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Nieto, Sonia, Ed. – Interracial Books for Children Bulletin, 1983
This is a collection of articles in which the treatment of Puerto Ricans in published children textbooks over the past 10 years is reviewed. The collection is preceded by an editorial responding to an "American Educator" article branding the Council on Interracial Books for Children as a "leftist extremist" organization. The…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Cultural Pluralism, Elementary Secondary Education, Females
Peer reviewedGordy, 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
Peer reviewedMarsahll, Carmen – Inquiry, 2002
Describes a two-part study involving 125 minority female students, 14 faculty members and 35 textbooks that explored the kinds of images minority students found in their textbooks. Results indicated that the exclusion, omission, or misrepresentation through images directly impacted student learning as well as student career choices. (Contains 12…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Images, Ethnic Groups
