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Griggs, Richard A. – Teaching of Psychology, 2015
Asch's classic social pressure experiments are discussed in almost all introductory and social psychology textbooks. However, the results of these experiments have been shown to be misrepresented in textbooks. An analysis of textbooks from 1953 to 1984 revealed that although most of the responses on critical trials were independent correct ones,…
Descriptors: Textbook Content, Textbook Bias, Textbook Standards, Social Psychology
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Calderon, Dolores – Environmental Education Research, 2014
This article examines the ways in which settler colonialism shapes place in the social studies curriculum, producing understandings of land and citizenship in educational settings. To do this, the author uses the emergent framework of land education to move forward the important projects of place-based education, especially its potential for…
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Land Settlement, Indigenous Populations, Place Based Education
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Pashigian, B. Peter; Self, James K. – Journal of Economic Education, 2007
Authors of intermediate microeconomics textbooks devote relatively more space to imperfectly competitive markets than can be justified by their relative occurrence in actual markets. This gap has persisted for at least 40 years, even with an almost complete turnover of authors between the decades of the 1960s and the 2000s. This portrayal gives…
Descriptors: Microeconomics, Textbooks, Textbook Content, Economics Education
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Candland, Douglas K. – Teaching of Psychology, 1987
Describes the disciplinary role of comparative psychology and examines why comparative psychologists do not consider professional associations of psychology to be representative of the discipline's core. Reviews the treatment of comparative psychology in textbooks and emphasizes the view of comparative psychology on the nature of causation and…
Descriptors: Educational Methods, Evolution, Higher Education, Psychology
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Spilka, Bernard; And Others – Teaching of Psychology, 1981
Forty introductory psychology texts from the 1950s and 160 texts from the 1970s were compared for their inclusion of information on religion, and then evaluated for the objectivity of their treatment of the subject. Results showed no systematic presentation of the subject and increasingly neutral references to religion. (AM)
Descriptors: Higher Education, Psychology, Religion, Textbook Bias
Byrne, Michelle M. – Nursing and Health Care Perspectives, 2001
The portrayal of African Americans in nursing fundamentals textbooks was analyzed, resulting in 11 themes in the areas of history, culture, and physical assessment. Few African American leaders were included, and racial bias and stereotyping were apparent. Differences were often discussed using Eurocentric norms, and language tended to minimize…
Descriptors: Content Analysis, Higher Education, Nursing Education, Racial Bias
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Burke, Richard R. – Teaching of Psychology, 1988
Examines photographs in educational psychology texts, subjects of studies reported in the "Journal of Educational Psychology," and references reported in the Educational Resources Information Center's (ERIC) system to determine if there is a bias in favor of studies relevant only to elementary school children. Finds a definite focus on…
Descriptors: Educational Psychology, Higher Education, Periodicals, Textbook Bias
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Fletcher, Daniel O. – Journal of Economic Education, 1986
Surveys eleven currently available undergraduate textbooks on industrial organization. Concludes that some texts have an economics emphasis and others a policy emphasis. Rates the content of each text according to established criteria. (JDH)
Descriptors: Economics Education, Higher Education, Textbook Bias, Textbook Content
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Otte, George – Journal of Advanced Composition, 1992
Discusses the problems of textbook and anthology preparation, such as accessibility and the institutionalization of composition, reviewer responses, and student attitudes. (PRA)
Descriptors: Anthologies, Higher Education, Literature Appreciation, Political Influences
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Zuber, Sharon; Reed, Ann M. – College English, 1993
Traces the historical development of the authority of grammar handbooks and their current status as monitors of language. Focuses on the evidence that English speakers use the "singular they" and the "generic he." Interprets current handbooks in terms of their social roles and political constructions. (HB)
Descriptors: English Curriculum, Grammar, Higher Education, Sex Bias
Tietze, Irene Nowell; Davis, Barbara Hillyer – 1981
The research framework, content, language, and space allocation of nine textbooks used in graduate courses in organization theory for educational administrators was examined in this study. The number of women involved in the preparation of the books was also determined and the books' treatment of sex equity issues was qualitatively measured. It…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Content Analysis, Higher Education, Sex Fairness
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Dressel, Paula L.; Avant, W. Ray – Family Coordinator, 1978
This paper analyzes 12 contemporary textbooks in family sociology for their portrayal of older families and older family members. Recommendations are made with regard to both the content and the context of materials on aging families in sociology textbooks. (Author)
Descriptors: Gerontology, Higher Education, Older Adults, Research Projects
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Helgeson, Candace – College English, 1976
Discusses college handbooks and rhetorics' stereotypes of women as sex objects, passive nourishers, perpetual children, and invisible presences. (DD)
Descriptors: English Instruction, Females, Higher Education, Sex Role
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Quereshi, M. Y. – Teaching of Psychology, 1981
Discusses factors that psychology professors should consider when selecting a textbook for introductory courses. These include readability, human interest level, comprehensiveness, and authoritative accuracy of the material. (RM)
Descriptors: Higher Education, Introductory Courses, Psychology, Readability
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Larimore, Ann E. – Journal of Geography, 1978
Discusses how cultural geography textbooks can be written to improve the portrayal of people and cultures. Author's criticism is based on a study of cultural and human geography textbooks current in 1976 which revealed a predominance of male images and an abstract style of presentation. (Author/AV)
Descriptors: Cultural Images, Geography Instruction, Higher Education, Human Geography
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