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Showing 1 to 20 of 44 for “"history textbooks"”.
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Teaching Prejudice: Mexican Americans in Texas History Textbooks
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A concept analysis of middle school American history textbooks
… a concept analysis of middle school American history textbooks to determine the extent to which the substantive concepts developed by the Syracuse University Social Studies Curriculum Center are included. Each of the eighteen concepts was modeled and applied to three textbooks in a concept …
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Changes in High School American History Textbooks Published Since 1900
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The Treatment of Social Change in High School History Textbooks
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An analysis of topics in junior high school American history textbooks
Thesis (M.A.)--Boston University, 1948. This item was digitized by the Internet Archive.
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"Teaching ""Europe"" in Turkey: An Analysis of Secondary History Textbooks, 1956--2005"
"School history textbooks play an important role in teaching students about their national identity. Historical narratives presented in the textbooks incorporate conceptions of who people are and how they are linked to particular locations. However, these narratives are never static. They are …
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Immigration as treated in early history textbooks 1789-1939: prelude to multiculturalism
… the degree to which thirty-nine secondary textbooks used in the united States from 1789 to 1939 covered the significant topics that comprised the immigrant experience. Immigrants from Europe, Japan, and China were studied. Using a topic outline as the basis for discussion, authors' comments …
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A content analysis of selected United States history textbooks concerning World War II
… five most widely used United States high school history textbooks. The textbooks were investigated to obtain an objective, systematic, quantitative, and qualitative description of the textual content concerning the period of World War II.The population studied consisted of the five most widely …
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Changing the Narrative: Building a Conceptual Framework for Advocating Representation in History Textbooks
<p>At a time where Americans are beginning to engage in critical dialogue about the representation of minorities in the media, conversations about representation in education have been somewhat elusive or condensed. With the popular focus for marginalized communities being on issues of stereotype …
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An Inquiry Into the Role of History Textbooks in Improving Understanding of Human Actions
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An analysis of writing assignments in selected history textbooks for grades seven and eleven
… and in what manner selected social studies textbooks incorporated writing. Texts selected for the study were nationally published history textbooks which had been adopted for use in the state of Virginia at grades seven and eleven, where the teaching of United States history is mandated in …
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Heroes and villains: an analysis of the treatment of individuals in world history textbooks
Since textbooks are a standard feature of social studies classrooms and frequently are considered the central tools of social studies instruction, their content and manner of presentation are critical issues for the social studies. This study concentrated on identification and analysis of the …
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An analysis of the presentation of Namibian history in the Namibian secondary school history textbooks
… a content analysis of the sections on Namibian history of the Namibian Secondary School History Textbooks that were prescribed for use in schools for the period 1991 – 2008. Altogether eleven textbooks were studied. The study sought to establish the relevance of the textbooks in how far they …
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Explicit Instruction in United States History Textbooks Exercises: The Role of Exercises in Navigating and Critically Evaluating Textbooks
Textbooks dominate history classrooms. Research finds that textbooks contain debatable interpretations and omit significant historical accounts. Researchers recommend the explicit instruction in learning strategies to help students to navigate and critically evaluate textbooks. The limited amount …
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An analysis of four junior high American history textbooks on the basis of the higher mental processes involved.
Thesis (M.A.)--Boston University
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Dismantling Lost Cause fables : a content analysis examining narrative and visual representations of slavery in U.S. history textbooks.
… coverage and Eurocentric perspectives in U.S. history textbooks. Thus, slavery is simultaneously decontextualized and normalized in narrative descriptions and visual imagery. Lost Cause fables embedded in the explicit curricula persuaded generations of students that slavery was an economic …
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German high school history textbooks: how well do they deal with the rise and fall of the Third Reich?
… answer this question by analyzing 22 West German history textbooks currently used in all three of the traditional German high schools. This study is both quantitative and qualitative. First, a checklist was used to determine what percentage of each book is devoted to the Nazi period and in …
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Latin America in American History Textbooks: A Comparison of American History Texts for Secondary Schools Published from 1927 to 1932 with Texts Published from 1937 to 1942
Ever since the inauguration of President F.D. Roosevelt's Good Neighbor policy in 1933, the Americas have become increasingly conscious of the need of mutual understanding and friendship. They have recognised that economic relations are not the only basis for inter-American cooperation. More and …
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