The new politics of the textbook critical analysis in the core content areas /

In an era when corporate and political leaders are using their power to control every aspect of the schooling process in North America, there has been surprisingly little research on the impact of textbook content on students. The contributors of this volume and its partner (The New Politics of the...

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Other Authors: Hickman, Heather,, Porfilio, Bradley J.,, SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language: English
Published: Rotterdam : Sense, ©2012.
Rotterdam : [2012]
Physical Description: 1 online resource (xix, 339 pages).
Series: Constructing knowledge ; v. 2.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Problematizing the Portrayal of Marginalized Groups in Textbooks
  • A Qualitative Understanding Ofpreservice Teachers' Critical Examination of Textbook Curriculum Units as Political Text /
  • Sandra Foster
  • Finding my Serpent Tongue /
  • Theresa Montano, Rosalinda Quintanar-Sarellana
  • Math and Science Education
  • Women on the Margins /
  • Rachel Sutz Pienta, Ann Marie Smith
  • Representation of Diversity in Science Textbooks /
  • Robert Ceglie, Vida Olivares
  • English Language Arts Education
  • Handling Heteronormativity in High School Literature Texts /
  • Heather Hickman
  • The Open Court Reality /
  • Elizabeth Jaeger
  • E Pluribus Unum /
  • Mary Christianakis, Richard Mora
  • Social Science & Humanities Education
  • Uncovering and Destabilizing Heteronormative Narratives in World History Textbooks /
  • Scott S. Wylie
  • The Exclusion and Inclusion of Women in American Government Textbooks /
  • Christiane Olivo
  • Context and Community /
  • Christine Rogers Stanton
  • Textbook Orientalism /
  • Lisa Zagumny, Amanda B. Richey
  • Swept Under the Rug /
  • Caroline Knight
  • Don't Ask about and Don't Tell the Lies my Teacher Told me /
  • Jeffrey M. Hawkins
  • Invisible Indians /
  • Kate Cummings
  • Gender Representation in AP ART History Textbooks /
  • Denise Michelle Cornish, Sherrie Carinci, Jana Noel
  • Neo
  • Confederate Ideology & History Textbooks
  • 1860 to 2010 /
  • Faith Agostinone-Wilson
  • Afterword /
  • Lauren P. Hoffman.