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ERIC Number: EJ347149
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1987
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Textbook Controversies: A "Disaster for Public Schools?"
Glenn, Charles L.
Phi Delta Kappan, v68 n6 p451-55 Feb 1987
Reaction of educators to court decision in "Mozert v. Hawkins County" should be tempered with common sense and flexibility. In his research on basal readers and textbooks, Paul Vitz found a distorted presentation of family life, neglect of the role of religion in contemporary American life, and neglect of patriotism, business, labor, and altruism. (MD)
Descriptors: Boards of Education, Content Analysis, Court Litigation, Cultural Influences, Elementary Secondary Education, Moral Values, Reading, Reading Materials, Religious Factors, Textbook Bias, Textbook Content, Textbook Research
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Legal/Legislative/Regulatory Materials; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Bob Mozert et al v Hawkins Cty Pub Sch et al; Schoolbook Protest; Tennessee