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ERIC Number: EJ528556
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1996
Pages: N/A
Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0037-7724
Problems of Bias in History Textbooks.
Romanowski, Michael H.
Social Education, v60 n3 p170-73 Mar 1996
Argues that oftentimes simple parallel constructions and choice of examples reflect an unconscious bias in history textbooks. Reveals a number of these, particularly related to the United States' treatment of minorities in World War II. Advocates using strategies to identify and challenge biases in history textbooks. (MJP)
Descriptors: Bias, Civil Liberties, Content Analysis, Critical Thinking, Democratic Values, Historiography, History Instruction, Japanese Americans, Minority Groups, Secondary Education, Social Studies, Textbook Bias, Textbook Content, Textbook Evaluation, Textbooks, World War II
Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Journal Articles
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Habermas (Jurgen)