An Early Example of the Analysis of History Textbooks in Canada.

Osborne, Ken

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ERIC Number: EJ500288

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Publication Date: 1994

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An Early Example of the Analysis of History Textbooks in Canada.

Osborne, Ken

Canadian Social Studies, v29 n1 p21-25 Fall 1994

Reports on an analysis of history textbooks used in Canadian schools during the 1930s. Presents a set of six criteria used by the evaluators. Concludes that the textbook study is a reminder of the period when the social studies curriculum was the subject of political criticism from the left. (CFR)

Descriptors: Content Analysis, Educational History, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, History, History Instruction, Politics of Education, Social Change, Social Studies, Textbook Content, Textbook Evaluation, Textbooks, War, World War I

Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles

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Audience: Teachers; Researchers; Practitioners

Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Canada

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