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ERIC Number: EJ294723
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1984
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The Battle to Imprint Citizens for the 21st Century.
Britton, Gwyneth; And Others
Reading Teacher, v37 n8 p724-33 Apr 1984
Indicates that publishers need to do more to eradicate racism and sexism from basal reading texts. Argues that including the handicapped, the elderly, and one-parent families in the texts would also reflect society more realistically. (FL)
Descriptors: Age Discrimination, Basal Reading, Content Analysis, Disabilities, Elementary Education, Publishing Industry, Racial Discrimination, Reading Materials, Reading Research, Sex Bias, Sex Discrimination, Textbooks
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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