Politics and the history curriculum

By Keith A. Erekson

Subjects: Curricula, Social sciences, EDUCATION / History, Social sciences, textbooks, Schule, EDUCATION / Curricula, General, Study and teaching, Social sciences, study and teaching, Textbooks, EDUCATION, Education, united states, History, EDUCATION / General, Geschichtsunterricht

Description: "The politicians and pastors who revised the Texas social studies standards made national and international headlines. However, much of that coverage was sensational and squeezed the process into a narrow "culture war" storyline. Politics and the History Curriculum sets the debate over the Texas standards within a broader context by exploring the tangled and powerful mixture of politics, religion, media, and education. This volume provides a clear analysis of what happened and why, along with sensible recommendations for teachers and policy makers"--