Combine resources across guide sections for the most fruitful results¶

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Evidence · no claims cited

Description¶

The guide's concluding comments urge users to employ both a critical and a creative approach and to combine resources from different sections. For example, "The textbook guidekv jrom Section 7) can be apPIied tcrthe-resources (from Sec- tiansand 6) by all persons who wish'to determine the exte'nt of sex, race/ethnict and social fairness in their childrens' books." Other suggested combinations include comparing state statutes across all 50 states for a national perspective, comparing a state's procedures with administrative guidelines, applying research content analyses to curriculum guidelines and publisher catalogs, and contacting publishers and state departments via the directories.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• Users must consult multiple sections and their directories; state-listed items marked with an asterisk require referral to the Section 12 state listing for addresses

Constraints¶

Target Learners¶

• Parents, educators, administrators, publishers, and textbook selection committees

Target Learning Goals¶

• Assessing and ameliorating sex, race/ethnic, and social fairness bias in textbooks and curricula

Related Strategies¶

Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

• Alspektor, Rose Ann, and Wirtenberg, Jeana. (1979). Fair Textbooks: A Resource Guide. U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, Clearinghouse Publication 61. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED183700