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ERIC Number: EJ407710
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1990
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The High School World History Textbook: Dreaming the Impossible Dream?
Fleming, Dan B.
International Journal of Social Education, v4 n3 p63-67 Win 1989-90
Discusses the debate over world history survey courses. Examines eight world history textbooks. Compares the treatment of the following topics: Hammurabi's Code, Buddhism, the fall of the Bastille, and the Korean War. Also reviews goals, use of maps, visuals, and skills involving analysis of primary and secondary sources. (RW)
Descriptors: Content Analysis, High Schools, History Textbooks, Illustrations, Introductory Courses, Maps, Social Studies, Textbook Content, Textbook Evaluation, Textbook Research, Textbook Standards, Visual Aids, World History
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Audience: Teachers; Administrators; Practitioners
Language: English
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