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ERIC Number: EJ407707
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1990
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United States History Textbooks: Cloned Mediocrity.
Siler, Carl R.
International Journal of Social Education, v4 n3 p10-31 Win 1989-90
Using content analysis, presents a study of 14 U.S. history textbooks. Analyzes textbook treatment of the Declaration of Independence, the atomic bomb, and the Holocaust. Examines nontextual materials. Finds errors of omission, boring writing styles, and a basic similarity between the textbooks. (RW)
Descriptors: Content Analysis, High Schools, History Textbooks, Nuclear Weapons, Secondary Education, Textbook Bias, Textbook Content, Textbook Evaluation, Textbook Research, Textbook Standards, United States History
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Audience: Teachers; Administrators; Practitioners
Language: English
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Identifiers: Declaration of Independence; Holocaust