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Peer reviewedGarcia, Jesus; Florez-Tighe, Viola – Equity and Excellence, 1986
Basal readers should portray minorities both accurately and idealistically. While publishers seem to have established acceptable percentage levels of minority content in basal series, the overall treatment of minorities remains unbalanced. (LHW)
Descriptors: American Indians, Basal Reading, Blacks, Cultural Images
Logan, John W.; Garcia, Jesus – 1982
Noting that major publishers have begun to depict a more balanced portrayal of ethnic story characters and content in their basal reading series, a study was conducted to investigate the extent to which stories depicting the three largest ethnic groups in the United States were contained in nine of the major and current basal reading series…
Descriptors: American Indians, Basal Reading, Blacks, Characterization
