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Peer reviewedHarrison, Linda; Passero, Richard N. – Science and Children, 1975
Discusses the problems of sexism in elementary school textbooks and the need for non-sexist textbooks. (BR)
Descriptors: Cultural Images, Elementary School Science, Language Usage, Nondiscriminatory Education
Peer reviewedPowell, Richard R.; Garcia, Jesus – Science and Children, 1988
Reviews research about racial, ethnic, and sexual stereotypes in elementary science textbooks. Describes the demographics of the United States population as of 1980. Compares these demographics to representations in textbooks. Recommends three corrections that need to be made if schools are to attend to the social message in curricular materials.…
Descriptors: Educational Discrimination, Elementary Education, Elementary School Science, Ethnic Stereotypes
