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ERIC Number: EJ330527
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1986
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Beyond Textbooks in Elementary Social Studies.
Woodward, Arthur; And Others
Social Education, v50 n1 p50-53 Jan 1986
As much as 90 percent of classroom instructional time is structured by instructional materials, especially textbook. Research shows, however, that textbooks alone are not enough. Analyses of elementary grade social studies textbooks reveal that the breadth is too wide and the depth too shallow. Specific examples are provided. (RM)
Descriptors: Educational Needs, Elementary Education, Social Studies, Textbook Content, Textbook Evaluation, Textbook Research, Textbooks
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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