Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ523700
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1995
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New Media, Old Politics.
Rosenzweig, Ron; And Others
History Microcomputer Review, v11 n2 p53-58 Fall 1995
Summarizes and outlines the controversy surrounding some of the content of Voyager Co.'s "Who Built America?", history CD-ROM package. Although highly praised, the program received criticism for its limited references to homosexuality, birth control, and abortion. Voyager Co. refused to drop the product after a computer-linked campaign rallied to its defense. (MJP)
Descriptors: Abortions, Academic Freedom, Censorship, Citizen Participation, Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education, Controversial Issues (Course Content), Curriculum Enrichment, Educational Technology, Elementary Secondary Education, History, Homosexuality, Political Attitudes, Social Action
Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Information Analyses; Journal Articles
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Audience: Teachers; Researchers; Practitioners
Language: English
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