Discrimination and biases in textbooks used in South African public schools
OUTPUT TYPE: Policy briefs
PUBLICATION YEAR: 2015
TITLE AUTHOR(S): C.Adonis
KEYWORDS: DISCRIMINATION, SCHOOLS
DEPARTMENT: Impact Centre (IC), Impact Centre (PRESS), Impact Centre (CC)
Intranet: HSRC Library: shelf number 8590
HANDLE: 20.500.11910/1998
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/1998
PUBLICATION YEAR: 2015
TITLE AUTHOR(S): C.Adonis
KEYWORDS: DISCRIMINATION, SCHOOLS
DEPARTMENT: Impact Centre (IC), Impact Centre (PRESS), Impact Centre (CC)
Intranet: HSRC Library: shelf number 8590
HANDLE: 20.500.11910/1998
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/1998
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Abstract
This policy brief draws on an assessment conducted on textbooks currently in use in South African public schools. The results reveal that various forms of discrimination are insidiously present in school textbooks. While discrimination was evidenced predominantly through imagery/pictorial presentations, there were also instances in which discrimination was expressed through language embedded in the text. This brief sets out policy recommendations for eliminating stereotypes and discriminatory practices that are manifested in these materials.-
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