, Scientific and Technical Information, Social Problems, Technology, Textbook Content, Textbook Evaluation, Textbook Research, World Problems
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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