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Download full textBritton, Gwyneth E.; Lumpkin, Margaret C. – 1976
Between 1972 and 1975, textbook publishers have issued position papers and guidelines for authors which both identify the areas of bias (sex, race, and career) hidden in public school textbooks and suggest alternative measures for authors and editors to consider in order to avoid these biases. This study was begun in 1972 to determine whether…
Descriptors: Bias, Content Analysis, Elementary Secondary Education, Ethnic Stereotypes
Grambs, Jean Dresden, Ed.; And Others – 1972
The contents of this book, about the impact on the values of young people which textbooks and other books designed for them from preschool through twelfth grade have by the way they depict black people in the United States, include the following articles: (1) "Storytellers and gatekeepers," J. Janis and P. Franklin; (2) "Black vs. Negro history:…
Descriptors: Bias, Black History, Elementary Education, History Textbooks
Oppewal, Donald – 1985
This section, from a larger report describing a project designed to systematically investigate how religious and traditional values are represented in today's public school curricula, presents a review of the literature focusing on studies that have analyzed the treatment of religion and values in elementary and secondary textbooks. This survey is…
Descriptors: Bias, Controversial Issues (Course Content), Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education
Vitz, Paul C. – 1985
This section, from a larger report describing a project designed to systematically investigate how religious and traditional values are represented in today's public school curricula, presents seven studies intended to examine how religion, religious values, and family and family values are presented in the typical textbooks used in the nation's…
Descriptors: Bias, Controversial Issues (Course Content), Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education
Hall, Susan J. – 1977
Many American educational materials present biased or inaccurate views of Africa. Although these problems are found in a range of media, this study examines printed matter only. A representative sampling of materials indicates that four approaches are generally used in a study of Africa: geographical, historical, cultural, and case study. An…
Descriptors: African Culture, African History, African Literature, Area Studies
Vitz, Paul C.; And Others – 1985
Intended to examine equity in values education in public school curricula, this comprehensive report is organized into two major sections. Section 1 is empirically oriented and presents evidence describing how religion and traditional values are represented in the nation's public school textbooks. Part 1 of section 1 (by Donald Oppewal) is a…
Descriptors: Bias, Controversial Issues (Course Content), Cultural Awareness, Cultural Education
