Investigates the manner in which one particular ethnic group, African American, is represented in five elementary school social studies textbooks published in 1991. Locates sections of text, identifies case relationships, and determines noun ethnicity. Finds that there were many more noun-verb relationships related to African Americans compared to…

Finds that most elementary social studies textbooks were lacking in adequate background information, illustrations, vocabulary definitions, and examples of key concepts essential for readers' construction of meaning. Finds that combining select tradebooks with the textbook can enhance children's knowledge and multicultural awareness. Suggests ways…

Explores two studies: (1) a content analysis of the key terms and concepts in the glossaries of 10 full-length, college, introductory psychology textbooks; and (2) a national sample of experienced introductory psychology instructors evaluated the terms and concepts found in the glossaries and rated the importance of these terms and concepts for…

Presents results from a content analysis of 12 human sexuality textbooks published between 1989 and 1996 to determine the relationship between the content and presentation of the material in the texts. States that the textbooks demonstrate a preference for how sexual material is visually presented. (CMK)

Examined the range of mathematics learning opportunities in the U.S., drawing on data gathered for the Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS). Analyses reveal a mismatch between the course title and the textbook used for nearly 40% of eighth graders. Significant relationships found were not significant enough to account for the…

Summarizes the origin, development, content, pedagogy, evaluation, and influence of a textbook for non-science majors entitled "Chemistry in Context: Applying Chemistry to Society." Considers the text's potential implications for other disciplines and for the instruction of science majors. (Author/WRM)

A study examined accommodations and adaptations for students with special needs in four teacher edition textbooks for the elementary and secondary grades. Results found that all mentioned special populations, and suggestions for students with various characteristics took the form of a page or two of general suggestions in the front matter. (CR)

This article examines the image of the nation in the history textbooks of post-Soviet Ukraine. Ukraine is an interesting case as it is the second most populous Soviet successor state--48 million inhabitants according to the 2001 census--and harbors a population with a complicated ethnolinguistic structure. This demographic portrait differs from…

Our social worlds are visually saturated. A feature of post-modern society is its relentless traffic in images, often borrowed from diverse times and places, and patched together in ever changing ways. This traffic serves commercial purposes, shapes identities, and increasingly stands in for reality itself. As a newspaper columnist noted, "most of…

Little is in print on the development in Britain of university disciplines including the academic study of education. This paper provides a historical narrative of the study of adolescence from the 1870 Education Act to the contemporary day. Adolescence textbooks are examined in the context of changes in the education system, such as the demand…

How many names of women from American history can the average, recent high school graduate come up with? How does this number compare with the number of males she or he can name? These are the kinds of questions that informed Janice Trecker's classic study of U.S. high school textbooks. They were also the basis for the research in Sadker and…

This study examined 20th Century Canadian history textbooks authorized in British Columbia, for their portrayals of women. The texts do not adequately reflect feminist scholarship nor societal changes. The nation building narrative of the textbooks precludes the inclusion of women in important ways. In the interwar years, the women who appear in…

A number of Muslim countries have stepped up plans for revising school textbooks as part of the continuing U.S. driven campaign to combat terrorism. Critics maintain that the efforts are superficial and that the books continue to portray dangerous stereotypes and promote extremist views. Some books for religious and social sciences classes in use…

In this article, the author demonstrated how recent histories relied primarily on previous accounts and one textbook to characterize George Pierce Baker's work. This narrow assessment of "The Principles of Argumentation" limits one's understanding of his contribution to argumentation theory and pedagogy. Similarly, one has seen the need for care…

Applying concepts from lower grades, the author applies whole-group differentiation concepts to middle and high school, showing teachers how it is possible to differentiate within the whole-group setting in which many educators are comfortable. By allowing everyone to participate in the same activities at different levels of complexity or mastery,…