The following are discussed with reference to title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, which prohibit sex discrimination in federally-supported educational programs: What is title IX? The letter of the law--can the school limit home economics to girls? Is a school in noncompliance if over 75 percent of the students in a home economics class…

The role of the teacher, the effects of curriculum differences, and the influence of textbook on student's sex role development in various countries are examined. (Author/DE)

This study examined two career orientation textbooks to determine the level of sexism, as represented by the Double Standard of Mental Health, in them. The findings indicate tokenism in terms of representing males and females equally in careers. (EJT)

Discusses the problems of sexism in elementary school textbooks and the need for non-sexist textbooks. (BR)

A review on both a state-by-state basis and on the national level of developments pertaining to school integration, racial discrimination and sex discrimination, including unemployment of minority group teenagers, textbook bias, Black freshmen enrollment trends, sex discrimination in hiring of women with doctorates, federal court litigation and…

Outlined in this paper are a number of sample lesson plans designed to deal with discriminatory textbooks and curriculum materials. The format of the lesson plans presented is based on the use of negative examples in a textbook or a film as a starting point for a lesson to counter some of the stereotyping that occurs in American education.…

This report is the first in a series of three executive handbooks designed to help school administrators move toward the goal of sex equality. Findings are presented from some of the studies of sex stereotyping that have been made of the content, illustrations, and language in textbooks and children's trade books. Suggestions are offered to…

This pamphlet presents guidelines for the improvement of the image of women in textbooks. General guidelines for the text and illustrations of textbooks are: (1) the actions and achievements of women should be recognized; (2) women and girls should be given the same respect as men and boys; and (3) abilities, traits, interests, and activities…

Explores the failure of textbook publications to report on the role of women without sex-stereotyping them. Comparisons of males and females in positions of dominance or as central figures in textbooks were made. (RK)

Information from a small survey of physics textbooks suggests that girls are underrepresented in the text and in illustrations. Suggests that if the pattern is apparent in all physics textbooks, then this may be an indication of the cause of a paucity of girls in the physical sciences. (SA)

This paper reports the results of a content-analysis for the treatment of gender and diversity in the 11 top-selling lifespan developmental textbooks. The purposes were to measure the amount of information provided on aspects of development specific to Caucasian females and females of Color and to evaluate qualitatively the incorporation of the…

This issue of the Interracial Books for Children Bulletin contains three major articles. The first focuses on textbook bias and presents statements presented by the Council for Interracial Books for Children (CIBC) and the National Organization for Women at a National Coalition Against Censorship Conference. The Council strongly supports the…

This booklet is a transcription of a program from the radio series, "Options in Education." It is part 2 of a two-part series dealing with sexism in education. It deals with sex discrimination in various aspects of public education, including textbooks, teacher promotion, sports programs and children's literature. There is also a…

Gross stereotypes, subtle distortions, and omissions in references to ethnic groups in children's literature play a direct part in forming children's attitudes at an early age. One of the requirements for elementary education teacher certification at Penn State University is a course in children's literature with an emphasis on guiding students…

This book, published by the Council on Interracial Books for Children, presents a content analysis instrument for assessing the portrayal of women and third world peoples in U.S. History textbooks. Thirteen textbooks published since 1970 and one which was published in 1967 are examined for their treatment of six groups: women, African Americans,…