Excluding Ethical Issues from U.S. History Textbooks: 911 and the War on Terror

Autor/in	Romanowski, Michael H.
Titel	Excluding Ethical Issues from U.S. History Textbooks: 911 and the War on Terror
Quelle	In: American Secondary Education, 37 (2009) 2, S.26-48 (23 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0003-1003
Schlagwörter	United States History; Textbook Content; Textbooks; Ethics; Terrorism; Moral Values; Content Analysis; Foreign Policy; Public Policy; Politics; Secondary Education + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Lehrbuchtext; Textbook; Text book; Schulbuch; Lehrbuch; Ethik; Terrorismus; Moral value; Ethischer Wert; Inhaltsanalyse; Außenpolitik; Öffentliche Ordnung; Politik; Sekundarbereich
Abstract	This research study examined nine secondary American history textbooks regarding their treatment of 9/11 and related events. The analysis centered on both the knowledge included and excluded from the discussion in each book. Particular attention was given to the moral and ethical issues relevant to 9/11. Findings show that textbooks vary in their descriptions, but most omit important information and disregard important moral and ethical aspects of historical events. These exclusions legitimized and validated particular foreign and domestic policies. More importantly, they limited the perspectives that students could consider, constrained possible alternatives, and avoided ethical concerns and issues. (Contains 4 tables.) (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10