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ERIC Number: EJ362208
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1987
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Basal Readers: Are They Still Sexist?
Hitchcock, Mary E.; Tompkins, Gail E.
Reading Teacher, v41 n3 p288-92 Dec 1987
Examines six recent basal series and compares them to books used in older studies to find evidence of improvement in the portrayal of female characters. (JC)
Descriptors: Basal Reading, Content Analysis, Females, Males, Nondiscriminatory Education, Nontraditional Occupations, Reading Instruction, Reading Materials, Sex Bias, Sex Fairness, Sex Stereotypes, Textbook Content, Textbook Research
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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