Forty Mexican American and Anglo American university students were asked to rate 5 common Anglo American and 5 common Mexican American female names on a semantic differential. Divided into 4 groups based on sex and ethnic background, respondents were between 18 and 25 years of age and all claimed El Paso (Texas) as their primary residence for the…

The purpose of these guidelines is to provide consistent, systematic standards for evaluating instructional materials proposed for use in California's public elementary schools to ensure compliance with their Education Code. Developers believe that the guidelines should be used when evaluating both student and teacher material and for separately…

Reports on a study of introductory college economics textbooks on the quality and quantity of coverage of the economic status of women and minorities. Finds that textbooks still have a tendency to exclude women and minorities from the general discussion and disguise the multiplicity of explanations for observed differences. (CFR)