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Fleming, Dan B.; Niles, Jerome A. – Social Studies, 1981
Stresses the importance of recognizing bias in written language (often referred to as critical thinking/reading) and suggests activities to help elementary school social studies teachers improve their bias recognition skills. A multiple choice quiz is presented in which teachers are directed to analyze bias in quotations from newspapers and social…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Elementary Education, Skill Development, Social Studies
Hug, William E. – Today's Education, 1978
Some educational materials produced by industry are among the best available. (DS)
Descriptors: Bias, Evaluation, Industry, Instructional Materials

Farrell, Edmund J. – English Education, 1977
A plea for ethnic pluralism in the teaching of literature. (DD)
Descriptors: English Instruction, Ethnic Stereotypes, Ethnic Studies, Multicultural Textbooks

Appleby, Bruce; And Others – English Journal, 1990
Reviews "The Elements of Literature," a high school literature anthology series. Concludes that the series is particularly strong in grades 9 and 10 although the selections for grades 11 and 12 are conservative. Recommends not purchasing the entire series with all its ancillary materials. (RS)
Descriptors: Anthologies, Book Reviews, English Instruction, Secondary Education

Haynes, Charles C. – Educational Leadership, 1989
As more states mandate study about religions, educators now have support for including religion in the curriculum. To address religion's role in American history and culture, three new curriculum publications from the Wiliamsburg Charter Foundation, the National Council on Religious and Public Education, and the World Curriculum Development Center…
Descriptors: American Studies, Cultural Pluralism, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education
Mbuyi, Dennis – Prospects, 1988
Focuses on messages found in primary-level textbooks used in Kenya and the United Republic of Tanzania. Assesses the extent to which these materials reflect government policy. Found that the Tanzanian texts do reflect the value of the national leadership values, but that those used in Kenya had an orientation in sharp contrast to government…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Government School Relationship, Primary Education, Textbook Bias

Filho, Walter Leal – Environmental Education and Information, 1988
Analyzed is the lack of specificity in the approach to environmental issues in Brazilian biology textbooks. The main reasons for this are discussed and results of an evaluation of the effectiveness of a local publication in the development of environmental awareness among a group of students is presented. (CW)
Descriptors: Biology, Ecology, Environmental Education, Publications

Vaughn-Roberson, Courtney; And Others – Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 1989
Investigated whether positive female traits were attributed to male main characters in six basal readers. Although positive female traits appeared in the male characters, the overall composite and depiction of individual characters indicate that male personalities are dominated by male-linked virtues such as independence and a willingness to take…
Descriptors: Basal Reading, Males, Reading Materials, Sex Bias

Clark, Roger; Ayton, Kieran; Frechette, Nicole; Keller, Pamela J. – Social Education, 2005
This article is the world history counterpart to a previous paper on American history textbooks, "How Much of the Sky? Women in American History High School Textbooks from the 1960s, 1980s and 1990s," Social Education, January/February 2004. The authors of this article examined six books from each decade, the 1960s, 1980s, and 1990s. The analysis…
Descriptors: Females, Textbook Content, Textbook Bias, Gender Bias
Kondo, Takahiro – Educational Studies in Japan: International Yearbook, 2006
In spite of the fact that historical issues are challenges of political education, Japanese educational studies have not been able to properly deal with them. One of the reasons is that Japanese educational researchers have accepted without question the presence of nationalistic understanding of history as the most important cause of the…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Asian Culture, Foreign Countries, Intellectual History
Mehlinger, Howard D. – 1988
Perestroika and glasnost are not only influencing the economic and social structure of Soviet society, but also have led to a revision of the authorized history of the USSR as Soviet historians struggle to create a national history based on fact instead of dogma. The Soviet history profession itself is also undergoing a major self-examination, as…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Group Unity, Historiography, History
Bevan, G. H. – 1984
This report contains a description of the first part of the Curriculum Branch's audit of the program of studies, curriculum guides, textbooks, and other learning resources in Alberta, Canada, which was undertaken for three purposes: (1) to determine the adequacy of the ways in which tolerance, understanding, and respect for minority groups and…
Descriptors: Curriculum Evaluation, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Criteria, Foreign Countries
Bragdon, Henry Wilkinson – Soc Educ, 1969
Article adapted from a talk to the Connecticut Council for Social Studies on May 3, 1968.
Descriptors: History Textbooks, Social Studies, Textbook Bias, Textbook Content
Social Studies Development Center, Bloomington, IN. – 1981
This is a report of the Japan/United States Textbook Study Project the goal of which is to improve each nation's textbooks, especially in regard to the treatment of Japan in U.S. textbooks, the treatment of the United States in Japanese textbooks, and the treatment of relations between the two countries in each nation's textbooks. Panelists from…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Geography, Secondary Education, Social Studies
Educational Products Information Exchange Inst., Stony Brook, NY. – 1973
The problem of sex bias in textbooks, particularly at the elementary level, is treated in this report. Sexism is defined and discussed in relation to the current women's movement. Research findings, as well as examples taken from various texts, indicate sex stereotyping and discrimination in instructional materials. A list of available remedies…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Feminism, Instructional Materials, Reading Material Selection