American School Textbooks: How They Portrayed the Middle East from 1898 to 1994

Autor/in	Morgan, Hani
Titel	American School Textbooks: How They Portrayed the Middle East from 1898 to 1994
Quelle	In: American Educational History Journal, 35 (2008) 2, S.315-330 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1535-0584
Schlagwörter	Textbook Content; Textbooks; Research Methodology; Foreign Countries; Content Analysis; Educational History; Comparative Analysis; Textbook Bias; Textbook Evaluation; Stereotypes; Standards; Social Studies; Middle Eastern Studies; United States + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Lehrbuchtext; Textbook; Text book; Schulbuch; Lehrbuch; Research method; Forschungsmethode; Ausland; Inhaltsanalyse; History of education; Bildungsgeschichte; Lehrbuchkritik; Klischee; Standard; Gemeinschaftskunde; USA
Abstract	The portrayal of the Middle East in school textbooks has been reported to be inaccurate and negative as late as the mid 1990's. Numerous major studies conducted by various researchers and organizations indicate that school textbooks written between the 1970's and 1990's contributed to existing stereotypes of the Middle East held by many Americans. Most of this research was done shortly after these textbooks were written. This historical study evaluates school textbooks that date back to 1898 and compares them to those written in later years (1970-1994). It also offers an explanation for the way the Middle East has been portrayed in school textbooks. This research surveys four time-periods: 1898-1920, 1920-1940, 1945-1965, and 1970-1994. It follows a research methodology similar to previous studies of this nature consisting of a textual analysis of school textbooks. By exploring the biased descriptions of the past, educators can gain insights of what to look for in today's school textbooks to prevent these inaccurate descriptions from being used in American schools again and to comply with new social studies standards that require diverse points of view. (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10