Are Textbooks Biased?

by Noah Berlatsky

Supporting key Social Studies curriculum, this edition asks readers to evaluate and analyze a critical topic, textbook bias. A diverse set of viewpoints gives students the opportunity to practice inquiry and expand their worldviews as they navigate questions such as: what role does and can ideological bias play in an educational context, how does a textbook explore controversial subjects without revealing or endorsing a specific bias, and should textbooks...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0737755512
• ISBN13: 9780737755510
• Release Date: October 2011
• Publisher: Greenhaven Publishing
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.9" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 14 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 9 to 12