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Textbook Controversies (other)
* * * 2016–17 California textbook controversy over South Asian topics *California textbook controversy over Hindu history * Creation and evolution in public education in the United States *Japanese history textbook controversies *Kanawha County textbook controversy *Korean textbook controversy * NCERT textbook controversies * Pakistani textbooks controversy *Saudi Arabian textbook controversy *Turkish textbook controversies * * * * See also * Lies My Teacher Told Me * Textbooks in the Israeli–Palestinian conflict Textbooks in Israel and the Palestinian territories issued by the Palestinian Authority (PA) have been an issue within the larger Israeli–Palestinian conflict. Several studies have been done on Palestinian textbooks. The U.S. Consulate General in ... {{Disambiguation Textbook controversies ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016–17 California Textbook Controversy Over South Asian Topics
In 2016 and 2017, there was a significant debate on how topics related to South Asia were represented in California middle school textbooks—a follow-up to a related set of debates that took place from 2005 to 2009. These new debates were fueled by varying religious groups who felt the 2009 changes were incorrect, or pushed political agendas. The California Department of Education runs a public process to update the history and social sciences curriculum frameworks, which help guide the textbooks that publishers develop for students. Starting in 2016, groups submitted textbook revisions dealing with a variety of issues related to histories of South Asia, India, Hinduism, Sikhism, Dalits, Muslims, Ravidassias, the Indus Valley civilization, and the rights of women, as taught in California 6th and 7th grade history and social science textbooks. The Department of Education made final decisions on the topics in 2017, retaining content on the caste system, and referring to all of hist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
California Textbook Controversy Over Hindu History
A controversy in the US state of California concerning the portrayal of Hinduism in history textbooks began in 2005. The Texas-based Vedic Foundation (VF) and the Hindu Education Foundation (HEF), complained to California's Curriculum Commission, arguing that the coverage in sixth grade history textbooks of Indian history and Hinduism was biased against Hinduism; points of contention included a textbook's portrayal of the caste system, the Indo-Aryan migration theory, and the status of women in Indian society. The California Department of Education (CDE) initially sought to resolve the controversy by appointing Shiva Bajpai, Professor Emeritus at California State University Northridge, as a one-man committee to review revisions proposed by the groups. Bajpai, who was selected by the Vedic Foundation for the task, approved nearly all the changes; while presented by the VF as an independent scholar, it later came out that he was a member of a closely affiliated organization ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
