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Texas Politics in Citizenship Education: a Critical Discourse Analysis of the Texas Government Curriculum

Description: This study used a critical discourse analysis (CDA) to examine the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for government. These are the learning standards that public schools are required to use as the curriculum in Texas. Additionally, the study critically examined the Texas State Board of Education meeting minutes from the spring of 2010, when the board revised all social studies TEKS. James Gee’s framework for conducting CDA was used to analyze the government TEKS and meeting minutes to uncove… more
Date: May 2014
Creator: Strunc, Abbie R.
Partner: UNT Libraries
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