Latin America in World Geography Textbooks for the Secondary School [microform] / Mary E. Andereck and Clifton V. Dixon, Jr
- Bib ID:
- 5436059
- Format:
- Book and Microform
- Author:
- Andereck, Mary E
- Description:
-
- [Washington, D.C.] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1983
- 22 p.
- Summary:
-
The purpose of this study was to quantitatively analyze the Latin American content of contemporary world geography textbooks published for United States secondary schools. A preliminary review of the literature indicated that Latin America was generally omitted from world geography texts, Central America was given minimal attention, and contemporary politics received inadequate treatment. Six textbooks chosen randomly from professional journal advertisements were analyzed for the space devoted to Latin America and the specific distribution of content on Mexico, Central America, Venezuela, Argentina, and Brazil. These five representative study regions were analyzed according to the four main topical areas of historical geography and general culture, physical geography, contemporary trends, and general geographic statements. A comparison of survey findings with results of a 1944 study of textbooks conducted by the American Council on Education indicated the following: a more balanced distribution of topical content among world regions, allocation of space to Latin America equal to that of Europe and Africa, a decrease in the amount of Latin American space devoted to the five surveyed regions, and substantially increased emphasis on contemporary trends. Six tables present survey findings. (LP)
- Notes:
-
- ERIC Note: Paper presented at the National Council for Geographic Education Conference (Ocho Rios, Jamaica, October 23-28, 1983).
- Practitioners.
- Researchers.
- May also be available online. Address as at 14/8/18: https://eric.ed.gov/
- Reproduction:
- Microfiche. [Washington D.C.]: ERIC Clearinghouse microfiches : positive.
- Subject:
- Other authors/contributors:
- Dixon, Clifton V., Jr, author
- Available From:
- ERIC
Request this item
Request this item to view in the Library’s reading room.
Feedback
Similar items
- The Texas Textbook Protestors Define Literature and Education [microform] : An Analysis of Arguments and Approaches / Ellen Last
- Elementary Spelling [microform] : What's Really Taught / Bruce Cronnell and Ann Humes
- Improving the Textbook Selection Process. Fastback 275 [microform] / M. Jean Young and Charles M. Riegeluth
- Fleeing from Democratic Ideals [microform] : The Content of U.S. History Textbooks / Michael H. Romanowski
- The Readability of College Textbooks, 1954-1979 [microform] / Joanne Bent