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Lee, Norman – Economics, 1979
Reviews the nature and extent of bias in economics education at the college level. Suggests that bias is inappropriate in economics courses and that educators must seek to detect and avoid all types of bias, particularly political bias which is the most common subject of concern in economics education. (DB)
Descriptors: Bias, Economics Education, Educational Assessment, Educational Needs
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Wirth, Clifford J. – Social Science Quarterly, 1979
Examines the extent and nature of social bias in the recruitment of school board members. Concludes that board members of both races tend to have family origins that are generally of higher socioeconomic status than those of the corresponding adult public, and that they have achieved more upward social mobility than their respective general adult…
Descriptors: Bias, Boards of Education, Competitive Selection, Political Influences