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Ogren, Sandra L. – 1985
The purpose of this study was to examine problems of evaluating sex bias in textbooks and to analyze the presence of sex bias in high school American history textbooks. Seven editions of "Rise of the American Nation" (Harcourt, Brace & World) were analyzed to determine if the 1982 edition indicated better sex equity than earlier…
Descriptors: Females, History Instruction, History Textbooks, Secondary Education
Klebacher, Kathryn F. – 1984
Contemporary children must deal with many family problems that children 20 years ago never had to face, including divorce, parental separation, death, working mothers, and economic status. To determine how well current basal reading series reflect the changing American family, the stories of four basal reading series for grades four, five, and six…
Descriptors: Basal Reading, Characterization, Content Analysis, Demography
Garrity, Kathleen – 1987
A study compared the 1975 and 1983 editions of the "Macmillan Reading Program Series" primary readers in order to examine sex role portrayals. It was hypothesized that the 1983 edition would show an increase in portrayals of non-sexist roles when compared with the 1975 edition. A checklist was constructed to record instances of sexism…
Descriptors: Basal Reading, Characterization, Comparative Analysis, Evaluation Criteria
