Four-category taxonomy of fairness-in-education resources: Material, Procedural, Directories, Organizational¶

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Description¶

The guide organizes bias-free education resources into a four-part taxonomy. As the introduction states, "The resources fall into fq,ur major categories: Ma- terial Resources, Prixedural Resourc6, Directories, and'Organizationai Resouwes." Within each larger category, resources are further organized into smaller sections by type of material, subject area, applicability, and grade/age level. Material Resources covers research and evaluation instruments; Procedural Resources covers guidelines and statutes; Directories list publishers and state education departments; Organizational Resources list organizations and conferences concerned with bias in educational materials.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• Sections within each category are introduced by a brief description of the types of items included, how they were selected, and to whom they may be useful

Constraints¶

• Sections 9 and 10 (Administrative Guidelines and State Statutes) are not organized by grade level and subject matter, unlike Part I and Sections 7-8

Target Learners¶

• Parents, librarians, educators, administrators, and publishers

Target Learning Objectives¶

• Locating and using resources that promote fairness in public school education

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Examples¶

• Three-set coding scheme (group, grade level, subject area) with column-aligned codes and group indexes
• Combine resources across guide sections for the most fruitful results

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