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ERIC Number: EJ534959
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1996
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ISSN: ISSN-0093-3104
Rethinking Research Processes and Praxis in the Social Studies: The Cultural Politics of Methodology in Text Evaluation Research.
Dillabough, Jo-Anne; McAlpine, Lynn
Theory and Research in Social Education, v24 n2 p167-203 Spr 1996
Outlines problems associated with using mainstream research methods for evaluating the representation of marginalized cultural groups in social studies textbooks. Describes an alternative method and ethnographic format for assessing textbooks that uses evaluation criteria developed in cooperation with marginalized people. Includes extensive appendixes of guidelines, suggestions, and issues. (MJP)
Descriptors: Canada Natives, Cultural Pluralism, Educational Discrimination, Educational Research, Ethnography, Evaluation Methods, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Multicultural Education, Research, Research Methodology, Research Problems, Social Studies, Textbook Bias, Textbook Content, Textbook Evaluation, Textbooks
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Banks (J)