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Direct linkUllah, Hazir; Skelton, Christine – Educational Studies, 2013
This paper examines gender biases in school textbooks after a decade long effort by the ministry of education (MoE) Pakistan and international organisation (IOs) to eliminate all forms of gender inequality in education. The intention underpinning these initiatives was to nurture a view of gender equality based consciousness through the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Gender Bias, Textbooks, Public Schools
Blumberg, Rae Lesser – Prospects: Quarterly Review of Comparative Education, 2008
Gender bias in textbooks (GBIT) is a low-profile education issue, given the 72,000,000 children who still have no access to schooling, but this article argues that GBIT is: (1) an important, (2) near-universal, (3) remarkably uniform, (4) quite persistent but (5) virtually invisible obstacle on the road to gender equality in education--an obstacle…
Descriptors: Equal Education, Foreign Countries, Case Studies, Gender Bias
Thurston, Paul W. – Illinois Teacher of Home Economics, 1977
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…
Descriptors: Coeducation, Equal Education, Federal Legislation, Home Economics Education
Analysis of Teacher Education's Need for Materials and Training Related to Sex Equity. Final Report.
Download full textGollnick, Donna M.; And Others – 1979
A study was made to ascertain the needs of teacher educators for materials and training related to sex equity and to identify the resources currently being used. An analysis of textbooks generally used by most preservice education majors revealed widespread sex bias. It was found that there is a dearth of materials on sex equity readily available…
Descriptors: Equal Education, Feminism, Instructional Materials, Multicultural Education
Kofke, Crystal L. – 1978
Prepared for those interested in providing nonsexist education, this guide offers information pertaining to sexism in textbooks and educational materials. Parts one and two contain a discussion of ways to identify forms of bias and provide guidelines for eliminating sex bias and for analyzing content and language usage in educational materials.…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Equal Education, Females, Guidelines
Peer reviewedEtim, James S. – Journal of Reading, 1988
Highlights the need in Nigeria for equal representation of the sexes in young adult reading materials. (AUTH/ARH)
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Content Analysis, Developing Nations, Educational Innovation
Shocklee, Georgia – 1981
This guide presents a model and plan to expedite implementation of sex equity in vocational education through the elimination of sex stereotyping and sex bias. Aimed at vocational education administrators, the guide is organized into the four steps of the plan. Step 1 provides a rationale for the decision to implement a model sex equity program,…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Affirmative Action, Educational Needs, Educational Resources
