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Cho, Youngdal; Park, Yunkyoung – Asia Pacific Journal of Education, 2016
In this study we will observe how multicultural content is covered in elementary and secondary schools in Korea. For this purpose, a total of 52 textbooks (social studies, ethics and Korean language from third to ninth grade) were analysed using two analysis frames. The first frame is the "multicultural content analysis frame (MCAF)"…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Textbook Content, Content Analysis, Multicultural Textbooks
Jones, Ron – Edcentric, 1973
The founder of the Zephyros Teacher-Parent Collaborative in San Francisco tells how to compile an original, creative textbook for children. (PG)
Descriptors: Education, Elementary Education, Multicultural Textbooks, Textbook Content
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
Kuya, Dorothy – Times Educational Supplement (London), 1977
Argues that many new books for schools are simply more colorful versions of earlier texts which inculcate racist and imperialist ideas in children. (Editor)
Descriptors: Books, Childrens Literature, Elementary Education, Literary Criticism
May, Wanda T.; And Others – 1990
An analysis and critique of two elementary textbook series: "Discover Art" by Davis Publications and "World of Music" published by Silver Burdett & Ginn are presented. "Whose content, context, and culture?" is an ideological question that assumes that equitable social relations and diverse ways of knowing ought to…
Descriptors: Art Education, Content Analysis, Curriculum Development, Elementary Education
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
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McKinney, 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
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Gordy, Laurie L.; Pritchard, Alice M. – Urban Education, 1995
Examines the extent to which social studies textbooks include diverse perspectives on U.S. history through a content analysis of the treatment of slavery in 17 5th-grade texts in Connecticut. Students are receiving a sanitized view of the history of slavery, with only a partial picture of discrimination. (SLD)
Descriptors: Content Analysis, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences, Elementary Education
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Denton, Karen L.; Muir, Sharon Pray – Social Education, 1994
Asserts that, since the civil rights movement of the 1960s, social studies textbooks have changed to reflect a multicultural perspective. Encourages primary-level teachers to supplement instruction with visual aids that represent ethnic groups in positive ways. (CFR)
Descriptors: Blacks, Cultural Pluralism, Educational Strategies, Elementary Education
Caliguri, Joseph P.; Levine, Daniel U. – 1969
This report summarizes an informal survey to determine how extensively inter-ethnic materials are being used in suburban school districts in the Kansas City Metropolitan Area. Data was obtained from responses to a questionnaire distributed to some 100 teachers and administrators from 20 districts enrolled in two courses, fall 1968. In no school or…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Bias, Board of Education Policy, Content Analysis