Women and Minorities in Economics Textbooks: Are They Being Adequately Represented?.

Robson, Denise

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ERIC Number: EJ670530

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 2001

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Women and Minorities in Economics Textbooks: Are They Being Adequately Represented?

Robson, Denise

Journal of Economic Education, v32 n2 p186-91 Spr 2001

Examines 12 recent editions of principles of economics textbooks to determine the quantity of race- and gender-related material. Finds, in general, that there has been an increase in the quantitative coverage of race- and gender-related material as measured by the number of pages, names, and tables in the textbooks. (RLH)

Descriptors: Content Analysis, Economics Education, Educational Change, Females, Gender Issues, Higher Education, Minority Groups, Nondiscriminatory Education, Race, Textbooks

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Note: Journal of Economic Education is a refereed journal.