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Peer reviewedMcKinney, Linda J.; And Others – Rural Educator, 1997
Ten Oklahoma reading textbooks from five publishers contained 462 stories, of which 28% were multicultural. A survey of 148 teachers from 10 rural Oklahoma schools found that only 4% of books used in classrooms addressed cultural diversity. Tradebooks address cultural diversity better than textbooks, but are less available to rural teachers.…
Descriptors: Basal Reading, Childrens Literature, Content Analysis, Cultural Awareness
