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Peer reviewedHawkins, Michael L. – Negro Educational Review, 1978
Current editions of texts for elementary students reflect, more than did older texts, the pluralistic nature of American society. However, questions still remain regarding the inclusion of minorities in texts, the extent to which males and females are represented, and the proportion of representation of these two areas. (Author/EB)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Minority Groups, Multicultural Textbooks, Racial Discrimination
Download full textCalifornia State Dept. of Education, Sacramento. Bureau of Textbooks. – 1971
The second installment of comments from the Task Force on Social Sciences Textbooks: Grades five through eight is presented in this document. The first comments, covering part of the textbooks, were attached as an appendix to "Report and Recommendations: Task Force to Evaluate Social Science Textbooks: Grades Five Through Eight" offered in related…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Minority Groups, Multicultural Textbooks, Secondary Education
ROBERTS, LAUNEY F., JR. – 1967
THIS IS A FOLLOWUP OF A STUDY CONDUCTED IN 1960 OF SELECTED TEXTBOOK PUBLISHERS TO ASCERTAIN IF THERE HAS BEEN A CHANGE IN THEIR EDITORIAL, ARTISTIC, AND PUBLISHING VIEWS AND PRACTICES REGARDING THE USE OF MULTIRACIAL PICTURES IN ELEMENTARY TEXTBOOKS. IT IS ALSO AN ASSESSMENT OF THE CURRENT VIEWS AND PRACTICES OF OTHER MAJOR TEXTBOOK PUBLISHERS…
Descriptors: Cultural Images, Elementary Education, Illustrations, Marketing
Peer reviewedReed, Linda – Language Arts, 1976
Studying the literature of many cultures is desirable because the absence of such literature deprives children of a fully-rounded education in literature. (JH)
Descriptors: Book Reviews, Cultural Interrelationships, Elementary Education, Elementary School Curriculum
Chapman, John, M., Ed. – 1979
This document represents Volume I of a two volume study to determine the extent to which four elementary level social studies programs reflect the multi-racial, multi-cultural nature of American society. The document is presented in three parts. Part I covers the Michigan Social Studies Textbook Act, an historical overview of previous Michigan…
Descriptors: Bilingual Students, Cultural Pluralism, Disabilities, Elementary Education
Chapman, John M., Ed. – 1979
This document, Volume II of a two-volume report on the extent to which four elementary level social studies programs reflect the multi-racial, multi-cultural nature of American society, contains individual reports of each reviewer. Fifteen reviewers examined textbooks and accompanying instructional materials according to the degree to which they…
Descriptors: Bilingual Students, Cultural Pluralism, Disabilities, Elementary Education
Peer reviewedSchon, Isabel – Language Arts, 1976
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Book Reviews, Books, Childrens Literature
Garcia, Jesus – 1978
The problem of identifying good ethnic studies materials is a result of the large amount of materials produced in the 1960s and of the currently renewed interest in ethnic studies. Four types of materials are available to elementary classroom teachers: ethnic information, single-ethnic approaches, minority or European-ethnic approaches, and…
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Education, Cultural Pluralism
