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Goettsch, Stephen L. – Teaching Sociology, 1987
Reviews eight current human sexuality textbooks for both their general organization and substantive content. Addresses specifically the content areas of sexual response cycle; sexual disfunction; acquaintance rape; AIDS and sexually transmitted diseases; extramarital sex; abortion; homosexuality; and pornography. Identifies as a recurring fault…
Descriptors: Sexuality, Sociology, Textbook Content, Textbook Evaluation
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Ramsey, Philip H. – Journal of Educational Statistics, 1989
Introductory statistics texts contain inaccuracies in tables of critical values for Spearman's correlation. Paper provides table of critical values based on exact distribution for N greater than or equal to 3, less than or equal to 18; very accurate critical values for N greater than or equal to 19, less than or equal to 100, estimated using…
Descriptors: Correlation, Educational Research, Introductory Courses, Sample Size
Stillman, Laura; Blank, Rolf K. – Council of Chief State School Officers, 2009
The Key State Education Policies on PK-12 Education is intended to inform policymakers and educators about the current status of key education policies that define and shape elementary and secondary education in public schools across the 50 states. The report is part of a continuing series by the Council's State Education Indicators program.…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, State Policy, Early Childhood Education, Elementary Secondary Education
Abu Nasr, Julinda; And Others – 1983
This document is divided into two parts: (1) "A Study of Sex Role Stereotype in Arabic Readers" and (2) "A Guide for the Identification and Elimination of Sexism in Arabic Textbooks." In part 1, a sample of 79 Arabic readers were read word for word and the images pertaining to females were recorded. The results of the survey…
Descriptors: Arabs, Developing Nations, Elementary Secondary Education, Females
Engin, Ali Osman – Online Submission, 2006
This research has been done to find out the factors influencing the students' successes in learning a foreign language (English). In other words, the effects of the methods and techniques, used by the teachers on the staff to teach the chosen foreign language, on the students' success. The main aim of our study is to make the foreign language…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Second Language Instruction, Language Teachers, Second Language Learning