Religious Values and Religiosity in the Textbook Adoption Controversy in Texas. 1981
One prominent issue in the New Christian Right's socio-political agenda has been the allegedly "humanistic" (i.e., amoral secular) contents of public school curricula. This study examines the controversy in Texas during the early 1980's through use of two types of data: (1) a ran...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Sage Publications
1984
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Review of religious research
Year: 1984, Volume: 25, Issue: 4, Pages: 321-333 |
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Summary: | One prominent issue in the New Christian Right's socio-political agenda has been the allegedly "humanistic" (i.e., amoral secular) contents of public school curricula. This study examines the controversy in Texas during the early 1980's through use of two types of data: (1) a random sample of 711 white, urban, homeowners, and (2) transcripts from the 1981 hearings before the Texas State Education Agency's Textbook Committee. Comparison of the two sources reveal that the public holds mixed support for curriculum changes advocated by the New Christian Right (e.g., wanting prayer reintroduced into public schools but also desiring sex education) and is nowhere near a consistent consensus about all the value positions promulgated by conservative Christians who try to influence textbook adoption. |
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ISSN: | 2211-4866 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: Review of religious research
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2307/3511366 |