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ERIC Number: EJ460339
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1992
Pages: N/A
Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1056-6325
Multicultural Content in California's Adopted Eighth Grade History Textbooks: An Analysis.
Wolf, Alvin
Social Studies Review, v31 n3 p22-45 Spr 1992
Analyzes two eighth-grade history and geography textbooks for multicultural content. Presents and follows the guidelines established in the "California History Social Science Framework." Discusses the texts' coverage of African Americans, American Indians, Hispanics, Asian Americans, and immigrants from Europe. Evaluates visual presentations as well as quantity and quality of information. (DK)
Descriptors: American Indians, Asian Americans, Blacks, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Pluralism, Grade 8, Hispanic Americans, History Instruction, History Textbooks, Multicultural Education, Multicultural Textbooks, Secondary Education, Social Studies, Textbook Content, Textbook Evaluation
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: A More Perfect Union; California; California History Social Science Framework (1988); The Story of America