Prepared by the American Association of School Librarians Committee on Treatment of Minorities in Library Books and Other Instructional Materials, as a second supplement to the listing published in the Winter 1970 issue of School Libraries. (Author)

The authors define three levels of content complexity in ethnic materials and present a sequence for incorporating complex ethnic content with an appropriate instructional strategy in order to elicit a higher level of cognitive functioning. (Author/SJL)

States that the "new" South Africa faces educational challenges, for example, the preparation of appropriate reading materials. Reports that it has been impossible to publish educational materials suitable for a multicultural country. Finds that non-governmental organizations have stepped in to assist in the development of new materials.…

Examines the freedom to teach and learn from the author's point of view as a Mexican-American educator and writer. Asserts that teachers must take charge and implement into the curriculum the many literatures of the United States. (PRA)

Discusses three principal areas in multiethnicity as it relates to blacks: self-concept of blacks; inclusion of blacks in textbooks and curriculum resource materials; and, prospects for the future. (Author)

A supplement to the earlier Aids to Media Selection for Students and Teachers is provided by this guide. It offers an annotated, selected roster of the book lists and periodicals published or revised since 1970 which review materials suitable for use in elementary or secondary school instructional programs. Section I deals with book selection…

The purpose of this book is to present in a single source a portrait of the primary reading textbook as a learning motivator and transmitter of a culture's values and behavior standards. Some of the topics covered in the twelve chapters include: a description of the methods and the results of the analyses of 1,307 stories from twelve of the most…

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…

Discusses new approaches to teaching history through publishers' series devoted to case studies on social problems, balanced presentation of the contributions of minorities including women, documentary sources, or different viewpoints, all instead of the traditional predigested, summarized history texts. Address delivered at American Association…

Native American literature should be taught in high school and college American literature courses. (DD)

Addresses the epistemological questions that undergird curriculum debates in higher education over the value and vitality of a canon, a need for intellectual and cultural homogeneity, and the articulation of norms for scholarly inquiry. Challenges general education to communicate the value-ladenness of allegedly objective curricula, events, and…

Discusses approaches used in composition classrooms that address the needs of students living in an increasingly multicultural society. Describes strategies that introduce students to the academic discourse community, and those that emphasize the students' own experiences. Discusses the use of textbooks that emphasize multiculturalism in their…

Analyzes literature curricula and the canon represented in literature anthologies. Discusses the embedded power structure, the role of genre, women fiction writers, the role of "people of color" in the textbook canon, and the absence of dissenting voices. Concludes that the textbook canon does not affirm differences of opinion and of…

The general goals of the Guatemalan technical institution, the Proyecto Linguistico Francisco Marroquin, are to: create a national technical resource institution in linguistics and Mayan languages; enable Indians to influence programs for their communities; and stimulate the study of Mayan languages and their use as communication medium. (SW)