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Ade-Ridder, Linda – Family Relations, 1989
Discusses issues involved in the selection of textbooks for family life education: diversity of marriage and family course offerings; difficulties in locating appropriate materials; and criteria for text selection. Reviews 14 university texts published in 1987 and 1988. Calls for texts which cover aspects of marriage and family with greater depth.…
Descriptors: College Students, Family Life, Family Life Education, Higher Education
Randolph-Robinson, Brenda – Interracial Books for Children Bulletin, 1984
Examines the representation of South Africa in geography and history textbooks currently being used in American schools. Asserts that these books are flawed with misleading, inaccurate, and racist texts and illustration. Offers recommendations for revising the view American students are given of South Africa. (KH)
Descriptors: African History, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Racial Bias