High School History Texts Adopted for Use in the State of Alabama: The Distortion and Exclusion of Religion Data.

Smith, Timothy L.

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ERIC Number: EJ391373

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1988

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High School History Texts Adopted for Use in the State of Alabama: The Distortion and Exclusion of Religion Data.

Smith, Timothy L.

Religion and Public Education, v15 n2 p170-90 Spr 1988

Identifies developments in U.S. history in which religion played a decisive role. Investigates the way these religious forces were dealt with in 10 high school U.S. history textbooks used in Alabama. Concludes that they ignored or distorted the place of religion to the extent that students are denied knowledge of recent historical research. (LS)

Descriptors: Content Analysis, History Instruction, History Textbooks, Religion, Religious Factors, Secondary Education, Social Studies, Textbook Bias, Textbook Content, Textbook Research, United States History

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Alabama

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