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Download full textLucy Sibanda; Tracey Herman – South African Journal of Education, 2024
Textbooks socialise and legitimise cultural norms, and therefore, learners' social worlds should find expression in their textbooks. In the study reported on here we examined how Grade 4 English First Additional Language and life skills textbooks reflected learner diversity in South African schools as manifested in their racial, gender,…
Descriptors: Textbook Evaluation, Diversity, Content Analysis, Grade 4
Gifford, Beth; Evans, Kelly; Berlin, Lisa; Bai, Yu – Center for Child and Family Policy, Duke University (NJ1), 2011
Approximately one quarter of U.S. students do not graduate from high school with their peers. Failing to complete high school severely limits opportunities for employment and future financial stability. High school dropouts earn lower wages through their lifetime and work for fewer years. The costs to society of high school dropouts are also high…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gap, Dropouts, Enrollment
