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ERIC Number: EJ456501
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1992
Pages: N/A
Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1191-162X
The Portrayal of Women in Classroom Textbooks.
Baldwin, Patricia; Baldwin, Douglas
Canadian Social Studies, v26 n3 p110-14 Spr 1992
Discusses the portrayal of women in Canadian history textbooks. Analyzes the extent of sex stereotyping in the books from the 1960s to the present. Suggests that the best way to address the problem is to meet it head on. Notes the failure of a Newfoundland teachers' group to win incorporation of a gender roles course into the curriculum. (SG)
Descriptors: Controversial Issues (Course Content), Elementary Secondary Education, Females, Foreign Countries, History Instruction, Sex Role, Sex Stereotypes, Social Studies, Textbook Content, Textbook Evaluation, Womens History
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Administrators; Practitioners
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Canada