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ERIC Number: EJ366687
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1988
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What Research Says...about Stereotypes.
Powell, Richard R.; Garcia, Jesus
Science and Children, v25 n5 p21-23 Feb 1988
Reviews research about racial, ethnic, and sexual stereotypes in elementary science textbooks. Describes the demographics of the United States population as of 1980. Compares these demographics to representations in textbooks. Recommends three corrections that need to be made if schools are to attend to the social message in curricular materials. (CW)
Descriptors: Educational Discrimination, Elementary Education, Elementary School Science, Ethnic Stereotypes, Nondiscriminatory Education, Racial Bias, Role Perception, Science Curriculum, Science Education, Scientific Attitudes, Sex Bias, Sex Stereotypes, Social Bias, Textbook Bias, Textbook Content
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Audience: Practitioners; Researchers; Policymakers
Language: English
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Identifiers: Science Education Research