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ERIC Number: EJ598179
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1998
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ISSN: ISSN-0889-0293
Changing Minds: How Elementary Social Studies Textbooks Both Reflect and Change Society.
Su, Ya-Chen
International Journal of Social Education, v12 n2 p76-104 Fall-Win 1997-98
Reviews the textbook content of the second edition of Taiwanese textbooks that resulted from the 1989-95 revision process. Reviews Taiwan' s national curriculum guide for social studies and basic guidelines for evaluating textbook content. Finds that the 1989-95 version addresses the presentation of local cultures but not controversial issues. (CMK)
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Educational Change, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries, Guidelines, National Curriculum, Role of Education, Social Change, Social History, Social Studies, Textbook Bias, Textbook Content, Textbook Evaluation
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Taiwan