Master of Education Research Theses
Date of Successful Defense
8-9-2011
Date Degree Awarded
8-2011
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Education (M.Ed.)
School/Department
Education
Advisor
Eddie K. Baumann, Ph.D.
Keywords
content analysis, textbooks, Arab-Israeli conflict
Abstract
This study is a qualitative and quantitative analysis of textbook content regarding the Arab-Israeli conflict, among three of the top textbook publishers in the United States from the 1950s to the present. The goal of this study was to highlight whether there has been more or less emphasis on particular events over time, and identify major patterns and changes in textbook content on the Arab-Israeli conflict. This thesis also addresses some of the historic, political, social, and educational implications of those changes. The conclusions and recommendations portion of the research contains suggestions for overcoming the limitations of textbook portrayals of the Arab-Israeli conflict.
DOI
10.15385/tmed.2011.10
Creative Commons License
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Recommended Citation
Smith, Andrea, "How Have Descriptions of the Arab-Israeli Conflict Changed in High School U.S. History Textbooks Since the 1950s?" (2011). Master of Education Research Theses. 36.
https://digitalcommons.cedarville.edu/education_theses/36
