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ERIC Number: EJ488675
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1994
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Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-1056-6325
Gender Equity and Texts.
Reese, Lyn
Social Studies Review, v33 n2 p12-15 Win 1994
Contends that social studies textbooks remain a basic source of information for students and they ascribe to texts the values of objectivity and truth. Concludes that, in spite of improvements in recent years, six major concerns about gender-related issues remain. (CFR)
Descriptors: Cultural Pluralism, Curriculum Development, Females, Historians, History Textbooks, Intermediate Grades, Males, Secondary Education, Sex Bias, Sex Differences, Sex Stereotypes, Social Studies, Student Attitudes, Textbook Bias, Textbook Content, Textbook Evaluation, Textbook Preparation
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Researchers; Teachers; Administrators; Practitioners
Language: English
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Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Gender Equity; Western Association of Women Historians