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Evolution of Racism in Spanish Music Textbooks: A Real Path towards Interculturality through Images?
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Bernabé, María del Mar; Martinez-Bello, Vladimir – Journal for Multicultural Education, 2021
Purpose: An analysis of the images in music education textbooks for primary education has shown how the images do not fully reflect the human diversity present in the classroom and, therefore, continue to perpetuate positions that can lead to racism. The purpose of this paper is the analysis of the images to carried out has demonstrated how little…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Racism, Music Education, Textbooks
"I Learned That I Was Better...Than I Thought I Was": A Case for New Methodologies to Understand the Narratives of Black Boys along the K-5 Pathway
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Eliot Bryant Sykes – ProQuest LLC, 2021
Research literature focused on Black boys along the K-6 pathway objectifies them and results in their developmental capabilities and capacities being ignored while their acts of self-definition are impeded. This is evidenced by researchers solely focusing upon external factors and/or using adult-completed surveys and datasets as sources for data.…
Descriptors: African American Students, Males, Student Attitudes, Personal Narratives
"What Makes Her Succeed?" Children's Interpretations of Their Peers' Successes in Learning Situations
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Mykkänen, Arttu; Määttä, Elina; Järvelä, Sanna – International Journal of Early Years Education, 2016
Previous research has shown that observing peers' success in learning is important for the development of children's belief in themselves as learners. However, in research, these observations are seldom made in actual classroom learning activities. This study investigated how children explain factors that lead to their peers' successes in…
Descriptors: Learning Activities, Peer Acceptance, Academic Achievement, Success
Evaluation of Life Sciences and Social Sciences Course Books in Term of Societal Sexuality
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Aykac, Necdet – Hacettepe University Journal of Education, 2012
This study aims to evaluate primary school Life Sciences (1st, 2nd, and 3rd grades) and Social Sciences (4th, 5th, and 6th grades) course books in terms of gender discrimination. This study is a descriptive study aiming to evaluate the primary school Life Sciences (1st, 2nd, 3rd grades) and Social Sciences (4th, 5th, and 6th grades) course books…
Descriptors: Social Attitudes, Gender Discrimination, Sex Fairness, Biological Sciences
Folk Dress, Fiestas, and Festivals: How Is Mexico Portrayed in U.S. Primary Grade Social Studies Textbooks?
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Field, Sherry L.; Bauml, Michelle; Wilhelm, Ron W.; Jenkins, Joelle – Journal of Social Studies Research, 2012
This qualitative content analysis was conducted to determine how Mexico and Mexican people are portrayed in contemporary U.S. elementary social studies textbooks. Three textbooks from each of three major publishers were analyzed. Findings are presented in five sections: images and photographs, holidays, Mexican people and heroes, contested…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Mexicans, Cultural Awareness, Primary Education
Illustrations in Social Studies Textbooks, Grades One through Three
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Shrum, Ellen Olin – ProQuest LLC, 2010
This content analysis examined illustrations (n =3,357) in the core lessons of four top-selling publishers' social studies textbooks, grades one through three. The graphical (n =556) and pictorial (n =2801) displays were coded for typology, explanation (labels or captions), referential text connection, location of referential connection, function…
Descriptors: Textbooks, Social Studies, Content Analysis, Illustrations