Guest Editorial: Message to Publishers--We Need Expanded Role Models in Reading Materials.

Scott, Kathryn P.

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ERIC Number: EJ231879

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1980

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Guest Editorial: Message to Publishers--We Need Expanded Role Models in Reading Materials.

Scott, Kathryn P.

Reading Horizons, v20 n4 p240-41,246 Sum 1980

Notes that boys continue to be portrayed in reading materials in activities stereotypically associated with males, such as sports, adventure, and leadership; suggests that reading materials are needed that show boys in nurturing and expressive roles as well. (MKM)

Descriptors: Basal Reading, Educational Trends, Elementary Education, Males, Sex Role, Sex Stereotypes, Textbook Bias, Textbook Selection

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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