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Ekasiwi, Alvia Nurrahma; Bram, Barli – Journal of English Teaching, 2022
Indonesia is a diverse country consisting of various cultures and also religions. Currently, there are six official religions recognized by the Indonesian government, which are Islam, Protestant, Catholic, Hindu, Buddhi, and Confucianism. Thus, it is important for English book writers to design an English textbook that not only accommodates the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Textbooks, English, Religious Factors
Randall, David; Frohnen, Bruce P.; Gutzman, Kevin R. C.; Ross, Jason; Shlaes, Amity; Pettinger, William – National Association of Scholars, 2021
The study in this report focuses on four historical periods and five textbooks. The four historical periods are: (1) The European Settlement of North America (1492-1660); (2) Colonial America (1660-1763); (3) The Nation's Founding (1763-1789); and (4) The New Deal (1933-1940). Three of the 5 textbooks are intended for regular high school American…
Descriptors: United States History, Textbooks, History Instruction, High Schools
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Busch, K. C. – Environmental Education Research, 2021
In US school settings and materials, climate change is often framed as an uncertain phenomenon. However, the effect of such denialist representations on youth's perceptions of climate change has not been empirically tested. To address this gap in the literature, this article reports on a survey-based experiment testing two framings of uncertainty…
Descriptors: Textbook Evaluation, Climate, Environmental Education, Middle School Students
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Willinsky, John – Science & Education, 2020
Following on earlier examinations of biology high school textbooks' handling of race, this study examines eleven biology textbooks, intended for US high school use and published between 2014 and 2019. It offers a close reading of these textbooks' treatment of four topics that have been associated with race: genetic disorders, human origins, skin…
Descriptors: High School Students, Textbook Bias, Racial Bias, Science Education
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Al Abiky, Waleed B. – English Language Teaching, 2019
In an era of rapid and sustainable alterations, Saudi Arabia are now going through transformation in gender roles and opportunities. The current study aimed to investigate the gender roles in the two major English language textbooks widely used by Saudi female high school students, namely "Traveller 1" and "Traveller 2," which…
Descriptors: Sex Role, Foreign Countries, Females, Textbooks