Sex Equity Content in History Textbooks.

Light, Beth; And Others

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Publication Date: 1989

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Sex Equity Content in History Textbooks.

Light, Beth; And Others

History and Social Science Teacher, v25 n1 p18-20 Fall 1989

Reports a survey of 66 history textbooks, published after 1980, to determine the extent of sex equity content. Found that no examined text met the sex equity policy of the Ontario Ministry of Education. Describes the treatment of females as inaccurate, marginal, incidental, and trivial. Provides examples from the texts surveyed. (LS)

Descriptors: Content Analysis, Elementary Secondary Education, Females, Feminism, Foreign Countries, History Textbooks, North American History, Sex Bias, Sex Fairness, Social History, Social Studies, Textbook Bias, Textbook Content, Textbook Research, Womens Studies

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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners

Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Canada

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