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Kohl, Herb – Teacher, 1977
Considers creative methods for using coloring books and other childrens' books with sex biases as instructional materials. (RK)
Descriptors: Books, Childrens Literature, Elementary School Students, Instructional Materials
Kuya, Dorothy – Times Educational Supplement (London), 1977
Argues that many new books for schools are simply more colorful versions of earlier texts which inculcate racist and imperialist ideas in children. (Editor)
Descriptors: Books, Childrens Literature, Elementary Education, Literary Criticism
Smith, William L. – J Negro Educ, 1970
Descriptors: Black Studies, Books, Childrens Literature, Curriculum Development
Peer reviewedStoodt, Barbara D.; Ignizio, Sandra – Language Arts, 1976
Concludes that the American Indian is misrepresented, distorted, romanticized and victimized in children's literature. (JH)
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, American Indians, Bibliographies, Books
Witter, Janet, Ed. – Oregon ASCD Curriculum Bulletin, 1977
The first essay in this publication reports on an assessment of the way Asian culture is portrayed in nearly 300 textbooks in common use in the United States. The assessment revealed that the texts fail to represent Asia fairly; the most serious problems are the underlying, purely Western yardsticks with which the majority of the texts approach…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Asian History, Bias, Books
Download full textSchmidt, Nancy J. – 1975
Choosing texts, media, and literature about Africa is a difficult task for school librarians who have not studied Africa in detail; however it is possible to evaluate the available materials on the basis of several important criteria. These include the authority of the author, the dates of preparation and publication, and the accuracy of…
Descriptors: African Culture, African History, African Literature, Annotated Bibliographies
Interracial Books for Children Bulletin, 1976
Various articles include the following concerns: a year-long study shows that 66 books about Asian Americans are elitist, racist, and sexist; practical guidelines for selection of nonracist, nonsexist books are provided; a noted playwright looks at the image of Asian Americans in children's books and finds it racist science fiction; the…
Descriptors: Asian Americans, Asian History, Bibliographies, Books
